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.

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 ...

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 ...

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

The remarkable story of a nearly 2,000-year-old Roman oil lamp, discovered by a metal detectorist will be revealed at an archaeology conference this weekend. Shaped like a right foot wearing a sandal, ...

The ship was likely transporting huge jars of olive oil or wine across the Mediterranean when it sank to the seafloor. One archaeologist "could not believe how much" residue remained inside ...

BERLIN (AP) — An amateur archaeologist who discovered several Roman silver coins in a field in western Germany realized he had stumbled upon something bigger when his metal detector kept beeping.

Israel’s rich history, which spans thousands of years, continues to be revealed through ongoing archaeological work led by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), the University of Haifa, and ...

Throughout history, archaeologists have unearthed discoveries that rewrote our understanding of ancient civilizations, from golden tombs to lost cities buried by time. These finds captivate our ...

The past tends to look neat once it has been turned into a timeline. Archaeology has a way of ruining that neatness. A bone fragment, an old cooking pot, or a few marks on a cave wall can suddenly ...

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

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