The Rosetta Stone is a black granodiorite stele inscribed with a decree by King Ptolemy V Epiphanes. The decree, written in  54 lines of Greek, 32 lines of ...

Archaeologists from the University of Houston have discovered the first royal tomb at the sprawling Maya site of Caracol, in Belize.

Nefertari was the beloved wife of Rameses II, and her extravagant tomb proves it. Its restored paintings tell an interesting ...

The Mayan city of Caracol has been researched for decades, but archaeologists only recently found a tomb of one of the city's ...

Fly over the Wailing Wall, also known as the Western Wall, in Jerusalem, one of the holiest sites in the world. This captivating drone footage reveals the ancient stone walls, the bustling plaza ...

Ancient stone walls and power: What data science tools can reveal in African archaeology by Mncedisi Siteleki, The Conversation Editors' notes ...

From the Magazine of the Archaeological Institute of America comes the jaw-dropping chronicle of an Egyptian temple, once covered in dirt and soot, that’s now revealing an ancient creation myth ...

Rediscovered some 200 years ago, the ancient Egyptian temple of Esna has held 2,000-year-old secrets in its walls that are just now seeing the light of day. Thanks to an ambitious restoration project ...

The knowledge of writing is not very old compared to human history. It was only invented 5,000 years ago. It is one of the ...

View of the location and excavations of the ancient mega-fortress discovered in Georgia. Credit: Nathaniel Erb-Satullo A recent study led by Dr. Nathaniel Erb-Satullo of Cranfield University has shed ...

Just under four feet tall, the Rosetta Stone is inscribed with three ancient languages, including Greek, hieroglyphics, and another script of ancient Egypt.