Archaeology

Scientist Hopes to Conserve What Could Be World's Oldest Art

By Chad de Guzman

A 3,000-Year-Old Mummy Speaks. Really.

By Jeffrey Kluger

What We Can Learn From Ancient Graffiti

By Laura Aitken-Burt / History Today

Fresco of Narcissus Discovered Among the Ruins of Pompeii

By Casey Quackenbush

8-Year-Old Girl Discovers Pre-Viking Sword in a Lake

"It's not every day that one steps on a sword in the lake!"

By Ashley Hoffman October 5, 2018

A Record-Breaking Heatwave Is Revealing the Long-Lost History of the British Isles

Ancient sites are being revealed thanks to a curious agricultural phenomenon

By Billy Perrigo July 17, 2018

Ancient Civilization Buried in Amazon Has Been Found

Satellite images revealed pre-Colombian settlements dating to 1250‒1500 A.D.

By Laignee Barron March 28, 2018

Animals Dropped Dead Inside Roman 'Gate to Hell.' Scientists Just Figured Out Why

The ancient cave was used for ritual sacrifices

By Rachel Tepper Paley / Bloomberg February 22, 2018

Massive Dinosaur Fossil Discovered in Egypt

The 80 million-year-old fossil is the most complete ever found on mainland Africa

By Eli Meixler January 30, 2018

The Greatest Library Before Alexandria

The bronze-age city of Mari was second only to Babylon, and the library of tablets it held offers rich insight into all aspects of an intricate political world

By Carly Silver/ History Today July 19, 2017

The British Shipwreck That Still Haunts Hong Kong

Urban land reclamation led to the discovery of a colonial relic on the floor of Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbor, resurrecting a past that some would prefer to forget

By Ryan Kilpatrick / Hong Kong June 1, 2017

Google Doodle Celebrates Discovery of Ancient Celestial Computer

The Antikythera Mechanism was used to track the stars and predict eclipses

By Kevin Lui May 17, 2017

Ancient Statue Believed to be of Pharaoh Ramses II Discovered in Cairo Slum

The eight-meter statue was submerged in groundwater

By Kate Samuelson March 10, 2017

New Dead Sea Scrolls Cave Discovered

But the cave did not contain an actual scroll

By Justin Worland February 9, 2017

Nazi Time Capsule From 1930s Discovered in Poland

It contains perfectly preserved newspapers, photographs, coins and more

By Suyin Haynes September 20, 2016

Scientists Solve Mystery of 5,300-Year-Old Ice Man's Clothes

Studies of mitochondrial DNA reveal what 25 years of speculation couldn't

By Jeffrey Kluger August 18, 2016

Humans First Used Tools to Eat Meat 250,000 Years Ago. Here’s What the Discovery Means

A dig in the desert reveals crude technology dating back a quarter of a million years

By Jeffrey Kluger August 8, 2016

300-Year-Old-Cheese Discovered in Shipwreck Near Sweden

“I certainly don’t recommend tasting it," says the team leader

By Casey Quackenbush July 28, 2016

Archaeology

Scientist Hopes to Conserve What Could Be World's Oldest Art

A 3,000-Year-Old Mummy Speaks. Really.

What We Can Learn From Ancient Graffiti

Fresco of Narcissus Discovered Among the Ruins of Pompeii

8-Year-Old Girl Discovers Pre-Viking Sword in a Lake

"It's not every day that one steps on a sword in the lake!"

A Record-Breaking Heatwave Is Revealing the Long-Lost History of the British Isles

Ancient sites are being revealed thanks to a curious agricultural phenomenon

Ancient Civilization Buried in Amazon Has Been Found

Satellite images revealed pre-Colombian settlements dating to 1250‒1500 A.D.

Animals Dropped Dead Inside Roman 'Gate to Hell.' Scientists Just Figured Out Why

The ancient cave was used for ritual sacrifices

Massive Dinosaur Fossil Discovered in Egypt

The 80 million-year-old fossil is the most complete ever found on mainland Africa

The Greatest Library Before Alexandria

The bronze-age city of Mari was second only to Babylon, and the library of tablets it held offers rich insight into all aspects of an intricate political world

The British Shipwreck That Still Haunts Hong Kong

Urban land reclamation led to the discovery of a colonial relic on the floor of Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbor, resurrecting a past that some would prefer to forget

Google Doodle Celebrates Discovery of Ancient Celestial Computer

The Antikythera Mechanism was used to track the stars and predict eclipses

Ancient Statue Believed to be of Pharaoh Ramses II Discovered in Cairo Slum

The eight-meter statue was submerged in groundwater

New Dead Sea Scrolls Cave Discovered

But the cave did not contain an actual scroll

Nazi Time Capsule From 1930s Discovered in Poland

It contains perfectly preserved newspapers, photographs, coins and more

Scientists Solve Mystery of 5,300-Year-Old Ice Man's Clothes

Studies of mitochondrial DNA reveal what 25 years of speculation couldn't

Humans First Used Tools to Eat Meat 250,000 Years Ago. Here’s What the Discovery Means

A dig in the desert reveals crude technology dating back a quarter of a million years

300-Year-Old-Cheese Discovered in Shipwreck Near Sweden

“I certainly don’t recommend tasting it," says the team leader

A Massive, Ancient Platform Discovered in Petra Has Been 'Hidden in Plain Sight'

Archaeologists just published the discovery they made in Jordan

King Tut Dagger Made With Iron From Meteorite

It “strongly suggests an extraterrestrial origin"