Archaeology
Crystals Found in Kalahari Desert Challenge Assumptions About Where in Africa Human Culture Arose
The 105,000-year-old items may have held religious meaning
Mississippi Returns Hundreds of Native Americans' Remains to Chickasaw Nation
Decades after their bones were placed in storage, the state has repatriated the remains of 403 Indigenous ancestors
Medieval Jews in England Kept Kosher Laws, New Research Suggests
An 800-year-old trash dump in Oxford reveals adherence to Jewish dietary codes
Mummified Parrots Found in Chile Suggest Vast Pre-Hispanic Trade Network
People in South America likely kept the birds as exotic pets whose feathers were prized for their use in headdresses and hats
These Iron Age Swedish Warriors Were Laid to Rest on Luxurious Feather Bedding
Researchers say the various types of bird feathers used may hold symbolic significance
3,200-Year-Old Mural of Knife-Wielding Spider God Found in Peru
Local farmers accidentally destroyed 60 percent of the shrine complex that houses the ancient Cupisnique painting
Is This the Face of King Tut's Father, Pharaoh Akhenaten?
New 3-D reconstruction visualizes what KV55, a mummy long thought to be the ancient Egyptian ruler, may have looked like
Burrowing Bunnies in Wales Unearth Trove of Prehistoric Artifacts
Rabbits on Skokholm Island discovered Stone Age tools and fragments of a Bronze Age cremation urn
Graves of Enslaved People Discovered on Founding Father's Delaware Plantation
A signee of the U.S. Constitution, John Dickinson enslaved as many as 59 men, women and children at one time
Researchers Discover Ruins of Maryland's Earliest Colonial Site, a 386-Year-Old Fort
A team used ground-penetrating radar to identify the outlines of a defensive outpost at the St. Mary's settlement
Was This Ornament of a Knight Emerging From a Snail Shell a 'Medieval Meme'?
The unusual image "may be a satirical reference to cowardly or non-chivalric behavior of opponents," says curator Beverly Nenk
3,000-Year-Old Gold Mask, Silk Linked to Enigmatic Civilization Found in China
The state of Shu left behind few written records. A trove of 500 newly excavated objects may offer insights on the mysterious kingdom
Rare Bronze Bull Sacrificed to Zeus Found at Site of the Ancient Olympic Games
The 3,000-year-old figurine was probably a votive offering made at the Greek god's altar in Olympia
Rare Ancient Tool Found in Australia May Have Been Made With Kangaroo Bone
The rare find is helping archaeologists piece together Indigenous technologies used thousands of years ago
Archaeologists Uncover a 1,300-Year-Old Skeleton of a Maya Diplomat
The remains revealed that the government official was wealthy as an adult, but he had a difficult childhood
Scientists May Have Discovered How the Ancient Greeks' 'First Computer' Tracked the Cosmos
Researchers proposed a new theoretical model for the Antikythera Mechanism, a 2,000-year-old device used to chart the universe
Analysis of 6,200-Year-Old Grave Raises New Questions About Neolithic Massacre
Researchers in Croatia extracted DNA from 38 victims of a fifth-millennium B.C. mass killing
Dozens of Dead Sea Scroll Fragments Found in Israeli Cave
The pieces of parchments are the first of their kind discovered during archaeological excavations in 60 years
Archaeologists Discover Traces of Early Christian Community in Egypt
Active between the fourth and eighth centuries A.D., the vast site housed multiple churches, monastic cells and other structures
Ruins of Medieval Palace Found Beneath English Retiree's Garden
Beginning in the 13th century, the castle in Somerset County served as a residence for local bishops
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