Tephrochronology is a powerful method through which sedimentary successions can be dated and synchronized via geochemical and geochronological ...

New archaeological evidence challenges the popular image of Paleolithic humans as predominantly meat-eaters. If you imagine early humans living on big game alone, new research says that picture is ...

Across North America, archaeologists are pulling remarkable stories out of the ground, from Ice Age footprints to buried cities that once pulsed with trade and ritual. As I follow these digs, I see a ...

A new collagen fingerprinting tool can help scientists identify species from archaeological bone fragments. Pacific islanders of the late Stone Age, also known as the Neolithic period, were master ...

In the popular imagination, life at Pompeii came to an abrupt and violent end after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 C.E. Its pristine frescoes, well-preserved buildings, and petrified bodies seem ...

Colonial Williamsburg is expanding ahead of America’s 250th celebration with a new archaeology center opening in April 2026.

A recent archaeological excavation in Switzerland turned morbid when historians came across a trove of infant burials dating back to Ancient Rome. The excavation began last May in order to make way ...

Professor Will Taylor receives an NSF CAREER Award for his research project “Understanding Animal Domestication and Human-Environmental Relationships.” Taylor’s research aims to understand animal ...

Chariot and Horse No. 1 (Replica), Qin dynasty style (20th century); Bronze. Emperor Qin Shi Huang's Mausoleum Site Museum, MMYL007 For archaeologists, Xi’an is the gift that keeps giving. Since its ...

In a rural village in Benin, emerging archeologists spent the summer uncovering the history of Saclo Village, an archaeological site managed by the University of California, Santa Cruz, and the ...