Iron Age in Tamil Nadu may have begun around 3,345 BCE, a thousand years earlier than previously believed, new carbon dating ...

In 1983 archaeologists excavating a cave in South Africa discovered an unusual femur bone. It belonged to an unspecified antelope and was found to be 7,000 years old. X-rays revealed that three ...

A Merovingian gold coin, approximately 1,300 years old, was discovered in the Altmark region near Belkau, Germany. The coin, identified as a Tremissis based on its style, was found and has now been ...

The Revolutionary War artifacts tell the story of what General Cornwallis tried to destroy forever—but couldn’t erase.

A scientific study with important implications for archaeology in Britain and France was published last week. Using ancient DNA analysis and testing, a team led by Dr Lara Cassidy and Professor Daniel ...

On the evening of Jan. 18, a 32-year-old Greek man went to the police with an unusual object that he said he had found in a ...

Paleontology is the study of fossils in geologic settings that can date back hundreds of millions of years. Archaeology looks ...

CHANGSHA -- Paddy-field remains dating back over 8,000 years have been discovered in Central China's Hunan province, ...

A groundbreaking study has uncovered evidence of a society in Iron Age Britain where women played central roles in family, politics, and society. Using DNA from ancient burial sites, an international ...

A groundbreaking discovery in France has revealed what may be the world’s oldest three-dimensional map, created by ...

A helmet up for auction in London is a well-preserved example of the "Corinthian" helmets used by many hoplite warriors.

Everything was functional to the staging of a ‘show’ at the center of which was the owner himself,” said the archaeological ...