While Canada technically only became a fully independent country in 1982, its history stretches back far beyond the last four decades. Archaeologists have painstakingly uncovered evidence of ...

Archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann was a larger-than-life figure, discovering Troy in what is now Hisarlik, in modern-day Turkey.

Today’s state of extreme economic inequality is a problem best approached with science — using it to make specific measurements, identify root causes, and develop workable solutions. Archaeology is ...

A metal detectorist discovered a Byzantine era hoard of gold coins and jewelry near the Sea of Galilee. Archaeologists near the Sea of Galilee have discovered a rare, nearly 1,400-year-old hoard of ...

The University of Aberdeen student was working on a dig in Scotland when she found the relic that could be a rare discovery from the Pictish Kingdom.

The vibrant blue pigment has been discovered by scientists in a prehistoric stone ' paint box' found in southwest Germany. It is the oldest blue paint ever found in Europe.

A site in Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates which contains evidence of the earliest humans to leave Africa, has been named a World Heritage Site by Unesco. The Faya Palaeolandscape, which is around ...

For centuries, archaeologists have been perplexed by Mycenaean-style walls located throughout Italy. The origins of the walls remain unknown.

One of the most significant finds was uncovered at the Con Co Ngua site in Vietnam, where archaeologists discovered a total of 267 pre-Neolithic burials. The location seems to challenge assertions ...

Indigenous groups created the small beads from mollusk shells. They're the first artifacts of their kind ever found at the Colony of Avalon in Newfoundland ...

Archaeologists have found an extraordinary cluster of Stone Age artifacts that may have been the personal gear of a single prehistoric individual.

The seat is across from the entrance to the Villa of the Mysteries, a large property full of beautiful frescoes located just outside the ancient city's walls ...