Archeology

Prehistoric Europeans used amber as a status symbol, an archaeologist who worked on the study told Newsweek.

The artifacts were found during an excavation in eastern Cairo’s Matariya neighborhood.

The warrior was believed to be aged between 40 and 50 and his right arm had been amputated around the mid-forearm.

This skeleton is one of only two skeletons ever found with evidence of having died in this gruesome manner.

This could be the oldest depiction of evil or a demon.

More than 500 years ago, a mass sacrifice of 140 children occurred in what is now Peru.

Scientists are left wondering how the coins remained hidden for so long.

The broken slabs had a fascinating secret.

Hieroglyphs on the coffin say it contained a high priestess called Mer-Neith-it-es from 600 BC.

The discovery has a disturbing twist.

This forest will only be visible until the tide once again hides it beneath the sand.

This settlement was believed to be a legend, but evidence suggests it once existed.

Up to 90 percent of the people responsible for Stonehenge disappeared.

The artifact is one of just three pieces like this ever found.

Carbon left from their high-seafood diet made dating the skeletons impossible until now.

The Pyramid Texts refer to iron that fell from the sky.

Even sites that won't be submerged could be damaged from rapid development.

A look at human history shows what climate change could cause.

Archaeologists are hoping to find what lies beneath the large Mayan temple known as "The Castle."

The cemetery, dating from the first and second centuries A.D., was discovered among the ruins of the Roman port town of Berenike.

This flat-faced, extinct hominin likely infected the first human ancestor with HSV2 more than a million years ago.

The engraving, known as a petroglyph, shows a circle with curved, intricate swirling emissions issuing from it.

Excavations show that three individuals were trapped in a raging inferno.

The tower of more than 650 skulls is believed to have struck fear into the Spanish conquistadores who captured the city.

Ancient Korean traditions meant people who were still alive were buried alongside dead kings.

Digital progress is revolutionizing the way we collect footprints.

The stone chip may be up to 49,000 years old.

Did the Germans create Egypt's new "Frankenstein"?

As jihadis use cultural vandalism as a weapon of war, fears are increasing for the country's Greco-Roman heritage.

The head of UNESCO has lambasted the desecration of historic and religious sites by ISIS, comparing them to the Nazis