Archaeologists have used light-detection and ranging (Lidar) technology to uncover new findings about ancient Maya Lowland settlements

An international research team performed genetic testing on 64 children's skeletons, debunking some longstanding myths about Maya religious sacrifices

An innovative agreement between the Metropolitan Museum, American businessman Leonard N. Stern and the Greek government led to the new display of 161 Cycladic antiquities at the New York museum

The artefact is the latest archaeological marvel unearthed during the construction of the controversial Maya Train project

The 2,700-year-old lamassu—a protective deity—had been excavated previously, in 1992, but was reburied for its protection

Researchers have now revealed details about the trove of ancient paintings and engravings found in 2021

The delicately carved choker necklace was found during excavations for the Maya Train project in the Yucatán Peninsula

A new report reveals that humans were building with wood 476,000 years ago, upending previous beliefs about our ancestors

The Menil Collection denies claims in an Italian police statement that 60 of the disputed artefacts were housed at the Texas museum

The haul has now been officially classed as treasure and may be acquired by an Anglesey museum

The painting was found close to Naples, home of the famous margherita pizza

Leading artists and museum professionals raise fears as violence erupts in Khartoum

The Richborough fort in Kent, the base for the Roman invasion of Britain in 43AD, reopens to the public

Taliban government has backed a new conservation project led by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture and Aliph

The international team of scientists used radiography and endoscopy techniques to peer inside the structure

Newly-refurbished home belonged to former slaves who made their wealth in the wine business

A Spanish archaeological mission found the tombs late last year

The deposit of perfectly preserved statues in the heart of Tuscany reveals six centuries of cultural and political evolution

The National Institute of Anthropology and History has recently accused two auction houses of holding problematic—yet not illegal—sales of historic objects

An archaeological team from the Datong Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology has unearthed a trove of well-preserved figures that provide a glimpse at life in the region 1,500 years ago

The artefacts, found at ancient Roman baths, are among the most “significant bronzes ever produced in the history of the ancient Mediterranean”

As the latest UN Climate Change Conference opens in Egypt, art institutions have yet to take the climate lessons to heart

Professor Elizabeth Weiss has filed a lawsuit against San José State University claiming she was disciplined for expressing her view that repatriation favours religion over science

The artefacts could be exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art before traveling to Athens

The artefact, seized in Memphis, Tennessee, was en route to a collector who is believed to have falsified statements regarding its value

A dozen marine archaeologists are currently searching in an area that was once one of the busiest maritime routes in the world

The state has issued a lawsuit against Biden’s overturning of a Trump-era decision to open protected lands in the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments to resource extraction

The former Egyptian antiquities minister leans into the current restitution conversation, calling again for the return of three prized antiquities from European museums

Scholar says the new discovery is "significant" as 233 objects are sent to the Iraq Museum

Archaeologists bring to light household items buried in the ash