31+ min ago  (274+ words) Archaeologists have unearthed a 1, 200-year-old hoard of gold, silver and gemstones that was buried along a medieval pilgrimage route in Saudi Arabia. Archaeologists in Saudi Arabia have unearthed a clay pot full of gold, silver and gemstone-encrusted jewelry that may…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (683+ words) In the second millennium BCE, long before the grandeur of Classical Athens or the cunning of Pericles, the Greek world was dominated by a civilization of warriors, traders, and kings: the Mycenaeans. Named after their most famous citadel, Mycenae, this…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (520+ words) A new study of ancient pottery adds to evidence that hunter-gatherers in Europe ate more than meat and developed'early elements of cuisine. Discarded dirty dishes are providing new hints about the cuisines of Stone Age hunter-gatherers in northern and eastern…...

7+ hour, 44+ min ago  (595+ words) A young woman was laid to rest with two small children at her side. For years, it might have seemed natural to assume they were her own. But DNA testing tells a different story. The children were closely related to…...

2+ hour, 1+ min ago  (304+ words) Burned fossils reveal a vivid snapshot of early Homo sapiens life....

5+ hour, 43+ min ago  (664+ words) Despite their occupations of Britain, the Romans and Vikings didn't leave much of a genetic mark on Britons. The Anglo-Saxons, though, were a different story. The Romans controlled much of Britain for nearly 400 years, but they left relatively little genetic…...

1+ day, 58+ min ago  (474+ words) Shipwrecks tied to the real pirates of the Caribbean have been found for the first time in The Bahamas, giving archaeologists a rare look into the maritime world behind one of history's most famous outlaw communities. Marine archaeologist Dr. Sean…...

24+ min ago  (333+ words) The stone carving could be thousands of years old, possibly from the Bronze Age. A routine patrol in northern Kazakhstan has turned into a stubborn little archaeology problem: a human face carved into granite, a nearby stone stele marked with…...

9+ hour, 33+ min ago  (259+ words) Arch Daily - Anatomy of a Maya City: The Urban Structure of Cop'n in Honduras Deep in western Honduras, within a valley near the Guatemalan border, lies the ancient Maya city of Cop'n. Flourishing during the Classic period between the fifth…...

17+ hour, 57+ min ago  (261+ words) A remarkable discovery buried in a southwest Calgary park is giving archaeologists new insight into the city's ancient past. University of Calgary archaeology students have uncovered a stone weapon tip dating back more than 2, 000 years, found nearly a metre underground…...