Archaeologists uncover a 247-pound Ming Dynasty cannon and more inside the Great Wall of China. What else lies hidden?

The Ancient Pazyryk culture's frozen tombs, preserved mummies, tattoos, and artifacts reshape views on nomadic life.

There's something about ancient civilizations that fascinates us even thousands of years later. Their architecture, ...

New research suggests the Romans used a method known as "hot mixing" to produce self-healing concrete, which allowed them to ...

Unearthed off the coast of Alexandria, the vessel may have once measured 115 feet long. Experts think it would have held a "luxuriously decorated cabin" and a team of 20 rowers ...

What did a vulture-bone flute sound like inside a cave? How about singing inside a tomb? Researchers are bringing ancient ...

Divers have discovered a long-submerged wall some 7,000 years old under the sea off western France, scientists said Thursday.

Archeologists say they have finally cracked the 6,000-year-old mystery of Armenia’s “dragon stones" – massive carved ...

The discovery’s highlight was a 247-pound cannon from the Ming dynasty, but archaeologists also found remains of crops and ...

A remarkably intact pottery vessel dating back more than 10,000 years has been recovered from the depths of Lake Biwa, Japan, marking one of the oldest and most significant ceramic discoveries in ...

A group of scientists are studying the Cyclades, an island group in Greece's Aegean Sea, looking for signs of early human ...

As far as kitchen staples, you don’t really get much better than olive oil. It can do it all—jazz up a salad, sauté ...