Flat-topped skulls have previously been unearthed in and around territory associated with the Mayans, who never established a ...

Bronze Age Minoan ingots with unique markings that were recently discovered show vast trading links between Cyprus and ...

Because of its importance not just to Jews, but to the West, excavating the City of David has engendered much hostility, ...

Archaeologists have finished uncovering the longest continuous remains of an ancient wall that encircled Jerusalem, including ...

A young woman buried in China’s Tarim Basin some 2,000 years ago went to the afterlife accompanied by the height of fashion. The woman, who was wrapped in a felt blanket and buried in a coffin ...

Archaeologists in Jerusalem recently discovered a massive Hanukkah-era wall from an ancient power struggle between Hasmonean ...

Thieves who stole over $100 million in crown jewels from the Louvre in October escaped with just 30 seconds to spare, ...

The site is widely identified with the ancient village of Bet Zecharia, where the Seleucid army and the forces of Judah ...

Archaeologists working in the historic Turkish city of İznik have revealed a stunning third-century fresco depicting Jesus as the "Good Shepherd"—the only known example of this iconic Christian motif ...

Archaeologists say they have found the oldest known instance of fire setting, a key moment in human evolution.

Archaeologists finished excavating foundations of the ancient wall that surrounded Jerusalem when the story of Hanukkah took ...