Radiocarbon analysis dated the pod found in Vladislav Hall to 1513–1666, making it the oldest known pod ever found in Europe, according to the study. Prague Castle was the epicenter of central Europe ...

Archaeologists in Guatemala uncover a Teotihuacan altar in Tikal, revealing ancient cultural and spiritual ties with the Maya ...

Many American Jews remember Passover seders with the Maxwell House Haggadah — a printed version that was popular in the mid-20th century. But today there are many variations of Haggadot — some ...

A shelter protecting Viking ruins and designs for entertaining dinner guests were among the highlights of this year's ...

The tool we've identified is called a Quina scraper. This type of stone tool is well known from archaeological sites in ...

Climbing the Acropolis, communing with the druids at Stonehenge, or marveling at the sprawling remains of Pompeii — exploring ...

An altar from the Teotihuacan culture, at the pre-Hispanic heart of what became Mexico, was discovered in Tikal National Park ...

Around 4,000 years ago, women in Nubia were using tumplines, a form of head strap, to carry around goods and young children.

Archaeologists had long hoped to find the central settlement of Majiayao culture in nearby sites but failed. "Finally, our ...

Rome, with a population of around 75 million, had an average income equivalent to about 2.25 times the subsistence minimum — ...

Exquisite bronze artifacts, ranging from tall, slender wine vessels to large, ornate wine containers, along with their elaborate production illustrations ... at the Chinese Archaeological Museum ...

"One of the most distinctive features of Chinese bronze craftsmanship is the use of piece-mold casting. Unlike Western ...