Maritime archaeologists from Denmark's Viking Ship Museum have unearthed an extraordinary find beneath the waters near Copenhagen - the largest medieval cog ever discovered. The 600-year-old vessel ...

Archaeologists in Britain uncovered a rare Anglo-Saxon “princely” grave with a horse, linking the burial to elite traditions.

Here's a look at what archaeologists' most recent discovery is telling them about life in Egypt after the pharaohs.

Clues from studies of ancient plants and animals have helped archaeologists pin down where the last Neanderthals found refuge ...

New research indicates that humans shaped their environments through hunting and controlled use of fire tens of thousands of years before agriculture emerged. According to the study’s co-authors, the ...

In 2017, the U.S. government filed a lawsuit with the curious title of the United States of America vs. Approximately Four ...

From imperial residences to apartment complexes and temples, these hidden sites offer a new window into Rome's layered past.

A granite wall under the Atlantic Ocean in France reveals the existence of a community that predates the arrival of ...

Wisconsin Historical Society researchers have uncovered 16 ancient canoes in Lake Mendota, some of which are thousands of ...

Seeing is believing, but living here is a different voyage altogether. Despite the constant reminders, I sometimes forget ...

A routine restoration inside a medieval church in eastern France has turned into one of the most evocative archaeological ...