Archaeology
4,000-Year-Old 'Snake Staff' Discovered in Finland
A Stone Age shaman may have used the carving during special rituals
Oldest Strain of Plague Bacteria Found in 5,000-Year-Old Human Remains
Unlike the 'Black Death' in the 14th century, the ancient infection probably did not spread quickly between people
Archaeologists Uncover a 3,000-Year-Old Shark Attack Victim
Researchers found the skeletal remains at a prehistoric hunter-gatherer cemetery in Japan
751 Unmarked Graves Discovered Near Former Indigenous School in Canada
Experts estimate 4,000 to 10,000 children may have died at the schools, often from a combination of poor living conditions and disease
Metal Detectorist Discovers Black Death-Period Coins
The treasure dates back to the reign of Edward III and probably belonged to a wealthy person in England
A 146,000-Year-Old Fossil Dubbed 'Dragon Man' Might Be One of Our Closest Relatives
A mysterious Middle Pleistocene skull from a Chinese well has inspired debate among paleoanthropologists
Unesco Weighs Changes to Stonehenge's Cultural Heritage Status
A new report also cited Venice and the Great Barrier Reef as sites that might be placed on the World Heritage in Danger list
This Rare Copper Badge Tells a Story of Slavery in 19th-Century Charleston
The South Carolina city used the metal tags to identify enslaved people hired out as part-time laborers by their enslavers
What Did Stonehenge Sound Like?
Researchers have developed a new understanding of what it meant to be a member of the inner circle
A Golden Symbol of National Identity Returns to Peru
The Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian has sent an ancient, pre-Inca breastplate back home
Officials Seize 782 Ancient Artifacts Acquired Illicitly by Single Belgian Collector
The trove of treasures, including a funerary slab, amphorae and pottery dated to pre-Roman times, is worth an estimated $13 million
Farmer Stumbles Onto Egyptian Pharaoh's 2,600-Year-Old Stone Slab
The large sandstone marker may be connected to a military campaign led by the 26th dynasty ruler Apries
2,800-Year-Old Castle Linked to Enigmatic Ancient Civilization Found in Turkey
The structures dates to the time of Urartu, a kingdom that clashed with the Assyrians in the first millennium B.C.
Why Did Early Medieval Europeans Reopen Graves?
Contrary to some assumptions, the removal of objects from burial sites was not typically motivated by greed
Why Weren't These Black Death Victims Buried in Mass Graves?
New research suggests some Europeans who died of the bubonic plague were individually interred with care
Archaeologists Propose 4,500-Year-Old Burial Mound Was World's First Military Memorial
Mesopotamians turned a community tomb on the Euphrates into a battle monument
Headless Statue of Ancient Woman Discovered in Turkey's 'Mother Goddess City'
The 1,800-year-old sculpture dates to Metropolis' Roman era
Inside the Tombs of Saqqara
Dramatic new discoveries in the ancient Egytptian burial ground. A special report produced with Smithsonian Channel
'Miniature Pompeii' Found Beneath Abandoned Verona Cinema
In the second century A.D., "a calamitous event, in this case a fire, suddenly marked the end of the complex," notes a statement
Ancient Necropolis Discovered in 17th-Century Croatian Palace's Garden
The fourth- or fifth-century cemetery contained the remains of several individuals buried in jars
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