Modern tools and good old-fashioned digging revealed royal tombs, World War II shipwrecks, and the oldest Egyptian genome ...

The volcanic eruption of Santorini rocked the Mediterranean and changed history. Crucial—and chilling—evidence from the ...

Archaeologists have discovered what may be the earliest evidence of deliberate fire-making.

As a kid, I’d write letters to George Bass, an American professor of underwater archaeology who used to contribute to National Geographic magazine. He actually responded, and we carried on this ...

The astonishing discovery in Israel of four swords from nearly 2,000 years ago evokes ancient rebellions and offers unprecedented opportunity for scientific investigation. A conservator adjusts a foam ...

Digging began over a decade ago at the site of a fifth century synagogue overlooking the Sea of Galilee. What they found is upending long-held beliefs about Jewish life in that era. Mosaics uncovered ...

It was the largest and fiercest warship in the world, named the Mars for the Roman god of war: But it went up in a ball of flames in a brutal naval battle in 1564, consigning 800 to 900 Swedish and ...

A trek to the ancient caves of Niah National Park provides travellers with Neolithic burial sites, endemic wildlife and iron-age cave paintings. Experts guide travellers through Niah National Park to ...

You teach ancestral skills, from basketry to stone tool construction and more. What sparked your interest? It evolved from being outdoors a lot as a child. My earliest memory of wanting to do this was ...