The case of a scholar wanted in Ukraine sparked a debate on the relationship between museums and the Russian state.

In the rolling hills of central Italy, about 43 miles northwest of Rome, a team of archaeologists led by Baylor University's ...

Christos Tsirogiannis has spent almost two decades trawling through inventories of museums, auction houses and other collections for illegally trafficked antiquities.

Major archaeological finds around the world continue to make headlines. Among recent discoveries are a 4,500-year-old canoe in Lake Mendota, Wisconsin; eighth-century settlement remains in Uzbekistan; ...

Someone might first become curious about archaeology through a school lecture on ancient civilizations, historical artifacts in a museum or even an Indiana Jones movie. However, many people don’t ...

Archaeologists find 321 silver coins from the 11th century at Sizewell C, revealing secrets of power and trade in medieval ...

The oldest evidence for human ancestors using fire, dating back to between 1 million and 1.5 million years ago, comes from a cave in South Africa. Human ancestors left behind tens of thousands of ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." A Roman ring from as far back as 200 A.D. was found in a Lincolnshire ditch. Archaeologists say that the ...

An archaeologist recently uncovered the likely remains of a long-forgotten Byzantine settlement, offering new insights into the history of Christianity in the Middle East. Musallam R. Al-Rawahneh, an ...

While the ornate masks are newer than the 2,700-year-old ancient settlement of Kastabala, experts still believe they come ...

Archaeologists in Turkey have uncovered one of the most important finds from Anatolia’s early Christian era: a fresco of a ...