archaeology
Archaeologists Discover World's Oldest Neanderthal Cave Engravings
The mysterious 57,000-year-old designs open up a new window into the lives and culture of our ancestors.
Archaeologists Discover Remnant of Lost Village Buried Under the Ocean for 600 Years
The main church of Rungholt, a Medieval settlement that has been called the “Atlantis of the North Sea” because it was wiped out in a flood, has been found.
Archaeologists Discover Dozens of Mysterious Ancient Stone Carvings Hidden Under Moss
The 2,700-year-old stone carvings in Sweden include a 13-foot image of a boat and elaborate scenes with an unclear meaning.
Archaeologists Spot 'Strange Structures' Underwater, Find 7,000-Year-Old Road
Researchers say the 7,000-year-old road, now sunken beneath the sea, was used by Neolithic people.
A Mysterious Mayan Calendar Stumped Scientists for Decades. A New Study Has Cosmic Answers.
References to an ancient 819-day Mayan calendar have long puzzled researchers, who now say they've solved a major mystery.
Archaeologists Uncover the Ancient Gods of a Lost Civilization in Stunning Find
The Tartessos peoples burned down their own temples and vanished 2,500 years ago.
Scientists: Stonehenge Is Not a Calendar, It's Something More Mysterious
A researcher recently claimed to have solved the mystery of Stonehenge's purpose, but new work claims to debunk the explanation that it's a calendar.
Archaeologists Discover Worship of Unknown Gods at Ancient Desert Monument
Mustatils, huge stone monuments concentrated in northern Saudi Arabia, were the site of rituals and early pilgrimages according to new research.
A 3 Million-Year-Old Discovery May Rewrite the History of Intelligent Life on Earth
A set of ancient stone tools may have been made by a species unrelated to modern humans, a new finding suggests.
‘Ah Yes, This Is a Dick’: Archaeologists May Have Found the First Roman Dildo
But the Ancient Romans loved phalluses so much that experts can’t say for sure how it was actually used.
A Lost Language Translated From Ancient Tablets Reveals Names of Gods in Stunning Find
Our knowledge of the Amorite language was so slight that some doubted its existence, and now we know the names of their gods.
Archaeologists Discover 1.2 Million-Year-Old 'Workshop' in Mind-Blowing Find
The discovery pushes the timeline of obsidian tool use back by an astonishing 500,000 years.