Researchers find 3-million-year-old tools in Kenya
On a lakeside peninsula in Eastern Africa, archaeologists have found clues about a society that lived there over 3 million years ago.
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On a lakeside peninsula in Eastern Africa, archaeologists have found clues about a society that lived there over 3 million years ago.
Archaeologists digging in the Jordan Valley recently discovered a collection of ancient coins during this year's Hanukkah holiday.
A complete and well-preserved jaw that once belonged to an ancient mastodon has been unearthed from the yard of a home in New York's Hudson Valley.
The "Frankfurt Silver Inscription" shows the earliest evidence of Christianity north of the Alps.
Researchers determined that dozens of men, women and children were violently killed and cannibalized in Bronze Age-era England.
The stash of over 1,300 coins has become known as the Worcestershire Conquest Hoard.
The amulet was found during an ongoing excavation project in Hadrianopolis, an ancient city near Karabük, Turkey.
In his new series "Mysteries Unearthed," Danny Trejo explores some of the world's most fascinating historical finds with experts and historians.
Archaeologists thought they had found one grave, but excavation efforts turned up a treasure trove of ancient tools and coins.
The joint Egyptian-American mission excavating the necropolis found coffins for five women, two men and three children.
The ancient Maya city was named "Valeriana" after a nearby freshwater lagoon and built before 150 AD, researchers said.
The remains of the town, dubbed al-Natah, reveal how life at the time was slowly changing from a nomadic to an urban existence, archaeologists said.
A team of scientists has reconstructed the face of the woman who was buried according to ancient beliefs.
Archaeologists in Pompeii uncovered an ancient tiny home filled with elaborate artwork that has remained largely intact for thousands of years.
Archaeologists recently unearthed the remains of an ancient church in Armenia, which they believe originated in the 4th century A.D.
George Ridgway found one of the largest caches of Roman and Iron Age coins in England.
Two recently unearthed children's skeletons showed characteristics of ancient anti-vampire burials meant to prevent the dead from exiting the grave,
An Israeli museum has put a rare Bronze-Era jar that a 4-year-old accidentally smashed back on display.
Archaeologists unearthed a collection of 27 silver coins that officials say date back to the ancient Roman Republic.
The black stone seal has been dated back 2,700 years, researchers said.
Until mid-August, the jar was on display at the entrance to the Hecht Museum along with several similar artifacts.
The garden in Williamsburg belonged to John Custis IV, a tobacco plantation owner who served in Virginia's colonial legislature.
The vibrant colors of the red, white, blue and yellow tilework were still visible even after centuries buried underground.
The burial site is believed to contain the remains of the wealthiest and most important in society at the time.
The team of archaeologists found the stash of Persian coins, alongside other artifacts, in a small pot buried under a large house in the center of the ancient Greek city of Notion.