Researchers face a race against time as ice melts faster than they can recover artifacts, with many precious archaeological finds at risk of being destroyed by weather conditions before they can be ...

Photo from Portable Antiquities Scheme / Newcastle University Archaeologists in Norway surveyed an area exposed by melting ice and found fragments of an “extraordinary” Viking cargo net, photos show.

An undergraduate student was startled after a finely carved ancient head rolled out during a recent excavation – and seemed to smile back at her.

The artefacts recovered from the Mediterranean Sea build on what we already know about the ancient city of Canopus ...

Ancient Egyptian tombs and surprise discoveries are among some of the newest archaeological finds this year.

An archaeology student uncovered a mysterious carved stone head with curly hair and a faint smile during an excavation at Skaill Farm on the Scottish island of Rousay.

Recent excavations at the ancient construction section revealed one of those secrets: a carved face, smiling faintly after ...

On the hunt with high-tech treasure hunters A man with a metal detector searching a freshly plowed carrot field in Switzerland found a large ornate jewelry set dating to the Bronze Age — as well ...

Several large sculptures were among the trove of artifacts that divers recovered from the waters near Alexandria, Egypt.

The new subway system in Thessaloniki, Greece, showcases ancient archaeological treasures discovered during decades of construction.

A recent study examining plant matter at two temples in Gath, Israel, has revealed the influence ancient Greece had on the ...