A new high resolution digital dataset and map — named Itiner-e — of roads throughout the Roman Empire around the year 150 CE is presented in research published in Scientific Data.

From the rediscovery of the “Lost Golden City” in Egypt to North America’s oldest footprints, 2021 reshaped our understanding of human history. This video revisits Kayleigh’s personal top five finds, ...

Archaeologists and academics warn that pseudo-archaeology, fake or sensationalized claims about the past—undermines real science. From Atlantis myths to alien theories, experts explain how ...

Fun facts about Cleopatra: Although associated in the public mind with ancient Egypt, she lived closer to our time than to the building of the pyramids of Giza. When she was ruling Egypt and ...

TROY, Ohio (AP) - Archaeologists are uncovering pieces of early history as an Ohio tavern continues reconstruction following a fire last December. Since last Tuesday, crews from Ohio Valley ...

For the first time in nearly two millennia, visitors to Rome's mighty Colosseum can walk through a hidden imperial passage that once allowed Roman emperors to move unseen through the ancient ...

Born and raised in Beirut during the Lebanese Civil War, Ghotmeh grew up in a city continually destroyed and rebuilt, a landscape of memory, resilience, and renewal. This experience profoundly shaped ...

Archaeologists working at the site of the ancient Turkish city Attouda have uncovered a ritual site dedicated to the Phrygian mother goddess, Matar. The site, complete with a cave and a “twin rock ...

Today’s state of extreme economic inequality is a problem best approached with science — using it to make specific measurements, identify root causes, and develop workable solutions. Archaeology is ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico has launched a free Archaeology Field Training Program to provide state residents with skills to work on archeological projects. The primary goal, according to John ...

Archaeologists preparing for construction of a new housing development in Scotland uncovered nearly 12,000 years of history. Discoveries ranged from Late Upper Paleolithic flint to Mesolithic ...

An American archaeology student on her first-ever dig found a rare piece of 9th-century gold. Yara Souza, who is from Orlando, Florida, is an international student at Newcastle University in the U.K.