Archaeology Finds

What the Bayeux tapestry reveals about medieval buildings on both sides of the Channel

The Bayeux Tapestry shows 33 buildings that reveal how medieval towns looked on both sides of the

Henry VIII's dissolution enforcer stashed Catholic manuscript—its lost pages have just been rediscovered

Six lost pages of a medieval Catholic bestseller were hiding in an English archive for nearly a

Insect remains reveal Indigenous burial practices in the Canary Islands

More than 8,000 insect remains show Indigenous Canary Islanders stored grain in caves before

Bone strength study reveals new clues about human evolution

Fossil bones show when our ancestors traded strong arms for strong legs to walk on the ground.

Ice Age carvers used mammoth tusk patterns to create unique art, study finds

Ice Age artists copied mammoth tusk growth lines to carve 18,000-year-old figurines.

Mathematician challenges a 2,000-year-old legend about the Parthenon's optical illusions

A mathematician proved the Parthenon's famous "optical illusions" were never meant to fool anyone.

A 240-million-year-old fossil just changed the dinosaur timeline

A fossil hiding in a museum for 60 years just linked Africa and South America and rewrote the

New species of 240-million-year-old prehistoric animal could reshape dinosaur origins timeline

A new 240-million-year-old species found in Tanzania rewrites when dinosaurs first evolved.

History is being rewritten at an archaeological site in Morocco. What the discovery of an ancient wall tells us

An ancient wall in Morocco reveals North Africans shaped their world thousands of years ago.

This Australian cave hid 25,000 years of ritual secrets

A single cave in Australia hides evidence of rituals stretching back 25,000 years.

A 5,000-year-old royal mystery: Digital clues point to Meretneith as Egypt's female king

Digital clues reveal a 5,000-year-old female king of ancient Egypt's First Dynasty

UV light reveals possible camouflage on a 125-million-year-old crocodile

UV light revealed possible camouflage on a crocodile fossil frozen for 125 million years.

Luminescence dating pushes age of South Dakota's Mammoth Site back by more than 100,000 years

South Dakota mammoth fossils are 160,000 years old — over 100,000 years older than scientists

Ancient armored fish evolved two distinct ways to crush prey 385 million years ago

Armored fish evolved two totally different jaws to crush prey 385 million years ago.

66-million-year-old feather in dinosaur poop may reveal why birds survived the asteroid

A 66-million-year-old dinosaur poop holds a feather that may reveal why birds survived the asteroid.

Giant volcanic blanket reveals hidden 'Pompeii' of Andean landscapes

A volcanic blast buried a whole landscape like Pompeii, showing how the Andes rose slowly.

Rare bird fossils from Bavaria reveal new species, including an eagle

Scientists in Bavaria found six new fossil bird species, including an eagle with a one-meter

Unveiling how nanoparticles create iridescence in ancient ceramics

Ninth-century potters used nanoparticles the modern world still can't easily recreate.

Ancient Swedish Goths had surprisingly accurate calendars

These ancient Swedes built accurate calendars 2,500 years ago — long before the Vikings.

What small insects can tell us about ancient textiles

Tiny insects are helping scientists uncover hidden secrets in ancient dyed fabrics.