In this episode of Life's Little Mysteries, we'll take a closer look at the science of excavating, preserving and interpreting clues from humanity's past: archaeology. What caused the Mayan ...

New evidence suggests Poverty Point’s monumental mounds were created not by a ruling elite, but by egalitarian groups drawn together by shared ritual purpose. Some 3,500 years ago, hunter-gatherer ...

Finally, you can learn about archaeology without getting your hands dirty. The Florida Public Archaeology Network is offering free in-depth programs like “Zoom into Archaeology,” which has taken ...

In 1947, a chance discovery by Bedouin shepherds uncovered a library frozen in time — the Dead Sea Scrolls, the oldest ...

Patiently digging for several minutes, Alexa Hankish, 9, discovered the jaw of what appeared to be a coyote’s skull. The great discovery didn’t stop her search for more artifacts, and while squatting ...

CHAMPAIGN, lll. — Steering clear of crocodiles and navigating around massive submerged trees, a team of divers began mapping some of the 25 freshwater pools of Cara Blanca, Belize, which were ...

Hidden beneath Egypt’s surface are stone structures carved with precision that doesn’t match the accepted timeline. These ...

“Ten unsolved, creepy, or just weird Boston archeological oddities,” is a joint project between Globe Opinion and the City of Boston Archaeology Team that answers many questions but asks many more: ...

Did a bankrupt Egypt attempt to hitch an anonymous ride for an unpopular pharaoh into immortality? His 225 personal retainers ...

Ancient civilizations left behind enigmatic sites like the Plain of Jars, Nazca Lines, Paracas Candelabra, Yonaguni Submarine ...

In addition to her award-winning Emma Fielding archaeology mysteries, Dana Cameron's werewolf short story, "The Night Things Changed," won the 2008 Agatha Award and is nominated for both a 2009 ...