Led by community interest company Elder Archaeology, this dig is hoping to uncover more about post-medieval Rochdale, from around the 1540s to the 1760s. Local A-level students have recently been ...

A crucial archaeological site in Saskatchewan has become a target for illegal scavenging.Âsowanânihk, which means "a place to ...

Scientists have sequenced the oldest known DNA from ancient Egypt. It belonged to a potter who lived 4,500 years ago. This ...

Ancient humans in Africa changed their behaviour in a major way 70,000 years ago, which could explain how their descendants managed to people the rest of the world ...

The Queensland government has halted a World Heritage nomination bid put forth by Labor last year. It’s next steps could greatly impact the cape’s future.

“ ‘The Epic of Man’ and reading about the then-current work of [paleoanthropologists Mary and Louis Leakey] inspired me to want to become an archaeologist when I grew up,” Rea wrote.

Catalan director Pere Vilà Barceló tackles rape and its aftermath in Karlovy Vary drama ‘When a River Becomes the Sea.’ ...

A new visitor attraction that shines a spotlight on Leicester’s Roman past will open its doors this month. On Saturday 26 July, the Jewry Wall Museum – A Real Roman Experience, will launch, marking a ...

Chinese archaeologists have stumbled upon a rare set of three 1,800-year-old tombs in the southeastern city of Rizhao, filled to the brim with an ancient family’s treasure.

Archaeologists have unearthed a long-lost Egyptian city that dates back 2,500 years. Located around six miles (10 km) south of Tanis in Egypt's Nile Delta, the city of Imet was once a bustling ...

UK archaeologists have undiscovered a 2,400 year-old Egyptian metropolis who worshipped a cobra goddess - thanks to state-of-the-art satellite imagery.