The discovery, at the ancient site of Ucanal, is believed to reflect a political regime change in the 8th or 9th century

Depicting scenes from Greek mythology, the works were discovered in the banqueting room of a large house in the ancient Roman city

No, this does not mean dinosaurs and humans lived there at the same time

Archaeologists working at a Unesco World Heritage site in Agrigento have revealed the remains of a previously unknown building

A cemetery hidden under a Florida air base is the latest African American burial site rediscovered following decades of erasure

Recent study shows that humans inhabited and made art in the archipelago thousands of years earlier than previously thought

Newly discovered rock art, including human and animal footprints, is thought to have been created 2,000 years ago

The 4,750-year-old circular stone plaza has been under analysis since 2018

Radiocarbon dating by archaeologists has revealed that wall motifs in a cave in southern Argentina are over 8,000 years old

Objects ranging from the 1st century to the 15th century were handed over at the Mexican consulate in Los Angeles earlier this month

Archaeologists are "blown away" by the levels of preservation of the finds at Holborn Viaduct, which also include five oak coffins, a decorated lamp, a glass vial, and jet and amber beads

The announcement coincides with the 35th anniversary of WMF's efforts at the archaeological park and a new phase of conservation at Phnom Bakheng

The findings in the Upano Valley, researchers say, counter racist and dismissive attitudes about Amazonian heritage

Lidar light detection technology helped scientists to see beneath the foliage and discover the 2500-year-old settlement

Work on a water line near the city’s Greektown section has turned up human remains believed to be at least 700 years old

French glass and African pottery suggest individuals buried are of high status

Regio IX area, one of nine neighbourhoods, was made publicly accessible this week

The findings, by a team from Poland working inside Mesa Verde National Park, add to our understanding of the 13th-century Pueblan communities

The cavern’s entrance had been concealed by a boulder that appears to have pinned an unfortunate person to the spot when it was installed

The rail network connecting archaeological sites and tourist destinations on the Yucatán peninsula is one of president Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s legacy projects

Preserved for centuries in pristine condition, submerged archaeological sites are now being destroyed by quagga mussels

First-of-its-kind operation has seen experts continue the grim search at a forensic level

New research has revealed the clean-water secret of Classic Maya reservoirs

Many organisations, including Unesco, fear the project will negatively affect the region’s cultural heritage, natural environment and residents when it opens in December

Researchers are hopeful the state-of-the-art Turkish Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Institute will enhance international collaboration in the field

The carvings, which resemble expressive human faces, may be up to 2,000 years old

New findings about a set of footprints at White Sands National Park are prompting archaeologists to revise the timeline of human history on the continent

EU project aims to find ways to arrest damage at numerous archaeological sites, from a 12th-century BC city in Greece eroded by rising sea levels to submerged prehistoric villages in a Swiss lake at risk from falling water levels

A new report reveals that humans were building with wood 476,000 years ago, upending previous beliefs about our ancestors

The ancient site of Tell es-Sultan in Jericho is one of many archaeological sites in the region whose status has been mired in political and territorial disputes