Despite centuries of excavation and study, some ancient sites continue to baffle experts with their complexity, purpose, and ...

Across the globe, ancient sites continue to baffle scientists and historians with their unexplained origins, advanced ...

A man was out exploring North Carolina’s South River when he noticed something unusual bobbing in the water. It appeared to ...

Reports of looting led archaeologists to explore an easily overlooked cave in northern Mexico. Eventually, the team found several 500-year-old burials in a hard-to-reach chamber of the cave.

Archaeologists in a historic city recently came across the remnants of an expansive medieval hospital. The discovery was ...

Archaeologists have long thought that monumental architecture—large, human-built structures that emphasize visibility—were products of societies with power structures, including social hierarchy, ...

Reopening graves and interacting with the dead was considered a dangerous act,” but the 900-year-old burial mound was tampered with anyway.