A sprawling 15th-century Zapotec city, long hidden beneath dense jungle in southern Mexico, has been uncovered using cutting-edge LiDAR technology. This groundbreaking discovery, led by archaeologist ...

A prize offered by an Indian state leader is intended to shed light on a Bronze Age civilization — and settle a cultural ...

More than 8,000 years ago, Great Britain was connected to mainland Europe by a landmass known as Doggerland. It stretched ...

Ancient Greece produced the earliest records of democracy, western philosophy — and, it turns out, lead pollution.

A recent study published in Scientific Reports delves into the adaptive agricultural practices of pre-industrial communities in north-eastern Europe over the past two millennia. The research ...

Archaeologists discovered evidence of the women-led society in Europe at a rare Iron Age site in southwest England.

This course discusses how the analysis of ancient DNA and strontium isotope are advancing knowledge of past societies and driving a ‘third scientific revolution in archaeology'. Focusing on European ...

By bringing together top experts and authors, this archaeology website explores lost civilizations, examines sacred writings, tours ancient places, investigates ancient discoveries and questions ...

Nobody should envy Firaxis. Once a decade or so, the legendary strategy game developer is asked to reinvent Civilization, a video game series that has been absent of any tangible weak points for ...

They are known only from the island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea. Credit: National Museum of Denmark Volcanic eruptions shaped the destinies of ancient European societies, leading to dramatic ...