A one-foot-wide bronze mask dating to around 1100 b.c. emerges from beneath a bronze vessel containing cowrie shells during recent excavations at the site of Sanxingdui in China’s Sichuan Province.

Archaeologists have a group of unlikely allies: trees. Dendrochronology, the scientific method of studying tree rings, can pinpoint the age of archaeological sites using information stored inside old ...

Not every notable discovery consists of a single extraordinary artifact, a previously unknown structure, or a newly revised date for an ancient technology. Some of the most significant discoveries ...

Archaeologists hunting for a sacred well beneath the ancient Maya city of Chichén Itzá on Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula have accidentally discovered a trove of more than 150 ritual objects—untouched for ...

Families gathered in East Macon this weekend at Fort Hawkins for a hands-on journey into the past. The fort hosted its 20th annual Archaeology Day, giving visitors the chance to get up close with ...

Imprint on cover: London, Oxford University Press. "The first half of the English translation of my typescript was carried out by Mr. M. Leijer, the latter half by Dr ...

Part of the medieval Torre dei Conti collapsed Monday morning during renovation work near the Imperial Forums, with firefighters rescuing four workers while one remained trapped under rubble. The ...