Their illicit dig, which damaged electricity and gas lines, unearthed fragments of an ancient sarcophagus and pottery, ...

Italian authorities have recovered several rare Estrucan artifacts from the third century, after inexperienced tomb raiders reportedly posted a picture with the stolen goods on Facebook. According to ...

This discovery, dated to around 2400 BCE, predates previously known alphabetic scripts by approximately 500 years, ...

It starts with the promise of skipping school — always an illicit thrill at nine years old. My son and I, seasoned truants, ...

A marble head of a man dated from 150 AD has been repatriated to Greece by the Archaeological Museum of the University of ...

An exhibition showcasing the history and culture of ancient Greece opened in Beijing, China on Thursday, offering a rare ...

The discovery of ancient artifacts often excites historians, but a recent find in Israel has Christians intrigued: a nearly 1,800-year-old mosaic declaring "Jesus is God." Now displayed at the Museum ...

Researchers have discovered evidence of the oldest alphabetic writing in human history. The writing was etched onto clay cylinders discovered during a dig at an ancient Syrian city.

The amulet was found during an ongoing excavation project in Hadrianopolis, an ancient city near Karabük, Turkey.

Archaeology studies the human past through the excavation of things people made and used thousands of years ago – from architecture to objects like pottery bowls and animal bones from meals.  Although ...

The Dead Sea Scrolls and about 200 related artifacts are appearing in an exhibit opening Friday at the Ronald Reagan ...