Archaeology

Archaeology is fundamentally the study of humanity and its past. Archaeologists study things that were created, used or changed by humans. They do this by studying the material remains, in other words, the stuff we leave behind.

Related Topics: Anthropology, Fossils, Human Origins, Shipwrecks

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Century-Old Burials of 95 Convict Slaves Uncovered in Texas

July 20, 2018 | Article

Ninety-five burials found in Texas likely belong to African Americans who were forced to work on plantations in the state's convict-leasing system.
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'Alien' Mummy DNA Probe May Have Crossed Ethical Lines

July 19, 2018 | Article

Did DNA analysis of an "alien" mummy violate legal and ethical boundaries?
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Drone Reveals Massive Stonehenge-Like Circular Monument in Ireland

July 19, 2018 | Article

New finds in Ireland show the importance of ancient tombs and circular henges to Neolithic people, hundreds of years before the Egyptian pyramids were built.
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In Photos: Ireland's Newgrange Passage Tomb and Henge

July 19, 2018 | Image Album

A drone flyby has revealed a huge Neolithic henge near a passage tomb at Newgrange in Ireland.
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Ancient Papyrus Reveals Galen's Crazy Theory About 'Hysterical Suffocation'

July 16, 2018 | Article

The text is 2,000 years old and suggests a weird cause of hysterical suffocation in women.
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Mummy Wearing Gold-Gilded Face Mask Discovered at Ancient Egypt Burial Ground

July 14, 2018 | Article

The face mask was among a treasure trove of discoveries that included mummies, a burial shaft, mummification workshop and sarcophagi.
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Earthquake in Mexico Cracked a Pyramid and Revealed an Ancient Temple

July 13, 2018 | Article

A quake in Mexico had a surprisingly positive outcome for archaeologists.
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Possible Oldest Fragment of Homer's 'Odyssey' Discovered in Greece

July 13, 2018 | Article

In an ancient heap of Roman rubble, archaeologists in Greece discovered a clay tablet engraved with 13 lines of Homer's epic poem.
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This Holey Skull May Have Watched Over Dead People in the Afterlife Some 2,500 Years Ago

July 12, 2018 | Article

The ancient skull of a woman that was buried facing a cave holding the remains of 50 people has archaeologists puzzled.
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Here's What Ötzi the Iceman Ate Before He Was Murdered

July 12, 2018 | Article

A mere 2 hours before his grisly murder about 5,300 years ago, Ötzi the iceman chowed down on some mouthwatering morsels: wild meat from ibex and red deer, cereals from einkorn wheat and — oddly enough — poisonous fern, a new study finds.
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