Human history feels straightforward when seen in textbooks. A neat timeline with a clear rise from simple tools to complex cities. But archaeology keeps disturbing that picture slowly and quietly.

Archaeological research across global excavation sites has revealed some of the greatest discoveries in ancient history, ...

New discoveries from Australia's oldest known underwater archaeological record reveal how First Peoples lived, transported ...

The oddest archaeological finds from every state In 1955, Albert Miller poked at a groundhog hole on his family’s farm in ...

This 2,000-year-old cold case offered a wealth of information, Leiden archaeologists Carol van Driel-Murray and Mark Driessen ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An ancient slate arrowhead, dating to approximately 5,000 years ago, was discovered in melting ice in Norway. Credit: Ã sa ...

The ship was likely transporting huge jars of olive oil or wine across the Mediterranean when it sank to the seafloor. One ...

Located on Arran's west coast, Machrie Moor is a peat moorland where a large collection of Neolithic and Bronze Age archaeological finds, dating back to between 3,500 BCE to 1,500 BCE. An ancient ...

Previously, scientists thought the first humans arrived in North America roughly 13,500 years ago, a theory known as “Clovis ...

Saudi Arabia last week unveiled a collection of archaeological artifacts and structures — discovered during excavations in the eastern part of the country — part of the kingdom’s broader efforts to ...

A trove of ancient coins has been unearthed at a construction site in Germany — after remaining hidden for more than 2,000 years. The discovery, made at Singer Berg in the central German state of ...

University of Kansas researchers reviewed ancient DNA and 23,000-year-old White Sands footprints to trace early human migration into North America.