A new study unveils the potential reason children participated in creating prehistoric cave art. In prehistoric societies, children participated in cave paintings because they were seen as mediators ...

An archaeological discovery in West Texas has given scientists one of their first detailed looks at the lives of prehistoric ...

Archaeologists have found a previously unconfirmed school within the tomb of Pharaoh Rameses II which opens up new ...

Previously, the use of ivory was thought to date back about 120,000 years. But a new study, published in the International ...

Amateur metal detectorists uncovered a stunning collection of silver jewelry, the first evidence of a Dacian settlement in ...

An ancient stamp unearthed by a metal detectorist suggests the Sutton Hoo was actually made in Denmark, and not Sweden as previously thought. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters ...

According to Ms Tipper, the leprosarium was known as "the Hospital of the Holy Innocents". Ms Tipper said the building was a ...

Archaeologists working in an ancient Mayan city have unearthed a mysterious 1,700-year-old altar whose bright decorations and ...

The team made the daily climb with all their excavation and photography equipment, weighing up to 50 pounds per person.

Archaeologists in Oman uncovered a 4,000-year-old musical instrument, a pair of copper cymbals, in the ruins of an ancient ...

Roman ships equipped with bronze rams sank dozens of Carthaginian ships during a major naval battle in 241 BCE – now we know how the rams were made ...

Dimas once again guided the archaeologists into the cave and down into the hidden room, where the experts noticed the ...