Archaeology is evolving with the help of modern technology. From satellite imaging and LiDAR to ancient DNA analysis, new ...

Picture an aircraft streaking across the sky at hundreds of miles per hour, unleashing millions of laser pulses into a dense tropical forest. The objective: map thousands of square miles, including ...

In ancient Asia, particularly the period spanning from 130 B.C.E. to 1453 C.E., one of the most prominent trade routes in the nation was the Silk Road. Technically, it was only called that after its ...

A personal top five of 2021 archaeology discoveries highlights the Dead Sea Scroll fragments from the Cave of Horror, the ...

Archaeologists study artifacts, monuments, and other remains to get a better sense of human history. What they discover often rewrites humans' past and changes the way we think about our species.

So much of the physical evidence of humanity’s existence has been erased, eroded, buried, dynamited and in other ways obliterated. Enter the archaeologists. This series examines innovations, small and ...

A Mayan city lost in the dense jungle of southern Mexico has been revealed. The discovery occurred in the southeastern state of Campeche, and archaeologists have named it Valeriana, after a nearby ...

A medieval town vanished in the early 19th century, becoming another of history’s forgotten chapters that was ultimately lost to time; until now.