The history of the planet and the civilizations that have lived on it are among life’s greatest mysteries. People have roamed the Earth for thousands of years, and some of the most incredible relics ...

Swedish archaeologists recently found an “unusual” Viking-era coffin dating back over 1,100 years. The discovery was announced by Arkeologerna, an archaeological organization affiliated with the ...

Archaeologists excavating near the Colosseum found a rare chunk of Egyptian blue pigment dating back about 2,000 years. Photo from Simona Murrone and the Colosseum Archaeological Park The summaries ...

As all these discoveries show, the land’s buried secrets have the power to transform our understanding of history, faith, and the human experience. Few places on Earth carry as much weight of history ...

A medieval castle was fitted with a “hidey-hole” from a worker there centuries ago, and is among discoveries made by archaeologists in 2024. Screengrab from Wessex Archaeology's Facebook video The ...

Mysterious staircases and historical debates are part of this week’s archaeology round-up. Photo from the University of Udine The summaries below were drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by ...

An archaeology student from Florida struck gold in the U.K. just 90 minutes into her first-ever excavation, when she discovered a rare ninth-century artifact that may have had a religious or ...

In the last session, we looked at the basics of what archaeology is and how excavation is done. But why even bother doing archaeology? All that research and excavation is difficult, time consuming, ...

If you ever find something that looks genuinely old or unusual, the most important thing is to stop digging. Artefacts and ...

INDIANAPOLIS–Excavation for the Henry Street Bridge Project in Indianapolis has uncovered nearly 700 grave shafts in the original section of the former Greenlawn Cemetery. The archaeology consultant ...

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