When Mount Vesuvius buried Pompeii under a torrent of ash in A.D. 79, it also preserved one of the ancient world’s most ...

Archaeologists made new discoveries in the ancient Greek city of Ptolemais, including a mysterious mask, and a well-preserved ...

That organization is the World Monuments Fund, which today announced the 25 sites on its annual World Monuments Watch. The ...

Archaeology often unveils artifacts that shed light on the mysteries of human history. Yet, some discoveries only deepen the ...

Tsedaye Makonnen’s ethereal pillars at the African Art Museum pay tribute to victims of violence and the perils of migration.

Three-million-year-old tools found in Kenya reveal early humans' ability to cut food, butcher meat, and adapt to new diets.

They were unearthed at the causeway of Pharaoh Hatshepsut's funerary temple at Deir al-Bahri on the Nile's West Bank.

Back when she was an intrepid graduate student, renowned University of California, Santa Cruz Egyptologist Elaine Sullivan ...

Researchers mapped predicted bioavailable strontium isotope ratios across most of the African continent. Matching values from ...

which first started out of Africa, reached other continents, and has now begun in off-world environments,” Holcomb said in a statement. “We’ve started peopling the solar system.” Holcomb says that ...

It’s a ground-breaking discovery. An international team of researchers recently uncovered evidence that ancient Egyptians were engaged in experimental treatments or medical explorations of human ...

In his first term, Donald Trump denigrated African nations, but leaders there are hopeful his return will bring more investment and less pressure to uphold democracy and human rights. By Ruth ...