Hundreds of millions of viewers across five continents watched the inauguration of Egypt’s Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), an event that generated over 705 major stories across 215 international outlets, ...

What makes Spence’s truly special is that it exists as a living, breathing alternative to our increasingly homogenized retail landscape. In an era when the same stores sell the same products in malls ...

For the first time ever, researchers have mapped the entirety of the vast Roman road network highlighting its immense influence on European relations and history.

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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.

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 ...

China's foreign minister has urged Germany not to air disputes publicly after Berlin postponed a visit by its top diplomat. Meanwhile, a group of Afghans approved for relocation to Germany is arriving ...

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 ...

Archaeology is the study of the artefacts and other physical evidence left by past societies of humans and closely related species. It uses scientific analysis of field samples to inform historical ...

From the surface, Turkey's Lake Van looks like any other large body of water. Turkey's largest, the lake sits in the far eastern region of the country, near Iran. The lake has a striking blue color ...

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 ...