Clues from a digital reconstruction of a lavish ancient home are changing how researchers understand Pompeii’s elite.

There were 22 gold objects, in addition to other impressive grave goods, buried with the deceased, indicating they were ...

As far as kitchen staples, you don’t really get much better than olive oil. It can do it all—jazz up a salad, sauté vegetables, add a nice crisp to some noodles, and more. Humans have been using olive ...

The elongated skull was likely caused by a genetic condition, but it evidently didn’t get in the way of the individual’s ...

Many of the world’s most fascinating archaeological sites are overshadowed by their more famous neighbors, leaving countless ...

Exceptionally Heavy Roman Gold Ring Unearthed in Bulgaria's Ancient Bononia. Archaeologists working at the Ancient Bononia site in Vidin, Bulgaria have made a remarkable discovery ...

An unusual email arrived in the inbox of a faculty member at the department of archeology at Simon Fraser University in the spring of 2024. This email was from a thrift shop, Thrifty Boutique in ...

Archaeologists uncover 16 Indigenous canoes, one older than the Pyramids, revealing a vast prehistoric travel network.

Ultimately, these 573 fortresses redefine what we know about northern China’s prehistory. Long before the first emperors ...

Oddly shaped conch shells found at Neolithic archaeological sites dating back 6,000 years could have served as technology for ...

Archaic humans living in the Levant around 120,000 years ago were highly selective hunters who carefully targeted prime-aged female wild cattle, rather than engaging in the mass hunting events that ...

Sixteen dugout canoes, some older than Egypt’s pyramids, have been identified beneath a Wisconsin lake, turning a quiet ...