When practiced critically, archaeology can right wrongs: by exposing colonial distortions, by challenging nationalist myths, by validating indigenous knowledge ...

A chance encounter in the Amazon rainforest has revealed what researchers describe as a rare archaeological find that could reshape our understanding of pre-Columbian societies in South America. In ...

At the Hang Muoi cave in Vietnam, a charred clavicle was dated to around 14,000 years ago. That makes it—so far—the oldest ...

Human sacrifices dating back around 2,300 years have been found near an ancient temple in Peru. While excavating a temple in ...

Archaeologists dug into pits at Alexandra Hospital in Singapore, recovering wartime artifacts and burnt material, likely done ...

The experimental techniques introduced during the Yassı Ada excavation in the early 1960s by a team of young archaeologists ...

A Newcastle University student from Florida discovered medieval gold within 90 minutes of her first archaeological dig. The excavation site in Northumberland was chosen after a metal detectorist found ...

A fallen tree reveals seven burial urns in the Brazilian Amazon: human remains, fish, and turtles found in giant pots.