Peru's iconic Machu Picchu citadel risks losing its designation as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World due to a number of issues including mounting overtourism concerns and conservation challeng ...

Deep beneath the surreal landscapes of Cappadocia, archaeologists and local authorities have announced the restoration of what they believe to be humanity's earliest known mental health facility.

Archaeologists have made a groundbreaking discovery that could finally solve one of history's greatest mysteries: the location of Cleopatra's tomb. A team led by Dominican archaeologist Dr.

A controversial new scientific paper has sent shockwaves through the academic community by suggesting that life on Earth may not have emerged through natural processes alone, but could instead be the ...

Archaeologists excavating the ancient Greek city of Aigai in western Turkey have unearthed a remarkably preserved 2,200-year-old sundial that offers unprecedented insights into Hellenistic timekeeping ...

A groundbreaking archaeological study reveals humanity's profound impact on animal body sizes across millennia.

A recent study has revealed new insights into Stone Age life and death, showing that stone tools were just as likely to be buried with women and children as with men.

A groundbreaking new study has finally cracked the 6,000-year-old mystery surrounding Armenia's enigmatic dragon stones, known locally as vishaps.

Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of a forgotten Scottish castle that may have housed kings who ruled vast territories across western Scotland more than 700 years ago.

Archaeological excavations at Konya's Karahöyük have yielded three remarkable discoveries that are rewriting our understanding of Bronze Age life in central Anatolia.

Adeline Morez Jacobs/The ConversationA group of scientists has sequenced the genome of a man who was buried in Egypt around 4,500 years ago.

During routine conservation work at the ancient Palazzone Necropolis in Perugia, Italy, archaeologists have uncovered a remarkable travertine urn that challenges conventional understanding of Etruscan ...