From the first coin discovered in an ancient hoard to the first stone of a medieval wall, many major archaeological discoveries stem from one initial find. In the United Kingdom, a recent catalyst of ...

HOUSTON — University of Houston archaeologists have uncovered the tomb of Te K'ab Chaak, the first ruler of the ancient Maya city of Caracol in Belize, Central America. The discovery represents the ...

After the cemetery's closure nearly 140 years ago, many unmarked graves remained at the site. Archaeologists have found hundreds.

Scientists excavating a site in the famous archaeological mecca of York, England, have uncovered the remnants of an ancient ...

That’s not all they found. Highway construction resulted in discoveries from multiple eras of history, including the Roman ...

One tomb belonged to Amum-em-Ipet, who lived during the Ramesside period (as the 19th and 20th Dynasties, the last two of the New Kingdom, are collectively known) and served as an official in the ...

A remarkably well-preserved shipwreck from the Late Hellenistic - Early Roman period has been discovered off Antalya’s coast ...

Cyprus announced that excavations at the site of Pyla-Kokkinokremos made significant strides in understanding the Bronze age ...

Archaeological finds off the coast of Java, Indonesia, provide insight into the world of Homo erectus, 140,000 years ago. Skull fragments and other fossil remains provide a unique picture of how ...