Medieval lead mining in England exposed children to dangerous pollution, with lead levels matching those in 18th- and ...

New digs at Helfta in Germany reveal a stone building, a terrace and daily life at Otto the Great's lost palace, plus a later ...

Ancient cave paintings in China reveal layers of art, from Bronze Age figures to Tibetan Buddhist symbols added centuries ...

An inscribed stone found at Kibyra in Türkiye records an ancient Roman-era oracle based on animal bones and 56 possible ...

New radiocarbon dates show northern Iberian villages emptied fast around 400 BCE, while fortified towns took far longer to ...

Ancient soils show maize farming in Belize began near wetlands 6,000 years ago before shifting to uplands as climate and ...

A rare 1,000-year-old coin of King Olaf Haraldsson has emerged from Norway’s largest Viking Age hoard, with fewer than 20 ...

Archaeologists found a 7,500-year-old hunter-gatherer camp, rare antler tools, and ancient ornaments in Italy’s Tina Jama ...

For now, genetic evidence places the diversification of the ancestors of today’s Indigenous Americans no earlier than about ...

Twenty Anglo-Saxon coins found near the Vatican reveal trade, craftwork, and a thriving English community in early medieval ...

A study of the Dendra tomb shows how Early Mycenaean mourners arranged bodies, metals and grave goods into carefully planned ...

A bronze seal ring showing Alexandria’s ancient Pharos lighthouse was found during underwater excavations in the city’s ...