From mysterious cities hidden by dense jungle to reading ancient scrolls with artificial intelligence, this year’s top ...

The ancient tombs in Luohe, Central China's Henan Province Photo: CCTV An ancient tomb complex dating from the Warring States ...

The pyramids of Egypt have traditionally been believed to be Pharaoh tombs. Is this really the theory that is best supported ...

AN awe-inspiring discovery of the oldest known alphabet has been found in a tomb by a group of archaeologists. The ancient ...

The oldest known alphabetic writing has been found etched onto finger-length clay cylinders unearthed from a tomb in Syria.

During excavation at the South Asasif necropolis near Luxor, the team uncovered the remains of 11 individuals, including five ...

The dig site contained many ancient tombs dating back to the Early Bronze Age from 3500-2000 BC, with one containing ...

Audrey Henshall was a British archaeologist known for her pioneering work on Scottish chambered cairns. Henshall left the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland a bequest of £100,000 when she passed away ...

The intact burial—unearthed on this day in 1922—contained a "wonderful" cache of objects linked to the ancient Egyptian ...

Remains from Middle Kingdom era, along with coffins and funerary objects, were found at the bottom of a hidden shaft south of ...

The early writing appears to date to around 2400 B.C.—preceding the previous most bygone examples by roughly 500 years.