Archaeological excavations at the site of the City Campus for the University of Gloucestershire revealed a remarkable time in Gloucester’s history, uncovering Roman, medieval, and post-medieval remains…

A newly published study by researchers from the University of Cambridge reveals that a catastrophic three-year drought led to a mᴀssive rebellion known as the “Barbarian Conspiracy”…

Archaeologists in Barcelona have discovered a well-preserved medieval ship during excavation operations near Ciutadella Park, shedding light on the city’s maritime history. The “Ciutadella I” was discovered…

The fall of the Western Roman Empire has baffled historians for centuries, and explanations have ranged from corruption and political collapse to military defeat and economic collapse….

Archaeologists in Peru have unearthed a well-preserved 5,000-year-old burial of a high-status woman at the Áspero archaeological site—an ancient fishing settlement ᴀssociated with the Caral civilization, the…

An exciting archaeological discovery at Damjili Cave, among the limestone hills of western Azerbaijan, is rewriting prehistory in the South Caucasus region. Uncovered from a layer dated…

The cat’s domestication, traditionally ᴀssociated with ancient Egypt, may have deeper roots in religious ritual than previously considered, two new studies and recent genetic research indicate. Together,…

Archaeologists have revealed strong evidence that bloody events once occurred in Roman Britain, far from Rome’s great amphitheaters. A recently examined skeleton from York, England, thought to…

In the dry plains of ancient Nubia—modern-day Sudan—women were not just pillars of their households but true bearers of the community’s weight, according to a groundbreaking interdisciplinary…