Several large sculptures were among the trove of artifacts that divers recovered from the waters near Alexandria, Egypt.

New research conducted at Walufeni Cave, an important archaeological site in Papua New Guinea, reveals new evidence of ...

Archaeologists discovered opium in 3,300-year-old vessels from a Canaanite necropolis in Israel, the oldest physical evidence of the drug.

So prolific is the presence of the ibex in prehistoric art that a new study suggests the animal held potent symbolism for ...

Lasers and chemistry reveal how ancient pottery was made -- and how an empire functioned Date: March 14, 2023 Source: Field Museum Summary: Peru's first great empire, the Wari, stretched for more ...

The soul house, which dates to around 2055 to 1650 B.C.E., was originally excavated at Deir Rifa, a series of ancient Egyptian cemeteries north of Luxor, on the west bank of the Nile, the Art ...

Science Archaeology Ancient social networks spread pottery trends across the world Techniques spread over huge distances in a short period of time thousands of years before social media. By Laura ...

Archaeologists recently excavated an ancient workshop on Paros, Greece, revealing unfinished sculptures and intriguing artifacts from the Classical period.

Scientists at the Field Museum in Chicago studied the materials in Peru’s historic pottery from the Wari empire and confirmed that it was produced at sites across different parts of the former ...

Greek goddess Aphrodite is the first mother to spank her child, Eros, with a sandal, started a tradition that's still practiced ...

A Florida archaeology student has made headlines with the rare discovery of ancient gold at an archaeological site, a find ...