A crew of workers accidentally discovered a mummy more than 1,000 years old while installing gas pipes in Peru's capital Lima, their employer and archaeologists said Thursday.The mummy was found last ...

Researchers accidentally found the handprint while preparing the artifact for display at the opening of Cambridge University’s Fitzwilliam Museum.

Babylon, once the richest city in the ancient world, continues to captivate historians and archaeologists even thousands of years after its fall. Founded in 1894 BCE, it reached its peak under the ...

Archaeologists have found an ancient Roman watchtower on the Danube frontier in Croatia, revealing how the empire defended its border.

Archaeologists digitally reconstructed tattoos on a 2,500‑year‑old mummy from Siberia, revealing Iron Age artistry and ...

A rare Anglo Saxon burial site next to a monastery once run by an 8th century English Queen has been discovered by ...

Analysis of cauldrons nearly two and a half millennia-old has allowed archaeologists to create a near-perfect replica, ...

The 4,000-year-old handprint was discovered on the underside of a ‘soul house’—a structure shaped like a building with an ...

Archaeologists have used cutting edge techniques to reveal new information about the intricate tattoos of a woman that lived ...

It was one of the biggest pirate heists in history; 300 years later, Cape Cod archaeologists think they've found the ...

For the first time, archaeologists have used advanced scientific techniques on 4,000-year-old dental plaque to confirm traces ...

Bronze armor made by skilled craftsmen was reserved for elite warriors, according to experts from the Brno City Museum ...