What does a mummy smell like when it is first discovered? Archaeology is the study of people and artifacts from the past. Learn more about archaeology from a world-renowned Egyptian archaeologist, Dr.

Archaeologist still depend upon tools used for hundreds of years, but some are taking advantage of what technology offers. Things like ground penetrating radar, microscopes, even satellites. Learn ...

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Human history, as we know it, is a story molded by fragments. Each discovery adds a brushstroke to our understanding of who we are and where we come from. For decades, the narrative has been clear: ...

What did early humans like to eat? The answer, according to a team of archaeologists in Argentina, is extinct megafauna, such ...

Recent research shows that parents have long looked for ways to keep their children entertained – including during the Bronze Age. The National Museum of Denmark recently announced the discovery of ...

Researchers suggest 140,000-year-old child remains from Israel's Skhūl Cave may have belonged to a Homo sapiens-Neanderthal hybrid. Hanay via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0 In 1931, ...

Centuries ago, the Nile River split into two and inadvertently created an island—fulfilling a piece of ancient Egyptian ...

The authors of this study say we should view the environment as an archaeological archive whose record can be studied with a view to both understanding and helping to reduce plastic pollution. To do ...