Researchers used drone imagery to analyze the full scope of a massive, 3,000-year-old fortress in the Caucasus mountains.

All the evidence—including radiocarbon dating of vegetable glue used to affix the gold foil and the style of a bronze dagger found along with the hand—suggests the unusual artifact was ...

Polish officials recently announced the discovery of an unusual alien-like clay head, which dates back to the Ubaid period of ancient Mesopotamia. Pottery was also found at the site.

For the first time, visitors will see ancient artifacts from the Griffin Warrior Tomb, during an exhibition in Greece ...

A metal detectorist has unearthed a long, bronze sword that was bent into an S shape during an ancient ritual in what is now Denmark. The sword and other artifacts — which were found in a bog ...

The emerging importance of the find underscores a key truth about archaeology: artifacts often hold secrets that only later ...

Artefacts at Kurd Qaburstan are offering rare insights into Mesopotamian urban life and culture during the Middle Bronze Age ...

Archaeologists recently uncovered a trove of Stone Age artifacts on the seafloor of the North Sea, shedding light on a lost prehistoric land that once bridged Great Britain and mainland Europe.

The site contains Bronze Age artifacts but shows evidence of consistent settlement through the 10th century. The excavation turned up vases, terra cotta fragments, swords, coins, and a distinctive ...

The demand for Iranian Iron Age weapons began after a large cache of bronze and iron weapons was discovered in the western Iranian province of Luristan in the late 1920s.