The classic image of an archaeologist is of someone unearthing a potsherd in Pompeii or opening a Viking grave to better ...

The eruption of Mt. Vesuvius froze the ancient Roman city in time, giving modern-day humans a remarkable vision into the past ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Often when people hear the word "archaeologist," they think of an iconic film character like Indiana Jones or Lara Croft. However, ...

The center opened to the public in April. Archaeologists at the living history village had to move millions of delicate, ...

Archaeologists have uncovered ancient Roman graves beneath a thriving Adriatic city, offering a glimpse into life long before ...

It took a modern road project digging through nearly 10 feet of muddy river sediment to reveal an ancient temple site in the ...

Scantily clad tomb raiders and cloistered scholars piecing together old pots -- these are the kinds of stereotypes of archaeology that dominate public perception. Yet archaeology in the new millennium ...

Archaeologists found the illegal distillery on a dig at Ben Lawers National Nature Reserve near Killin. New and exciting fossils emerge into the light of day on the Isle of Wight and the Jurassic ...

Anthony Chappel-Ross/York Museums Trust. Late in 2021, a metal detectorist named Peter Heads swept his device across an unass ...

Billions of years ago, a young spiral galaxy began to grow in a crowded part of the universe. It pulled in gas and small ...

Pope's Tavern Museum will host its fourth annual Archaeology Day on Saturday, June 13 from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m.