A number of paintings, inscriptions, and other artworks of several pharaohs were found in Aswan, on the heels of previous inscriptions found before the construction of the Aswan High Dam.
The 109-year-old shipwreck was discovered in 2022, but its long-term preservation remains a matter of careful conservation.
The shoe — discovered at a nearly 2,000-year-old fort near a Bavarian village — consists of a sole with iron nails for traversing "rough terrain"
69 male skeletons from an Egyptian necropolis reveal that hunching over to write caused just as much pain in ancient times.
The vessel was found far from land, challenging previous assumptions about the seafaring capabilities of its Bronze Age builders.
Despite being reddened by 2,000 years of decay and the presence of cremated remains, chemical analysis confirmed the variety of the vintage.
The Quest sank in 1962 after being crushed by ice...a familiar story for Shackleton's ships.
Ancient DNA recovered from 64 individuals whose remains sat underground for centuries is shedding light on their family lineages and exposure to disease.
Pompeii is often viewed as a city eternally locked in its final moments, but recent archaeological findings reveal how its few survivors got back on their feet.
The famous pharaoh Ramesses II was once entombed in the sarcophagus, which has now been identified by its hieroglyphics.
Evidence from a 4,000-year-old skull suggests ancient Egyptian doctors were handy enough to try surgically removing tumors from their patients.
Beautiful frescoes, rudimentary doodles, and a pair of skeletons are the latest discoveries out of Pompeii's ongoing excavations.
Thankfully it was, as eleven hours of simulated Bronze Age combat revealed.
Our closest cousins carried some of the same pathogens we did, many of which are still around today.
Dozens of Egypt's most famous pyramids may have been built thanks to this long-lost transit corridor.
The female individual's skull was found in Iraqi Kurdistan and was painstakingly reconstructed by scientists.
Archaeological evidence adds ball courts to the list of Maya structures that were blessed with offerings.
Scientists have deciphered a document lost in the 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius, using AI to read ink invisible to the naked eye.
A mile-long lava tube in Saudi Arabia was full of life, as new archaeological research shows.
Stone Age Europe was a brutal place, with skeletons showing evidence of being buried alive and other violence.
