Sharp stone technology chipped over three million years allowed early humans to exploit animal and plant food resources. But how did the production of stone tools -- called 'knapping' -- start?

The blades were found in just 11 inches of dirt and are believed to have served a cult-like purpose, experts said.

Throughout history, cultures have left behind a trail of breadcrumbs for archaeologists to follow. New sites and artifacts ...

Archaeologists can finally publicly discuss the Melsonby Hoard, a collection of Iron Age artifacts that they have been ...

Based on organic residues – imperceptible to the naked eye and detectable only at a molecular level – bronze age wine ...

An amateur archaeologist recently encouraged researchers to take another look at the Farley Moor standing stone, which was once part of a bigger ceremonial site ...

This view is of Roman Londinium, but it captures the essence of prehistoric south London (left), which remained a ...

In the Iliad, did Homer really describe the type of warfare common to the Mycenaean Era? Or was he describing the warfare of ...

The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Boğazköy-Hattuša is located in the north of Turkey. It was once the capital of the Hittite ...

The cuneiform tablets discovered there and in other Hittite sites represent one of the largest groups of texts from the ancient Near East. They include thousands of sources in Hittite, an ...

Major milestone reached in digital Cuneiform studies: researchers from Mainz, Marburg, and Würzburg present an innovative tool that offers many new possibilities.

Archaeologists in northern France have discovered a vast Bronze and Iron Age settlement that may once have been a regional ...