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

The Caral civilisation used the structure thousands of years ago to track the sun, moon and stars to determine conditions for fishing and gathering shellfish

New technologies used in archaeological research provide insights into how climate change has long-changed empires and societies

What is believed to be a council house built more than 1,000 years ago sheds light on how Maya systems of governance shifted

The works, which span prehistory to the time of contact with Spanish colonisers, were identified in Hidalgo state during construction of a passenger train line

Built during the 2nd century, the circular building found in northern Sinai may have been dedicated to the god Pelusius

Archaeologists discovered the site during salvage operations for the new Mexico City-Querétaro passenger rail line

The new research suggests use of dice in games of chance more than 6,000 years before such practices appeared in Europe

Archaeologists and landowners claim the proposed extension of the Mexico-US border wall in Val Verde County could damage thousands of millennia-old cave paintings located within a designated national historic landmark

New research has confirmed the site of the giant ancient metropolis, but further archaeological work has been delayed due to issues such as travel restrictions

As increasingly extreme weather threatens cultural sites, archaeologists are turning to technology to try and record them before they are lost forever