Why so many Roman coin hoards end up being buried and never found has baffled archaeologists for decades. A major new study has shown that the non-recovery of these hoarded treasures was caused by ...

“Before the last glacial period, Neanderthals had diverse maternal lineages. As ice sheets advanced and habitable territory shrank, survivors appear to have concentrated in a climate refugium in ...

For decades, stories about the ancient Mediterranean have centered on the grand cultures of Greece, Rome, Phoenicia and Egypt ...

Insights and introductions to the work of history's forensic experts - the archaeologists. The detritus of war can survive for hundreds of years underground, and its discovery can bring about ...

(See Cover) Even as his spaceships reach toward the future and the stars, modern man is more concerned than ever with his past on his own planet. From China to Peru, diggers are everywhere. And ...

A series of rectangular enclosures comprise a Roman-era supply depot. This complex was connected to several outlying farmsteads through a road network that facilitated the transfer of agricultural ...

There's more beneath the surface of this West Virginia University-maintained property than you might think. Depending upon your depth of regional ...

Archaeologists have discovered large-scale, ancient Moroccan farming communities that may have played a pivotal role in the development of Mediterranean cultures, it has been reported. Article ...

"It's kind of a detective game." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Sometimes, it takes the very newest technology to find traces of ...

Archaeology: a Secret History - presenter Richard Miles. Credit: Photo: BBC In Archaeology: a Secret History (BBC Four), the laddish presenter, Dr Richard Miles – who can only be described as the evil ...