Öland was once a key trading post for Sweden, especially during the Viking age. The country’s second-largest island sits off ...

Marvel Comics has announced that the fan favourite Doctor Aphra will be venturing into the post-Return of the Jedi New Republic era of the Star Wars franchise this June with the launch of the new ...

As the world's glaciers melt they are revealing thousands of incredible ancient artefacts, but can you tell what they are?

The "hugely significant" discovery in a forest in Derbyshire is thought to date back 3,700 years. The "exciting" artefact - used to cut peat and moss - was found during excavation work in ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A fossil of a partial face from a human ancestor is the oldest in western Europe, archaeologists reported Wednesday. The incomplete skull — a section of the left cheek bone and upper ...

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Archaeology is the study of the artefacts and other physical evidence left by past societies of humans and closely related species. It uses scientific analysis of field samples to inform ...

In eastern China, archaeologists brushed away layers of soil to reveal something astonishing: a 7,000-year-old fire-drilling ...

At the dig site, archaeologists discovered a broken pot filled with gold jewelry, statues of gods, beads, and a brooch. Experts believe the vessel is approximately 2,600 years old, dating back to ...

By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Ostia Antica When Luigi Maria Caliò, a classical archaeology professor, first brought students from the University of Catania to excavate an area of Ostia ...

Archaeologists have uncovered what may be some of the world’s oldest known burials in a prehistoric cave in central Israel. The remains, carefully placed in small graves and coated in red pigment, ...