Across the globe, a race is under way to crack some of the last mysterious forms of writing that have never been translated.

Ancient texts described a labyrinth greater than the pyramids, but it vanished from history. Now, modern scanning technology and scientific surveys suggest it may still be buried beneath the desert.

These out-of-place artifacts, or OOPArts, are surprising for their place and time — but there's an explanation behind each ...

New research into an abandoned construction site in Pompeii has revealed the secrets of Roman cement manufacturing.

While exploring ancient Egyptian temples, researchers found massive stone structures that clearly predated dynastic Egypt.

The Ancient Pazyryk culture's frozen tombs, preserved mummies, tattoos, and artifacts reshape views on nomadic life.

There's something about ancient civilizations that fascinates us even thousands of years later. Their architecture, ...

The concrete of ancient Rome was notoriously strong. Many of the buildings, bridges, and aqueducts built by the Romans still ...

The Hjortspring boat carried warriors on an attempted attack of a Danish island over 2,000 years ago. Archaeologists have new ...

The discovery site at East Farm, Barnham, England lies hidden within a disused clay pit tucked away in the wooded landscape between Thetford and Bury St Edmunds. Professor Nick Ashton from the British ...

Pompeii Archeological Park site map, with showing where the ancient building site is located, with colour coded piles of raw construction materials (right): purple: debris; green: piles of dry ...

Archaeologists in Britain say they've found the earliest evidence of humans making fires anywhere in the world. The discovery ...