The findings are detailed in a study published April 8 in the journal Antiquity. Archaeologists believe that the altar was built around the late 300s CE in the Maya city of Tikal. It is decorated ...

Archaeologists from the Institute of Archaeology at the University of Wrocław have made a discovery at the El Curaca site in southern Peru. In October 2023, they began a new season of ...

Archaeologists recovered an assortment of artifacts from the San Esteban Rockshelter in western Texas, including dart tips, portions of a spear and an animal hide. Robert Greeson, Center for Big ...

An illustration of a Teotihuacan-style altar that was recently discovered in the Mayan site of Tikal is displayed on a screen as Guatemalan archaeologist Lorena Paiz, right, speaks during a press ...

Archaeologists recently made a colossal discovery: an ancient Roman mass grave, dating back to the first century A.D., underneath a soccer field in Vienna. The necropolis was found by construction ...

A team of Egyptian and French archaeologists have discovered ancient artefacts dating back to a school known as the 'House of Life. The group were excavating an area near the Ramesseum Temple in Luxor ...

ARCHAEOLOGICAL boffins have unveiled a barmy plan to finally prove the existence of Noah’s Ark. The clever team at Noah's Ark Scans are determined to solve one of religion's greatest mysteries ...

Archaeologists have uncovered five ceramic figurines, believed to have been used in rituals, atop a pre-Columbian pyramid structure in El Salvador. These figurines, often referred to as "puppets ...

Archaeologists discovered the massive limestone burial chamber, which has multiple rooms and a decorated entryway, in January in Abydos, Egypt. But the lavish tomb’s intended occupant remains a ...

Archaeologists excavating the Porta Sarno necropolis in Pompeii, Italy, discovered life-sized statues of a man and woman as part of a funerary relief. Experts believe the couple depicted were of ...

On Wednesday, after archaeological analysis, experts at the Vienna Museum gave a first public presentation of the grave — linked to “a catastrophic event in a military context" and evidence of ...

Archaeologists working in the Judean Desert have made headway on an ambitious project to document and preserve important historical sites that have previously been threatened by looting and ...