Archaeological sites older than the Roman Empire and the pyramids can be found in many US states. These sites shed light on the first humans who arrived in North America. Some are closed to the public ...

America is a vast land home to many different peoples, places, and cultures. For thousands of years, people and creatures alike have inhabited the many biomes of this great country. Today, ...

From a Mediterranean shipwreck to a mosaic on display in Washington, DC, these are the discoveries that made scholars of the biblical world say “wow” this year. The continued fighting in Israel ...

WUSA-TV Washington, D.C. Posted: April 17, 2025 | Last updated: April 17, 2025 Dr. Alexandra Jones, a proud Washington, D.C. native and founder of Archaeology in the Community, is on a mission to ...

With its cold climate, short growing season, and dense forests, Michigan's Upper Peninsula is known as a challenging place for farming. But a new Dartmouth-led study provides evidence of intensive ...

MOBILE, Ala. – One of the most important jobs of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is to save, store, and preserve archaeological finds on its work sites or the controlled recreational sites. The ...

The ancestors of Alaska Native people began using local copper sources to craft intricate tools roughly 1,000 years ago. Over one-third of all copper objects archaeologists have found in this region ...

Archaeologists excavating a Spanish stone-and-adobe structure in Arizona uncovered a 480-year-old gun. Experts believe the “wall gun” was associated with the Coronado expedition. The wall gun is now ...