The surprising artifact could be evidence of fertility rituals—or just one of history’s strangest good luck charms.

Artifacts from ancient civilisations provide invaluable insights into the cultural, political, and spiritual lives of early ...

Back when she was an intrepid graduate student, renowned University of California, Santa Cruz Egyptologist Elaine Sullivan ...

Israeli archaeologists uncovered a Byzantine-era monastery with a colorful mosaic floor and an unusually sophisticated ...

The demand for Iranian Iron Age weapons began after a large cache of bronze and iron weapons was discovered in the western Iranian province of Luristan in the late 1920s.

Dec. 12, 2024 — Neanderthal genes make up 1-2% of the genomes of non-Africans. Scientists analyzed the lengths of regions of Neanderthal DNA in 58 ancient Eurasian genomes of early modern humans ...

On a rocky island off the coast of Norway, metal detectorists stumbled on some ancient jewelry and led archaeologists to a ...

An ancient Greek shipwreck off the coast of Sicily has yielded ingots of orichalcum, the mythical "Atlantis metal," offering ...

Saudi Arabia’s Heritage Commission has successfully concluded the third season of archaeological excavations at the ...

A fifth-century Greek shipwreck that contains orichalcum is to be recovered from the seabed off Sicily, Italian authorities announced.

The Ancient Pazyryk culture's frozen tombs, preserved mummies, tattoos, and artifacts reshape views on nomadic life.

Every year brings new discoveries from ancient Egypt and 2024 was no exception. In this countdown, Live Science takes a look ...