New research led by Tulane University archaeologists reveals that the ancient Maya civilization was far more populous than previously thought — supporting as many as 16 million people across parts of ...

A massive comet explosion that rocked Louisiana nearly 13,000 years ago has provided new evidence supporting one of archaeology's most controversial theories.

Scientists have successfully traced the mineral origins of sacred Maya Blue pigment found on Late Classic pottery from Buenavista del Cayo in Belize, revealing that the essential clay mineral traveled ...

Konstantine Panegyres/The ConversationThe Greek poet Crinagoras of Mytilene (1st century BC–1st century AD) once addressed a little poem to an earthquake.

Recent archaeological excavations in southwestern Turkey have unearthed a remarkably preserved 2,050-year-old council building that once served as the political and judicial nerve center of the ancien ...

Maritime archaeologists from East Carolina University have uncovered a remarkable collection of four colonial-era shipwrecks along the historic Brunswick Town shoreline in North Carolina, including wh ...

Archaeologists have uncovered remarkable evidence of early Coptic Christianity in Egypt's remote Western Desert, discovering a complete residential city dating to the pivotal period when ancient Egypt ...

The Maya Calendar is perhaps the world’s most mysterious. Meanwhile, Nefertiti was Egypt’s most famous and mysterious queen.

Archaeologists excavating at ancient Shiloh in Israel believe they have uncovered the stone foundations of the biblical Tabernacle, the sacred sanctuary that once housed the legendary Ark of the Coven ...

In south-east Asia, betel nut chewing has been practiced since antiquity. The plants contain compounds that enhance the consumer's alertness, energy, euphoria, and relaxation.

Scientists have introduced a new term for an ancient behavior that may hold the key to understanding humanity's complex relationship with alcohol.

Archaeologists have made a remarkable discovery at the Sant'Andrea Priu archaeological complex in Bonorva, Sardinia, unearthing three previously unknown domus de janas that add significantly to our un ...