Originally stolen sometime in the early 20th century, a “portal to the underworld” depicting the Olmec jaguar god ...

Archaeologists believe they may have found the remains of a hall belonging to the last Anglo-Saxon King of England. Harold Godwinson's death in 1066, at the hands of William the Conqueror, marked the ...

The story of a “lost” village sounds like folklore until a trowel hits something solid. Across riverbanks, wind farms and ...

From Shakespeare’s notes to a 3D scan of the Titanic, here are the most exciting historical discoveries of the previous year.

At first, the archaeologists assumed the images came from Homer’s Iliad, the best-known account of the war. The scenes seemed ...

We've ranked the most interesting archaeological finds of all time, ranging from the intricate ruins of Machu Picchu to the ...

Unlike most Anglo-Saxon gold hoards, which are typically recovered from burial contexts alongside human remains and other grave goods, these objects were found scattered across a slope with no ...

The Department of Anthropology and Archaeology has an international 'four-field' approach, combining archaeology with evolutionary, social and linguistic anthropology. Our key strengths lie in our ...

The Egyptian Museum in Tahrir has launched a summer training programme for university students specializing in archaeology, tour guiding, and history. The initiative provides hands-on experience in ...

The magazine 'Archeologia Viva' devotes the cover of its July-August issue to the ongoing Italian archaeological project in Erimi, on the island of Cyprus, its results and the most recent acquisitions ...

On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the first Tunisian-Italian archaeological mission, the Italian Development Cooperation Agency in Tunis took part in an event organised by the National ...