In the research, published Wednesday (Jan. 7) in the journal Nature, a team of Moroccan and French researchers detailed their ...

The vault’s purpose is still unknown, but theories range from food storage to safe haven during violent feuds.

Spotted off the coast of Denmark, the "Svaelget 2" is a cog, a kind of large trading vessel used in the Middle Ages. Experts ...

This documentary examines how Stone Age weapons inflicted extreme physical damage at close range. Archaeological evidence shows shattered bones, embedded stone points, and blunt-force trauma ...

Five quartz arrowheads found in a South African cave were laced with a slow-acting tumbleweed poison that would have tired ...

Tube drill cores found in Egypt show smooth, continuous spiral grooves that indicate extreme pressure and control. Experimental archaeology has repeatedly failed to reproduce these results using ...

The remains of a distinct Bronze Age community found in the Grotta della Monaca caves within the Pollino massif in Calabria, ...

Dogs began diversifying thousands of years earlier than previously believed, with clear differences in size and shape ...

Maritime archaeologists from Denmark's Viking Ship Museum have unearthed an extraordinary find beneath the waters near Copenhagen - the largest medieval cog ever discovered. The 600-year-old vessel ...

A team of archaeologists have made an incredible discovery in the waters off the coast of Copenhagen. The Danish team has ...

The remains of Svaelget 2 included a covered platform known as a "castle deck" where sailors could hide from the weather.

Archaeologists in Denmark say a sunken Viking ship near Copenhagen is the largest boat of its kind ever discovered—and that’s ...