During the devastating plague outbreaks of 17th-century Europe, the disease did not strike equally. A recent bioarchaeological study of plague victims from a hospital cemetery in Basel, Switzerland, ...

The National Trust for Scotland (NTS) announced in mid-April that its archaeologists had found a mortar shell at Culloden ...

Throughout our time on Earth, we humans have created some pretty cool stuff.

Researchers looked at pollen trapped in the waterproofing layers of the long sunken Roman Republic ship to find proof of this ...

Analysis of a monumental ship burial in Norway is rewriting the history of a practice largely associated with the Viking age ...

The study of organic waterproofing materials used in historical shipbuilding has received little attention from archaeology, ...

Scientists analyze 22,000 genomes documenting hundreds of genetic changes due to natural selection over the past 10,000 years, including variants linked to celiac disease and multiple sclerosis ...

Does your child have a curious stuffed animal who loves adventures, new experiences, and making new friends? If so, make plans to send it to Teddy Bear Camp, May 11-22. Hosted by the Indiana ...

One such extraordinary artifact is an intriguing Egyptian tablet that has sparked intense debate among researchers and alternative historians alike. By mainstream archaeologists’ assessment, this ...

A newly confirmed mass grave in ancient Jordan offers chilling insight into one of history’s first pandemics. Hundreds of ...

On Wednesday 8 April, Residents of Burgess Hill delved into their town’s rich archaeological heritage at a free hands-on workshop, uncovering stories from the past and forging new community ...

Award-winning filmmakers Haya Fatima Iqbal and Nadir Siddiqui take readers inside the epic task of chronicling Mohenjo ...