Archaeologists have found the oldest known evidence of hafted tools in East Asia, and they challenge a previously held ...

Roughly 5,500–6,000 years ago, the area including present-day Finland was inhabited by hunter-fisher-gatherers living in ...

The "very rare" find provides an extraordinary glimpse into the ingenuity of early human relatives who lived around half a ...

The finding, along with the discovery of a 500,000-year-old hammer made of bone, indicates that our human ancestors were ...

Across the world’s continental shelves, archaeologists are racing a rising tide of development and climate change to map and protect drowned landscapes that once held thriving communities. What was ...

The discovery reveals some astounding hidden history.

Pergamon’s setting strengthens the interpretation. The city was closely tied to the sanctuary of Asclepius and long had a reputation for healing. The Asklepion at Pergamon became one of antiquity’s ...

Archaeological Science, often interchangeably termed archaeometry, represents an inherently interdisciplinary field that blends methods drawn from the physical, chemical, biological, and social ...

What archaeological discoveries are considered newsworthy by U.S. media outlets and audiences? A new analysis of “pop-science” reporting reveals topical and regional disparities, including an apparent ...

Robin Coningham is the co-editor of Archaeology, Cultural Heritage Protection and Community Engagement in South Asia ...

Journey across tens of thousands of years in Deep Time Journeys: A Cross-Continental Look at Early Human Archaeology, a webinar that uncovers the sweeping story of our earliest ancestors. Led by ...