For decades, archaeologists believed early hominins occasionally picked up bones and used them as convenient tools. A collection discovered at Tanzania’s Olduvai Gorge tells a much more complicated story.
New research challenges the famous Monte Verde archaeological site in Chile, suggesting it may be thousands of years younger than previously believed and reshaping the debate over when humans first reached the Americas.
Archaeologists in Bulgaria unearthed a significant historical treasure hidden in the sewer system below an ancient city—but its discovery is not what’s making history.
In Türkiye, archaeologists uncovered the remains of ancient Perre. Now, new excavations are filling in the story of how ordinary residents lived in this lost Roman city.
Marine archaeologists uncovered the wreck of the Danish warship Dannebroge in Copenhagen Harbour, revealing artifacts, human remains, and new evidence from the 1801 Battle of Copenhagen before construction alters the site.
Archaeologists uncovered the 4,000-year-old tomb of Idi beneath Assiut, revealing decorated coffins, religious titles, and surprising clues about elite women’s power in ancient Egypt.
Archaeologists near Auxerre, France, have uncovered a vast Roman villa with private baths, heated floors, gardens, fountains, and clues to elite rural life between the first and fourth centuries.
Scientists discovered 2.75-million-year-old stone tools in Kenya that reveal how prehistoric humans survived dramatic climate change through skill, adaptability, and dependable technology.
Excavated furnaces, mills, mines, and worker communities across Pennsylvania reveal the ingenious manufacturing methods that helped launch America’s Industrial Revolution.
