When people think about chocolate today, they usually imagine chocolate bars, desserts, cakes, or a warm cup of hot chocolate. Cacao is now a familiar part of everyday life around the world. However, ...
Archaeologists working in northeastern Bulgaria have uncovered an unusual detail in a 5,000-year-old burial: traces of blue pigment were found on the skeleton of a young man buried in an ancient mound...
Archaeologists working in eastern Turkey have made an important discovery at the ancient site of Tadim Castle, uncovering a temple believed to be around 5,000 years old, along with stone altars and he...
A mysterious pair of ancient burial mounds in western France has given archaeologists a rare glimpse into the funerary traditions of Neolithic communities that lived in the region thousands of years a...
A small piece of ancient pottery discovered in a rocky shelter in Nagaland could change what archaeologists know about the early history of Northeast India. Researchers working in the Noklak district ...
Long before European explorers arrived in North America, a remarkable urban center flourished along the Mississippi River. Known today as Cahokia, this ancient city was the largest pre-Columbian urban...
Decades after archaeologists uncovered a mass grave containing 79 men buried with iron shackles, new research is offering an important clue about who they were. Rather than outsiders brought to Athens...
A new archaeological discovery in the ancient city of Aigeai has raised an intriguing possibility: could some of the people buried in the newly uncovered tombs have been soldiers who served under Alex...
For thousands of years, long before European settlers arrived in North America, Indigenous communities were building homes, establishing villages and developing complex relationships with the land in ...
A small bronze ring discovered near the Russian Black Sea coast is offering archaeologists a fascinating glimpse into the far-reaching connections of the ancient Hellenistic world. The ring, which is ...