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Fossil footprints date back to between 21,000 and 23,000 years ago, upending previous theory that humans reached continent laterNew research confirms that fossil human footprints in New Mexico are probably the oldest direct evidence of human presence i…
Silver and copper alloy disc from days of King Alfred hailed as one of the most important finds of its kindWhen it emerged from the earth it was dull, corroded and battered, the centuries it had spent lying beneath a Somerset field having taken their t…
Exclusive: archaeologist Christos Tsirogiannis accuses Manhattan DA’s office of abusing intellectual propertySince 2017, when the Manhattan district attorney’s office announced the formation of its first antiquities trafficking unit, it has recovered n…
Archaeologists to survey waters off coast of northern France using latest technology to scour seabedChurchill called the mass evacuation of allied forces from the beach and pier at Dunkirk a “miracle of deliverance”, but the operation to rescue more th…
Logs shaped with sharp tools on border of river predate rise of modern humans and may have formed walkway or platformResearchers have discovered remnants of what is thought to be the world’s oldest known wooden structure, an arrangement of logs on the …
The two-handled amphora depicting Herakles stabbing the Nemean lion will be returned after investigation revealed illegal tradeGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastFor decades a vase dating back to 530BC with two han…
Tributes flow for ‘incredibly generous’ Australian Canadian researcher, who used space laser technology to uncover landscapes in south-east Asia Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe world-leading Australian Canad…
Erlend Bore was about to head home when he found cache including rare medallions from about AD500A Norwegian man out walking on doctors’ advice unearthed rare sixth-century gold jewellery using a newly bought metal detector, in a discovery archaeologis…
The monument dates to between 4000 and 3000BC and is thought to be the only complete example in BritainBelow the rolling heath on the Isle of Arran’s south-west coast, overlooked by harriers and the occasional peregrine, a monument to ancient ceremony …
Local archaeologists dedicate their lives to protect priceless artefacts from smugglers, Hamas and Israeli attacks in a land at history’s crossroadsThere is considerable debate over the origin of the name Gaza. Some etymologists trace it back to azaz, …