Archaeology A Stunning Archaeological Discovery Suggests the Maya Had Direct Contact With Another Civilization More Than 800 Miles Away A high-tech discovery reveals that the ancient Mesoamerican kingdom of Teotihuacan may have a settlement in the Maya city of Tikal. By Sarah Cascone, Apr 21, 2021
Archaeology Archaeologists Have Discovered the Lost Pleasure City of Luxor, Long Fabled as the ‘Egyptian Pompeii,’ Stunningly Preserved in Time The city dates to the reign of Amenhotep III, King Tut's grandfather. By Sarah Cascone, Apr 9, 2021
Archaeology An Amateur Anthropologist Found a 17th-Century Coin That May Solve the Mystery of an Infamous Pirate Heist Experts are in the midst of examining the coin trove—but so far, evidence suggests that the novice's theory is correct. By Artnet News, Apr 6, 2021
Archaeology Just in Time for Easter, a Family of Burrowing Bunnies Accidentally Made a Major Archeological Discovery on a Welsh Island These industrious rabbits have provided valuable assistance when it comes to the archeological record of Skokholm Island. By Sarah Cascone, Apr 1, 2021
Archaeology Archaeologists Have Discovered a 3,200-Year-Old Mural of a Knife-Wielding Spider God in Peru The mural is believed to be the work of the ancient Cupisnique culture. By Sarah Cascone, Mar 26, 2021
Archaeology Rainstorms in Greece Helped Archaeologists Uncover a 3,000-Year-Old Bronze Idol of a Bull That May Have Been an Offering to Zeus The Greek culture ministry announced the remarkable find by calling it an "accidental" discovery. By Caroline Goldstein, Mar 24, 2021
Archaeology The World’s Earliest Known Wooden Statue Is More Than Twice as Old as Stonehenge, New Research Suggests At 12,500 years old, the Shigir Idol is the world's oldest wooden art—and should make us reconsider assumptions about prehistoric society. By Sarah Cascone, Mar 22, 2021
Archaeology In a Remarkable Find, Archaeologists Exploring the ‘Cave of Horror’ in Israel Have Discovered a New Dead Sea Scroll They also discovered a partially mummified 6,000-year-old skeleton of a child. By Sarah Cascone, Mar 16, 2021
Archaeology Archaeologists Have Unearthed an Ancient Egyptian Pet Cemetery Where Cats Were Buried in Fancy Beaded Necklaces Researchers also discovered a few monkeys and dogs buried near the ancient port of Berenice. By Brian Boucher, Mar 5, 2021
Archaeology A Viking Archaeologist Shares 6 of the Most Fascinating Finds From a Slew of Recent Discoveries Made in Melting Ice Archaeologist Lars Pilø shares how Vikings would have used some of the recently discovered artifacts. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 27, 2021
Archaeology The 10 Most Astonishing Archaeological Discoveries of 2020, From an Ancient Cat Carving to the Amazon Rock Paintings Here's what we learned about Vikings, Mongolian women warriors, and more. By Sarah Cascone, Dec 30, 2020
Archaeology Archaeologists Have Uncovered an Ancient Church Built on the Site Believed to Have Hosted the Last Supper Nearby, workers also came upon the remains of an ancient Jewish ritual bathhouse. By Brian Boucher, Dec 22, 2020
Archaeology 11 of the Most Groundbreaking Discoveries of 2019, From the Priceless Painting in Grandma’s Kitchen to the Secret of Stonehenge These were the year's biggest finds. By Sarah Cascone, Dec 25, 2019
