Iron Age Iberians nailed skulls to walls in public. But were the remains those of revered friends—or reviled foes?

In the middle of the sixth century B.C., King Croesus of Lydia minted the world's first gold coin. Known as a stater or ...

Treated as a possible crime scene, police handed the site over to archaeologists after the body was dated back more than ...

After the discovery of a long-lost pharaoh's tomb was revealed last week, archaeologists may have unearthed another ...

In a cave in southern Italy, archaeologists sifted through a muddy riverbed normally submerged by the turquoise waters of an underground river. A dull brown artifact caught their attention — and ...

A group of amateur treasure seekers in Poland uncovered a giant two-handed sword from the Middle Ages alongside two axes.

German officials recently announced the excavation of Marienkirche in Gardelegen, which yielded unusual artifacts including ...

Ancient human remains discovered in a Co Derry bog have been identified as belonging to a young woman from the Iron Age, not ...

A sudden loss of jobs at the National Park Service has some terminated archaeologists rethinking a life of public service.

In the past 30 years, they’ve been helped in these studies by digital tools like geographic information systems (GIS). GIS is ...

Archaeologists exploring the site of a planned 32-story office tower announced Thursday that they have unearthed the remains ...