Archaeologists Investigate Underground Pyramidal Structure Beneath Orvieto, Italy
Site yields artifacts, architectural materials from the Etruscan period.
Archaeologists Uncover Massive Fortifications in Ancient City of King Midas
Terraced wall dated to 9th century BCE revealed, other new features unearthed.
Magnificent Ancient Roman Silver Treasure Revealed
Roman Treasure of Berthouville makes its debut after meticulous conservation efforts.
Pirate Blackbeard’s Newly Recovered Cannon to be Shared with Public
Freshly raised from the Atlantic seafloor, the c.1718 cannon will be shown along with other key artifacts.
Archaeologists Excavate Earthquake-Devastated Roman City
Team to return to site in 2015 to continue excavations.
Sound Phenomena Influenced Ancient Art and Architecture, Say Researchers
Ancient humans connected sound effects to the supernatural, spawning prehistoric cave art and affecting ancient monumental architecture, suggest scientists.
Archaeological Society in St. Louis Places Ancient Artifacts on the Auction Block
Archaeological Institute of America expresses grave concerns, vows to take action.
Archaeologists Discover Highest Altitude Ice Age Human Occupation Site
Humans inhabited high altitudes nearly a millennium earlier than previously thought.
Genetic Study Shows Early Contact Between Easter Islanders and South Americans
Researchers suggest the Rapa Nui intermixed with South Americans long before European contact.
Researchers Discover Prehistoric Human Habitation Sites in the Nefud Desert
Thirteen sites could tell a story of human dispersal and survival in the northern desert region of Saudi Arabia.
Archaeologists Excavate Roman Frontier Site in Romania
The site of Halmyris occupied a strategic position as an ancient Roman bastion on the edge of an empire.
Archaeologists Make Surprising Discovery at Neolithic Site in Scotland
A giant-sized Neolithic Era cow found as archaeologists excavated at the famous Ness of Brodgar site in Orkney.
Archaeologists Uncover Paleoindian Habitation in Upland Area of Tennessee
Continuous human settlement from at least 11,500 years ago unusual for an upland environment, say investigators.
Climate Change Influenced Early Modern Human Occupation of Moroccan Caves, Say Scientists
Study suggests prehistoric human occupation in the Témara caves of coastal Morocco fluctuated with wet and dry periods.
Artifacts of Christian Nubia Revealed
Treasures of the Nubian desert unveiled to the public in a unique showing.
Brain Evolution Study Yields Surprising Finds
Results have important implications for human and ape brain evolution.
Social Transmission of Tool Use in Wild Chimpanzees Observed
Research results have implications for development of culture among apes and humans in evolutionary theory.
Penn Museum’s Center for the Analysis of Archaeological Materials Launches in Fall 2014
Public invited to tour new facilities as part of museum’s
International Archaeology Day celebration Saturday, October 18.
Prehistoric Stone Tools Evolved Independently Within Local Populations, Say Researchers
Suggestion challenges the traditional Out-of-Africa human migration theory for new stone tool introduction into Eurasia.
Study shows early modern human settlement in Central Europe over 43,000 years ago
Stone tools found in Austria, dated to about 43,500 years ago, are suggested to have been made by anatomically modern humans who coexisted with Neanderthals in Europe.
