Join Colonial Williamsburg’s archaeological field school, where you’ll learn archaeological field methods while excavating sites and artifacts which tell new stories about the diverse people who ...

A group of scientists are studying the Cyclades, an island group in Greece's Aegean Sea, looking for signs of early human activity. They are using technology such as laser scanning and magnetometry, ...

Archaeological survey methods encompass a suite of techniques for detecting, mapping and interpreting material traces of past human activity across varied terrains. Traditional pedestrian fieldwalking ...

Ph.D. student Lena Dubinsky and Prof. Leore Grosman from the Computational Archaeology Laboratory at the Hebrew University's Institute of Archaeology have pioneered a new method to study rock ...

Radiocarbon dating has become indispensable for reconstructing prehistoric population trends by providing chronological markers for organic materials. Archaeological demography employs techniques such ...

Modern technology is transforming the study of the ancient world. Archaeologists and historians now have access to scientific ...

New results from the first archaeological fieldwork conducted in space show the International Space Station is a rich cultural landscape where crew create their own “gravity” to replace Earth’s, and ...

Recently, archaeologists have unearthed a set of mysterious crystal skulls, sparking intrigue and debate in the scientific community. These artifacts, crafted from clear quartz, present a conundrum ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Archaeologists have unearthed around 25,000 remains in the historic ...