Archaeological digs unearth a rich seam of discoveries dating back to prehistory.

The pit is believed to have been from a time of conflict “between the Saxon-run kingdom of Mercia and the kingdom of East Anglia, which was conquered by the Vikings in around 870 [CE]." ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A paleontologist cleaning a skeleton during an archaeology dig; illustrative. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK) Using muon detectors, ...

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For several years, Cambridge University’s archaeology department has partnered with the local charity Cambridge Past, Present ...

Archaeology isn’t just pottery shards and treasure. Sometimes, digging into the past uncovers grim reminders of how people ...

FLORENCE COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A team of archaeologists digging along the Great Pee Dee River in South Carolina are finding out more about the Native Americans who once lived there. Chris Judge, ...

Five theatrical masks discovered at an ancient Turkish site are dated to the time of the Roman Empire. The masks were found alongside a 5,000-seat theater built by the Romans in the first century C.E.

Archaeologists in the U.K. have uncovered a miscellany of everyday objects from the site of a house that was built for the mother of Isaac Newton in the 1650s. The house, which was demolished 200 ...

The Attingham Estate in England has long been a hotbed of archaeology, and the National Trust recently opened the site to amateur archaeologists. A public dig in September uncovered Roman artifacts, ...

View post: New Winter Storm Warnings Issued for 2 States as 24 Inches of Snow, 70 mph Winds Approach Archaeologists working on a dig site in the country of Georgia have discovered a 1.8 ...