In new document, the Pope says archaeology not only provides historical data but also allows theology to remain rooted in the ...

A remarkably intact pottery vessel dating back more than 10,000 years has been recovered from the depths of Lake Biwa, Japan, marking one of the oldest and most significant ceramic discoveries in ...

What is rescue archaeology? Learn why this important field helps protect artifacts and why new technology can help improve the process. Jack Knudson is an assistant editor for Discover Magazine who ...

Archaeologists working in the historic Turkish city of İznik have revealed a stunning third-century fresco depicting Jesus as the "Good Shepherd"—the only known example of this iconic Christian motif ...

The Temple Mount is one of the most popular destinations in the ancient city of Jerusalem. In Arabic, it’s known as Haram al-Sharif — "the Noble Sanctuary." Considered the holiest site in Judaism and ...

Insights and introductions to the work of history's forensic experts - the archaeologists. The detritus of war can survive for hundreds of years underground, and its discovery can bring about ...

Sometimes, it takes the very newest technology to find traces of humanity's ancient past. That's the premise that has guided Sarah Parcak in her career as an archaeologist who relies on remote sensing ...

In Diaoyu city, an ancient fortress in Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, a special tour was conducted recently with a focus on dilapidated walls, old stones and ordinary-looking locations, ...

(See Cover) Even as his spaceships reach toward the future and the stars, modern man is more concerned than ever with his past on his own planet. From China to Peru, diggers are everywhere. And ...

In 2010, a three-judge bench of the Allahabad High Court weighed worship traditions, historical records and ASI excavations ...

The abandoned fieldstone walls of New England are every bit as iconic to the region as lobster pots, town greens, sap buckets and fall foliage. They seem to be everywhere – a latticework of dry, ...