An unlooted tomb discovered in an Egyptian necropolis contains the remains of more than 50 people. more

Archaeologists have discovered an ancient mass grave at the ancient quarry site of Gebel el-Silsila more

Gorgeous photos show a 4,400-year-old tomb of a divine inspector in ancient Egypt. more

One of the hidden shafts might hold the divine inspector's sarcophagus. more

The history of corn, one of humankind's indispensable staple crops, is far more complicated that previously known, according to scientists who conducted... more

Scientists studying ancient corncobs found at Antelope House, an Ancestral Puebloan ruin located at Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona, have discovered a 1,000-year-old... more

Researchers studying ancient corncobs found at a Native American archeological site have recovered a 1,000-year-old virus, the oldest plant virus ever reported. more

Researchers studying ancient corncobs found at a Native American archeological site have recovered a 1,000-year-old virus, the oldest plant virus ever reported. more

The marsupial lion has long mystified scientists. But the recent discovery of more of its fossils, including a nearly complete skeleton of the extinct beast, has... more

Excavated plant remains reveal a widespread Indian Ocean trading network more

Following an epic 20-year-long excavation in South Africa, researchers have finally recovered and cleaned the nearly-complete skeleton of an ancient human relative. more

In a nearly 5,000-year-old tomb in Sweden, researchers have discovered the oldest-known strain of the notorious bacterium Yersinia pestis. more

DNA from an ancient strain of the plague-causing bacterium could help uncover the origins of the deadly disease. more

Paleontologists in Australia have found a fossil fragment from a new species of ornithopod dinosaur that walked the Earth approximately... more

A time frame for late Iroquoian prehistory is firmly established on the basis of the presence/absence of European trade goods and other archeological indicators. However, independent dating evidence... more

A helicopter team counting caribou in Canada recently made an unexpected discovery. more

A trio of researchers at Simon Fraser University in Canada theorizes that ritualistic finger amputation during the Upper Paleolithic explains the number... more

A helicopter team counting caribou in Canada recently made an unexpected discovery. more

Shell middens are archeological features consisting mainly of the remains of marine animals thrown away near settlements over hundreds or thousands of years. They are the debris of... more

Rare gold coins and a golden earring have been discovered in the ancient Mediterranean port of Caesarea in northern Israel—possibly left and never recovered as Crusaders conquered the area 900 years ago. more

Rivaling the evolution of feathers in dinosaurs, one of the most extraordinary transformations in the history of life was the evolution of baleen -- rows of... more

Supported throughout by the British School at Rome the team—drawn from Newcastle University, UK, the universities of Florence and Amsterdam and the Vatican Museums—have been able to bring the splendour... more

Paleontologists in Poland have found fossil fragments from a giant new species of mammal-like reptile that walked the Earth approximately... more

Archaeologists of the Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) found three burials of the ancient inhabitants of South America dated from 6 to 10 thousand years ago. The excavations were carried out in Atahualpa anton,... more

Archaeologists have discovered several mummies and sarcophagi in two separate tombs near Luxor (ancient Thebes) in Egypt. more

The tomb is so big that archaeologists have been excavating since the 19th century. more

Ancient Shivta in southern Israel was once part of a thriving group of desert cities on a trade route between the Mediterranean coast and the east of Arabia. more

Scientists at the National Eye Institute have found that neurons in the superior colliculus, an ancient midbrain structure found in all vertebrates, are key players in allowing us to detect visual objects and events. more

Egypt says archeologists have found a pharaonic tomb in Luxor housing the mummies of a priest and his wife from the 13th century B.C. more

The ancient city of Petra is famous for its spectacular ravines which have been the backdrop to Hollywood... more

A trio of researchers, two with Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, the other Universidade de São Paulo, have unearthed the remains of three early ancestors of the giant... more

A team of researchers from Japan, Brazil and Switzerland has found evidence that suggests female penis-like appendages in two types of cave insects evolved... more

Archaeologists in Egypt recently unearthed a grim discovery: skeletons of a pregnant woman and her fetus. more

Archaeologists have found in an ancient Pompeii bedroom a fresco depicting a sensual scene of a goddess and swan. more