The copper and leather device represents the first evidence of mechanical tools from Egypt’s pre-Pharaonic history.

The tombs, discovered in the Qubbet el-Hawa site, were complete with shafts and burial chambers. A group of rock-cut tombs ...

Sculptures and tools from the Stone Age show markings that could be an early precursor to written language, according to a new analysis.

This wooden tool, which was likely used to dig through mud, was found near elephant bones. Dimitris Michailidis / © K. Harvati Researchers working along a lake shore ...

Archaeologists found artifacts, dated between 9650 and 4900 BC, associated with the production of arrowheads. Photo by LWL/C. Hentzelt A group of amateur archaeologists made a surprising Neolithic ...

Archaeologists recently uncovered “sensational” artifacts beneath a historic monastery in Poland — offering a glimpse into monastic life in the 18th century. The discovery was found near the Basilica ...

According to a report in The Salt Lake Tribune, construction work at the Alta Ski Area in Utah’s Wasatch Mountains has uncovered 150-year-old artifacts left behind by late nineteenth-century residents ...

Archaeologists in Italy found three prehistoric tombs, known as “fairy houses,” with artifacts inside. The photo shows Tomb XIX. Photo from the Regional Secretariat of the Ministry of Culture for ...

Imagine stumbling upon an object so strange, so impossible to explain, that it throws everything you thought you knew about the past into question. We’re not talking about dusty pottery or ancient ...