The new findings, published in Nature in June, are the first genetic proof that such a society existed in Neolithic China ...

A team of volunteers finds a burial ground alongside a small structure in Trelai Park, reflecting its rich heritage.

Found in the ancient city of Caracol, the tomb contained a rare jade mask, ceramics, and jewelry often linked to the Maya ...

The largest collection of Roman coins found in Spain is now on exhibit. The museum display features 50,000 ancient coins from the third and fourth centuries A.D.

Two years after the discovery of a major, long-buried indigenous village on a Brickell redevelopment site prompted a major ...

Donkeys played an important role in the lives of ancient Mediterranean people, providing both food and a means of carrying ...

Archaeologists have uncovered the tomb of Te K'ab Chaak, the first known ruler of Caracol, an ancient Maya city in present-day Belize.

Archaeologists have long thought that monumental architecture—large, human-built structures that emphasize visibility—were ...

Ancient hunter-gatherers built monumental mounds at Kaillachuro in Peru without kings, rewriting history of "monumental ...

The burial site contains 30 graves filled with rare artifacts, including an ornate casket believed to have belonged to a prominent woman, archaeologists said.