British Museum hails record-breaking year for archaeological discoveries – thanks largely to metal detectorists ...

The history of the planet and the civilizations that have lived on it are among life’s greatest mysteries.People have roamed ...

Archaeology, the study of human history through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts, often unearths enigmatic discoveries that challenge our understanding of the past. These ...

An archaeology student from the US state of Florida has discovered a rare 9th-century gold object during her first excavation in the UK. The student, Yara Souza, unearthed a gold medallion from the ...

Across North America, archaeologists are rewriting what I thought I knew about the continent’s past, uncovering sites that are older, more complex, and more surprising than the history books ever ...

Among the discoveries was a 1,700-year-old death mask of a Maya ruler, found and assembled by Provost Diane Chase and ...

The new Open Lab will give people the chance to see hundreds of artefacts found during eight years of excavation at Auckland Palace, in County Durham. Experts from our Department of Archaeology and ...

A child, hiker, or canoeist who picks up a single arrowhead is far more likely to encounter a teachable moment than criminal ...

The coin was one of five finds made in 2025 highlighted by NTS. Archaeological investigations in front of a chambered cairn at Crarae Garden in Argyll recovered a wide range of artefacts thought to be ...