Athens is, or at least should be, better known for the impressive temples and other archaeological sites that are all around ...

This ancient rock fortress and former royal palace is one of Sri Lanka's most visited and best-known sites. Sigiriya is of great historical and archaeological significance.

Sea-level rise has eroded beaches all over the Northwest. And some of these places include important archaeological sites.

With their potent blend of wild looks and mystery, Britain’s ancient sites have an enduring magnetism — and there are far more of them than you might imagine.

A couple who have volunteered in numerous excavations over the years found a "highly revered" ancient artifact at a fort in ...

An ancient society near the southern shores of Lake Titicaca in modern-day Bolivia was once one of the continent's most ...

Scientists have found genetic evidence of an ancient group of people in Colombia with no modern-day descendants. It’s as if ...

Long before ships sailed the oceans or factories hunted whales for oil, humans living near the Bay of Biscay were already ...

Israeli archaeologists recently uncovered an ancient sarcophagus depicting a scene familiar to many today: a drinking game.

Historians recently unveiled their findings about an ancient purple dye factory located in modern-day Israel — revealing a glimpse into life during biblical times. In an article recently ...

Although two of the sites were excavated as far back as the 1990s, nobody at that stage realised that they represented a large and previously unknown ancient civilisation covering over 2000 square ...

The ancient sites finally revealing the secrets of a long-lost Stone Age civilisation. The civilisation, now known as the Taş Tepeler culture, appears to have had a fertility-centred belief system.