One of King Harold's manors appears twice in the famous Bayeux Tapestry, but only 948 years later have researchers finally identified the building's remains.
A newly-studied ancient papyrus is so detailed it could be an episode of Law & Order, Roman style.
The artifact emerged from the ruins of an ancient Roman building-turned-workshop in Sicily from the second or first century BCE.
The discovery of this ancient synthetic pigment highlights the impressive artistry of Rome’s imperial era.
The ancient designs, found on pre-Columbian mummies from Peru, give modern tattoos a run for their money.
Discovered in 1929, the skeleton was later presumed to belong to the ill-fated sibling of the famous pharaoh.
The flora had previously concealed vast fortification walls and stone structures beyond an inner fortress.
The surprising artifact could be evidence of fertility rituals—or just one of history’s strangest good luck charms.
The gold ring is the highlight of a deeply informative dig into a Bronze Age site in Brittany.
This rare feature, found only in North Holland, has left archaeologists baffled as to why someone would choose such a morbid material.
The unique armor is thought to have belonged to a man who ruled as emperor for just 27 days.
From shipwrecks to space stations, many investigations into the past bore fruit this year.
The shocking violence was likely an attempt to dehumanize and "other" the enemy, according to archaeologists.
The rare artifacts date back to around 500 BCE—and the detectorist's second go was somehow just as fortuitous.
Ancient genomes reveal a narrow time window for Neanderthal and human interbreeding, raising new questions about their shared history.
A cave in Galilee hints at prehistoric ritual gatherings in a cave that holds evidence of Neanderthal and human occupation.
Researchers suggest that when Roman legions were at the empire's remote northern frontiers, they relied on local craftspeople for equipment repairs.
The archaeological site could shed light on the region's history, with its oldest human settlement potentially dating back 14,000 years.
The tablet could predate the earliest known evidence of writing in the Caucasus region by over a thousand years, hinting at a potentially lost script.
Her mother thought it was just a stone, but Dafna Filshteiner insisted there was something special about it.
