Alexander Butyagin spent years excavating in Crimea. His case raised questions over the fate of historical treasures found on ...

An archaeologist says he's traced a hoard of rare religious artifacts to Michael Ramsey, a former Archbishop of Canterbury. The artifacts were deliberately dumped in a river.

Hailed as a “historic discovery,” metal detectorists led archaeologists to the largest Viking Age ...

Famed archaeologist Dr. Zahi Hawass believes he is close to discovering the long-lost tomb of Egyptian Queen Nefertiti. Hawass, an Egyptologist and the former Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, ...

Kristina Douglass said she hopes "digging into the past ... will give us the tools that will help us be healthier people ...

A graduate student in Sweden has been learning about Vikings through an unusual method: He's done it by sailing like one. Archaeologist Greer Jarrett, a doctoral student at Lund University, has ...

Humans have always been playful. But for much of our history, play has left little trace. Unlike tools or bones, games rarely preserve and the fleeting pleasures they produce are even harder to ...

Archaeologists have discovered 16 ancient canoes left behind by Indigenous people along the shore of a Wisconsin lake, in what they described as the prehistoric version of a modern-day docking station ...

The ruins of Calakmul are among the wonders of the Maya world. Dr. Pablo Mumary shares tips on getting there and what to see ...

Robert J. Scott will present "Ongoing Work and Plans for Future Research at Parkin Archeological State Park" at 7 p.m.