This story appears in the February 2013 issue of National Geographic magazine. Archaeology is a messy business. Digging holes—in the dirt, in the sand, and in the rain forest—is essential.

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced that archaeologists were among an international and […] ...

This story appears in the August 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. Jason De León began ... But he thought archaeology could be used to understand the contentious issue.

Here are five archaeology films and how accurately they reflect the discipline. Set in 1939, The Dig follows the true story of Basil Brown (Ralph Fiennes), an archaeologist hired by wealthy widow ...

For children ages 4–7. Presented in American Sign Language (ASL) with English captions. Archaeology helps us learn about the people who lived a long, long time ago. Archaeologists are people who study ...