Many different causes likely contributed to the fall of the Roman Empire, in the various stages of that phenomenon.

The Denisovans are the most enigmatic and mysterious of human ancestors, and also one of the most fascinating.

A groundbreaking, high-resolution 3D reconstruction of the Titanic wreck has unveiled new clues about the ship’s ill-fated descent into the icy waters of the North Atlantic.

A vivid digital reconstruction has brought to life the face of a Mycenaean woman who lived over 3,500 years ago, offering an unusually poignant glimpse into the world of ancient Greece, from long befo ...

In an incredible stroke of luck (or is it really precocious skill?), a three-year-old amateur archaeologist has made history ...

Neil Carlin, Catherine J. Frieman and Jessica Smyth/The ConversationIn County Meath in eastern Ireland sits the world heritage site of Brú na Bóinne.

French archaeological mission, composed of experts from Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, France’s National Center for ...

For the first time ever, a team of researchers has found chemical evidence that wine was actually drunk in Troy, verifying a ...

While the Middle Paleolithic period is viewed as a dynamic time in European and African history, it is commonly considered a static period in East Asia.

A team of Polish archaeologists has been credited with one of the most extraordinary finds in recent memory in Peru.

Recently declassified CIA files have unveiled a long-standing and little-known chapter of post-WWII history: a covert operation to track down Adolf Hitler, 10 years after he was presumed dead.

Just steps from the center of Tikal, a 2,400-year-old Maya city in the heart of modern-day Guatemala, a global team of researchers including scholars from Brown University have unearthed a buried alta ...