A new study of ancient fingerprints preserved on China’s Terracotta Army suggests that women and juveniles participated alongside adult men in the production of the famous ceramic figures.
Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of a 13,800-year-old base camp in interior Alaska, including bone needles, stone tools, a possible dwelling and remains of wolf-like canids that may have been associated with early human communities.
Archaeologists conducting rescue excavations in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria, have uncovered a Roman-period necropolis containing 135 burials, including the grave of a child accompanied by two gold earrings.
Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of human activity dating back more than 300,000 years at Vale do Forno in central Portugal.
Archaeologists conducting research in northern Sudan have documented nearly 300 archaeological sites spanning thousands of years of human activity, including a mysterious life-sized petroglyph that may depict an ancient ruler.
Archaeologists conducting excavations ahead of improvements to the M5 have uncovered an unusual Roman burial ground containing more than 100 burials.
Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of a major early medieval monastery on the Isle of Lismore in western Scotland, revealing a wealthy ecclesiastical centre with evidence of high-status craftsmanship and precious-metal production.
Archaeologists have uncovered new evidence of Aboriginal activity beneath the waters of north-western Australia, revealing how ancient communities occupied and utilised landscapes that were submerged by rising sea levels following the last Ice Age.
Archaeologists conducting salvage excavations along the route of the Mexico City–Querétaro Passenger Train have uncovered a large assemblage of ceramics, revealing evidence of cultural exchange and successive periods of occupation in central Mexico.
Archaeologists have discovered a previously unknown 10th-century stone building during excavations at the lost Ottonian royal palace of Helfta near Lutherstadt Eisleben in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
Archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Kayalıpınar in Türkiye have discovered a Hittite royal archive containing 184 cuneiform tablets and fragments.
Underwater archaeologists have discovered a 3,000-year-old bronze sword during excavations of a submerged Bronze Age settlement in Lake Mezzano, Italy.
Archaeologists in Mexico are studying a collection of pre-Hispanic shell pendants that could provide new insights into ancient Maya trade networks, ritual practices and technological knowledge.