Archaeology and anthropology

Ancient tombs with vibrant wall paintings open to public in southern Israel

Two nearly 2,000-year-old tombs with magnificent wall paintings will be open to the public for the first time in southern Israel after a painstaking conservation process.

Madonna to celebrate 66th birthday with a visit to the famed archaeological site at Pompeii

Fossils suggest even smaller ‘hobbits’ roamed an Indonesian island 700,000 years ago

4,000-year-old Greek hilltop site mystifies archaeologists. It could spell trouble for new airport

Globe-trotting anthropologist who drew comparisons to Indiana Jones dies at age 94

Israeli museum invites boy who broke rare bronze-era jar for special tour

A 4-year-old boy who accidentally broke a rare 3,500-year-old jar at a museum in Haifa has been forgiven and even invited back. Curators hope to turn the disaster into a teachable moment. (AP Video shot by Alexis Triboulard)

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Archaeologists in Virginia unearth colonial-era garden with clues about its enslaved gardeners

Peruvian archaeologists uncover ancient burial estimated to be 3,800 years old

Stonehenge Altar Stone came from Scotland

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An archaeology student finds 7 stunning Viking silver arm rings, Danish museum says

An archaeology student unearthed seven “spectacular” Viking-era curled silver arm rings earlier this year north of Denmark’s second-largest city, a Danish museum said, adding the finding has ties to Russia, Ukraine and the British Isles.

Archaeological site is discovered within the boundaries of Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico

An archaeological site that might shed more light on New Mexico’s ancient history has been discovered recently within the boundaries of Holloman Air Force Base.

Vikings had windows, another shift away from their image as barbaric Norsemen, Danish museum says

Vikings had windows — usually only associated with medieval churches and castles — meaning Norsemen dignitaries sat in rooms lit up by apertures with glass.

Archaeologists unearth the largest cemetery ever discovered in Gaza and find rare lead sarcophogi

Archaeologists say they have discovered dozens of ancient graves including two rare sarcophagi made of lead in an ancient cemetery in the Gaza Strip.

This simple log structure may be the oldest example of early humans building with wood

A pair of crossed logs in Zambia may be the oldest evidence of early humans building with wood. That’s according to research published Wednesday in the journal Nature.

Ruins of ancient Nero’s Theater discovered under garden of future Four Seasons near Vatican

Rome’s next luxury hotel has some very good bones. Archaeologists said Wednesday that the ruins of Nero’s Theater have been discovered under the garden of the future Four Seasons Hotel.

Archaeologists in Louisiana save artifacts 12,000 years old from natural disasters and looters

Archaeologists have been gingerly digging up the ground at a site in central Louisiana this summer to unearth and preserve evidence of prehistoric occupation. The U.S.

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