The project, described by Pompeii officials as Bruits de couloir (“corridor whispers”), used Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI), a computational photography technique that photographs a surface ...

A major claim in the older media cycle was that NASA removed the book and related materials. Whatever happened during the original wave of reporting, the current reality is clear: NASA now provides an ...

The 67,800-year-old hand stencil looks like a claw—and provides new clues about early human cognition and the migration to ...

A child, hiker, or canoeist who picks up a single arrowhead is far more likely to encounter a teachable moment than criminal ...

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 ...

Kaundinya set sail from Porbandar on its maiden overseas voyage, it carried a dual legacy: India's maritime past and a glimpse of its digital future.

An aerial photograph of Hala Sultan Tekke on Cyprus shows excavations of two of the city’s industrial quarters.(Courtesy Peter M. Fischer) More than 40 years ago, a Turkish sponge diver named Mehmet ...

Archaeologists have unearthed tombs and a shrine dedicated to Hercules from the time of the Roman Republic. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

The hand stencil is more than 1,000 years older than the previous earliest evidence of rock art. Scientists have identified ...

Among the standout new discoveries made is a scribbled drawing of gladiatorial combat on the corridor’s southern side, near ...

The archaeological discoveries span several areas of ancient Chinese life, including agriculture, textiles, animal ...

Historical records from 1350 show that as many as 12,000 people were buried in 11 “ plague pits ” outside the city of Erfurt, ...