While digging for worms near a house in Sweden, a homeowner uncovered something much larger and much more significant. Archaeologists identified the finds as a collection of thousands of silver ...

As all these discoveries show, the land’s buried secrets have the power to transform our understanding of history, faith, and ...

Watch the full 'Vindolanda Unearthed' documentary on History Hit TV here: <a href=" Situated roughly one mile south of Hadrian’s Wall is one of the great jewels of Roman and early medieval archaeology ...

Historic St. Mary’s City recently announced the launch of a new digital experience designed to connect the public with one of ...

The diver quickly alerted the authorities, who mobilized a team of underwater archaeologists and police. After a preliminary ...

Most people understand, generally, what archaeology entails. Which is to say, lots of digging in dirt and carefully brushing things off. More specifically, archaeologists are looking to unearth these ...

The young man, no older than 25, had gone to the afterlife with an opulent assortment of grave goods, including an entire elephant tusk. Archaeologists who excavated his 5000-year-old remains in 2008 ...

From children's drawings to ancient fast-food counters, new finds continue to reshape our understanding of daily life in the ill-fated Roman city. A restorer works on one of the frescoes in the ...

In the popular imagination, life at Pompeii came to an abrupt and violent end after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 C.E. Its pristine frescoes, well-preserved buildings, and petrified bodies seem ...

Chariot and Horse No. 1 (Replica), Qin dynasty style (20th century); Bronze. Emperor Qin Shi Huang's Mausoleum Site Museum, MMYL007 For archaeologists, Xi’an is the gift that keeps giving. Since its ...

Hsia Nai. Archaeological work during the Cultural Revolution.--Ku Yen-wen. Han tombs at Mancheng.--Ku Yen-wen. Tatu, the Yuan capital.--Lan, Hsin-wen. Finds from Kansu.--Hsiang Po. Chʻu tomb and ...