A monumental archaeological discovery in northern China is reshaping what we know about early human settlement and society.

Some of the ancient buildings, located along China’s mountaintop rivers, dated back to as far as 2800 B.C.E., with others ...

Archaeologists are revealing the secrets of a long-lost Stone Age civilisation – believed to be the oldest in the world. Ongoing investigations by Turkish, British and other archaeologists in ...

The Garitang Keshi, or the Garitang Engraved Stone Photo: Courtesy of the National Cultural Heritage Administration ...

An investigation into the evidence for ancient high technology found across the world. We look into the evidence for ...

A new genetic study of the ancient Chinese city of Shimao reveals a strictly patrilineal society that practised ...

Archaeologists suspect the ancient society carried out two types of human sacrifices – one that involved mass burials of men ...

If you’re after must-see sights, the monuments of ancient civilisations are right at the top. And it’s not just because their temples, tombs, cities and citadels are superlative feats of archaeology — ...

An archaeological find in Mexico revealed a stone slab with 123 hieroglyphic symbols that, in part, describe the founding of a town in 569 AD. The slab was located on the floor of what was once a pool ...

Ancient rock art was meant to be heard as well as seen and now acoustic archaeologists are bringing the sounds of prehistoric ...

Stay awake all night, and you’ll find that euphoria hits you with the dawn. It was with a similar euphoria to the one Fiona Robertson describes at solstice festivals that I finished her poignant, ...