The approximately 9,000-year-old grave of the shaman from Bad Dürrenberg (Saalekreis district) is one of the most spectacular ...

The project includes the UNESCO heritage site Göbeklitepe – "Potbelly Hill" in Turkish – which is home to the oldest known ...

On the windswept hills overlooking Turkey's vast southeastern plains, new archaeological discoveries are revealing how life ...

Turkey unveiled dozens of new finds at a major archaeological site in southeast Turkey on Wednesday, giving fresh insight into an area seen as showing humanity's transition from hunter-gatherers to ...

Modern technology, new excavations and curious amateurs have helped unearth some of the world's greatest treasures in the last 50 years – from secret Maya pyramids and fascinating fossils to ...

No matter how much we dig, it seems there's always something new to discover. Quite literally. Each fascinating find brings ...

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Archaeology, the study of human history through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts, often unearths enigmatic discoveries that challenge our understanding of the past. These ...

In the popular imagination, life at Pompeii came to an abrupt and violent end after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 C.E. Its pristine frescoes, well-preserved buildings, and petrified bodies seem ...

After an earthquake damaged a city hall in Croatia, renovation work on the building’s basement unearthed the ruins an ancient Roman theater. Photo from Croatia’s Ministry of Culture and Media The ...