Authorities are scrambling to protect more than 10,000 coastal archaeological sites as experts accuse them of insufficient planning despite warnings

Mexican authorities have moved 47 structures affected by the construction of the Maya Train track to a four-hectare “memory park”

Many fear the real reason for Ali Tabar’s and Amir Al-Jumaili’s arrests are their campaigns against a controversial investment law

As climate change and development place growing pressure on archaeological sites, drones are providing a faster, cheaper way to track damage and guide conservation efforts

The massive burial site containing human remains and rich offerings likely belonged to Chimú elites

Researchers believe that humans may have walked across the sea from Wales during the last Ice Age and made art

The Molino de Aliaga, the Peruvian capital’s earliest colonial structure discovered to date, was built by the Spanish conquistador Jerónimo de Aliaga in the 16th century

The first-century mosaic and accompanying fresco located beneath the Baths of Trajan in Rome welcomed its first visitors this past weekend

Treasure trove comprises 700 10th-century objects and fragments, weighing almost 18.5kg

According to archaeologists, the statue's abstract style and depiction of a human on an animal make this discovery significant

Murals at Unesco World Heritage Site Zuojiang Huashan in southern China were made using animal blood and blood from childbirth, according to researchers

A new study reveals how island archaeology could guide future colonists to Mars, Jupiter and beyond, however the traces of past endeavours are at risk

Excavations at the Cerro Mayal site in the north of the country show it was an important production facility for Moche ceramics around the seventh century

Archaeologists in Carnac, northwest France, have used aerial drones to identify previously unknown stones buried beneath the surface

“Extraordinary site” could reveal “interesting story about trade routes”, maritime archaeologist David Gibbins says

Walls, floors, human burials and 18th-century tiles have been uncovered in what was once the Hospital and Church of the Holy Spirit in Peru

A new study based on aerial surveys suggests the pre-Columbian Aquiry civilisation had a much more developed and dispersed footprint than previously thought

The discovery deep inside a sinkhole in Playa del Carmen has prompted a new research project to date and protect the remains

Rare carvings may reveal important information about New Kingdom era connections to the Near East and ancient domestic life

Archaeologists hope that further research of the site will reveal more about the lives of the people who lived in the ancient city of Thebes

Discovered alongside unique formulas for the movements of the sun and planets, the attribution proves the importance of such work more than 1,000 years ago

The 'Ain al-Sebil site in the Dakhleh Oasis had an organised village plan, with a fortress, watch towers and a fourth-century basilica at its centre

Minanbé, an intact site in the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, sheds new light on the Maya Lowlands

Unique decorative and architectural elements may point to a previously unknown group in present-day Veracruz

There are more than a dozen documented archaeological and historic sites within one mile of the proposed arch location, according to a new report, and additional undocumented materials may be present

A newly discovered archaeological site has revealed a massive rock face covered in art that is believed to be ancient

Scientific research shows that rather than a victim of invasion, early medieval Britain was a cultural melting pot

The artefact is a rare surviving work created by the artist Mayuy more than 1,000 years ago

More than 150 guns and an iron cannon were recently documented at the Síis Já cenote in Yucatán

A contractor for the Department of Homeland Security destroyed a 1,000-year-old etching in the sand of the Sonoran Desert