"Archaeologists did not expect to find such well-preserved structures in such a harsh setting," geologist Yves Fouquet said.

Archaeologists have uncovered a remarkable 4,000 to 5,000-year-old ceremonial temple in the sand dunes of northwestern Peru.

Modern tools and good old-fashioned digging revealed royal tombs, World War II shipwrecks, and the oldest Egyptian genome ...

Researchers launch AmphiPoly, a €660,000 project to digitally restore the original colors and iconography of the Kasta ...

Archeologists say they have finally cracked the 6,000-year-old mystery of Armenia’s “dragon stones" – massive carved ...

After more than a century of speculation, researchers have traced the likely origins of the legendary Hjortspring boat through chemical analysis of its construction materials and the discovery of an ...

The Vatican released Pope Leo's apostolic letter "on the importance of archaeology," Dec. 11, "on the occasion of the ...

The Hjortspring boat carried warriors on an attempted attack of a Danish island over 2,000 years ago. Archaeologists have new clues about where these raiders came from.

In a new Apostolic Letter commemorating the centenary of the foundation of the Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology, ...

Archaeological evidence makes a compelling case for Neanderthal-created fires 400,000 years ago in Suffolk, UK — plus, how ...

Italian scientists claim a colossal underground complex lies 3,500 feet beneath Egypt's pyramid, sparking intrigue and debate ...

Indiana Jones is one of the most revered blockbuster stories of the 1980s. Spielberg and Lucas' work on the original trilogy ...