Highway road work has uncovered an ancient civilisation’s ceremonial centrepiece

Newly published research shows just how pervasive mercury—an essential element in the red cinnabar pigment favoured by the Maya—is at the site in Guatemala

The items, which include a vessel and bracelet, had been gifted to a US soldier more than 50 years ago

Funds are sought to help experts store, care for, catalogue and undertake new research on the UK charity’s vast array of objects

The so-called “Hall of the Moche Imaginary” is one of two elaborately decorated spaces archaeologists recently uncovered at Pañamarca

Experts warn that the bill, which expands the Israel Antiquities Authority’s jurisdiction, violates international law and could lead to sanctions against Israel

Fierce summers are making visits to sites such as Ephesus hard to endure, so tourists can now see them in the evening. But is their popularity putting them in peril?

An authoritative and engaging read for fans of the UK's mute monoliths—be they academic or sentimental

Investigations by both the museum's internal team and experts from Turkey's Ministry of Culture suggested the gold and carnelian artefact was exported illegally

Researchers have found that the six-tonne feature of the neolithic monument likely came from the Orcadian Basin in north-east Scotland, rather than Wales

Authorities said that significant precipitation amid a severe drought had undermined the Purépecha structure at Ihuatzio

The picture depicting a wild pig and a trio of human figures dates from 51,000 years ago, according to researchers, and suggests that Europe was not the birthplace of cave art

The museum is only one of two institutions in the world to see Ice Age art as part of human cultural endeavour, but it needs a proper space to explain and explore this

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

The objects, found within the Ostia Antica archaeological site in southern Italy, include burnt animal bones and a carved wooden chalice

Project aims to help seasoned researchers unlearn biases and the next generation of archaeologists to find inspiration

The discovery of the L-shaped object was made in an ancient Egyptian elite cemetery beside the Great Pyramid of Khufu

Brandy, anyone?

The discovery, at the ancient site of Ucanal, is believed to reflect a political regime change in the 8th or 9th century

Depicting scenes from Greek mythology, the works were discovered in the banqueting room of a large house in the ancient Roman city

No, this does not mean dinosaurs and humans lived there at the same time

Archaeologists working at a Unesco World Heritage site in Agrigento have revealed the remains of a previously unknown building

A cemetery hidden under a Florida air base is the latest African American burial site rediscovered following decades of erasure

Recent study shows that humans inhabited and made art in the archipelago thousands of years earlier than previously thought

Newly discovered rock art, including human and animal footprints, is thought to have been created 2,000 years ago

The 4,750-year-old circular stone plaza has been under analysis since 2018

Radiocarbon dating by archaeologists has revealed that wall motifs in a cave in southern Argentina are over 8,000 years old

Objects ranging from the 1st century to the 15th century were handed over at the Mexican consulate in Los Angeles earlier this month

Archaeologists are "blown away" by the levels of preservation of the finds at Holborn Viaduct, which also include five oak coffins, a decorated lamp, a glass vial, and jet and amber beads

The announcement coincides with the 35th anniversary of WMF's efforts at the archaeological park and a new phase of conservation at Phnom Bakheng