archaeology

Is that Helm's Deep, or did drones finally find the ancient lost city of Natounia?

All we needed were some eyes in the sky.

By Cassidy Ward | 

2 weeks ago

Egypt unearthed! Mummies, ancient gods, and mystery scroll discovered in major burial dig

Ancient treasure trove includes 250 well-preserved coffins and 150 divine statues.

By Benjamin Bullard | 

2 months ago

Indiana Jones fan imitates his hero…and whips up real-life discovery of ancient Roman treasure

Crusading for coins led this self-confessed Indy geek to a 2,000-year-old hoard.

By Benjamin Bullard | 

2 months ago

Holy hand grenades? Archaeologists found shards of medieval hand grenades

It may not be a holy hand grenade, but it is a hand grenade.

By Cassidy Ward | 

3 months ago

Indigenous North Americans were doing skull surgery 3,000 years ago

Sometimes you actually do need another hole in your head.

By Cassidy Ward | 

4 months ago

Even cave people longed for the old days: Ancient tool recycling driven by stone-age sentimentality

They just don't make hand axes like they used to.

By Cassidy Ward | 

4 months ago

Is the space-age metal implant in this ancient skull for real?

It's definitely human, but...

By Elizabeth Rayne | 

5 months ago

King Tut's meteorite dagger unsheathes more mysteries

It came from outer space, but it didn't land in Egypt.

By Elizabeth Rayne | 

5 months ago

Porta-potties existed in the ancient world too

…except they were much less sanitary.

By Elizabeth Rayne | 

5 months ago

Humans were taking over Europe much earlier than we thought 

And you thought they were too primitive.

By Elizabeth Rayne | 

5 months ago