Underwater archaeologists announced they had discovered the ancient wreck of an ancient Egyptian pleasure boat off the coast ...

Clues from a digital reconstruction of a lavish ancient home are changing how researchers understand Pompeii’s elite.

By Will Dunham Dec 9 (Reuters) - Scientists excavating the ruins of Pompeii have discovered a construction site left frozen ...

Modern technology, new excavations and curious amateurs have helped unearth some of the world's greatest treasures in the last 50 years – from secret Maya pyramids and fascinating fossils to ...

From an incredible series of revelations about the ancient humans called Denisovans to surprising discoveries about tool ...

Archaeologists uncovered a 2,600-year-old ancient tomb in Switzerland, offering rare insight into early Iron Age society and ...

If there were a place that could be called the archaeological almanac of Saudi Arabian culture, it would be Tell Abraq, ...

ROME, Dec 5 (Reuters) - While slaves in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii were considered no more than "speaking tools", some ...

Archeologists in Alexandria, Egypt, recently recovered the ruins and relics of a 2,000-year-old city. Divers plunged into the waters off the Abu Qir Bay, pulling out various artifacts and revealing ...

Archaeologists reveal hidden ancient sites across Greece’s Cyclades islands, uncovering long-lost rural landscapes.

A mudstone sample from Jezero Crater shows textures and minerals that on Earth often form through microbial activity. Scientists caution that nonbiological processes could also explain the features, ...

Scientists have uncovered evidence of a colossal shark that lived off northern Australia about 115 million years ago, ...