A 3D analysis comparing the way fabric falls on a human body versus a low-relief sculpture shows that the Shroud of Turin was ...

The remains of five early humans were uncovered inside Tinshemet Cave in central Israel, indicating that burial rituals may have begun much earlier believed ...

The class used an 1884 map to locate the site of former buildings on the Horseshoe. Some of the remnants found may be from ...

The so-called 'ice mummies' of Siberia's Altai mountains are an exception, since their deep burial chambers encased in ...

Under the hot summer sun, Utah middle and high school students — accompanied by BYU history and archaeology students — ...

For the first time, archaeologists have used advanced scientific techniques on 4,000-year-old dental plaque to confirm traces ...

In south-east Asia, betel nut chewing has been practiced since antiquity. The plants contain compounds that enhance the ...

The 12 tons of timber wreckage once made up the HMS Hind, a ship that took part in the Revolutionary War before being ...

This significant find sheds light on the beginnings of human burial traditions and indicates that such ceremonial practices ...

Archaeologists in central Israel are excavating one of the world's oldest-known burial sites, dating back 100,000 years.

Archaeologists working at the Tinshemet Cave in Israel believe they’ve discovered one of the world’s oldest human burial ...

The HMS "Hind," later renamed the "Earl of Chatham," was a frigate in the British Royal Navy before it was repurposed as a ...