Recent discoveries in an archaeological site in Mexico sheds new light into the beginning of the Maya civilization, and how ...

From “experimental archaeology” to the mysterious appeal of exploration, the wide-ranging subjects detailed in these titles captivated Smithsonian magazine’s science contributors this year ...

This sixth-century pectoral comprises 14 Byzantine gold coins and a gold disc gathered over two centuries.

A lavish tomb of a noblewoman discovered in ancient Greece includes a mysterious symbol of lost power.

Benin City has grown from the historic Kingdom of Benin into a vibrant metropolis with the new Museum of West African Art.

Footage comprises 49 film reels, mostly consisting of production elements of various film projects relating to undersea expeditions in Bermuda in the 1960s, under then-curator of Underwater ...

“Taíno culture has roots in Puerto Rico, Haiti, Jamaica, and other ancestral homes throughout the Caribbean. The culture is ...

The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not ...

An international team of researchers has finally confirmed the identity of a brutally murdered Hungarian duke whose skeletal remains were discovered over a century ago. Through cutting-edge forensic ...

Dogs evolved from gray wolves, but scientists debate exactly where, when and how many times dogs were domesticated. Ancient DNA evidence suggests that domestication happened twice, in eastern and ...

Some massive breeds such as the St. Bernard completely lack wolf DNA, but the tiny Chihuahua retains detectable wolf ancestry ...

Historian Elizabeth Ellis is a key player in an exhibition that brings to light the little-known diplomatic history. An ...