What does a mummy smell like when it is first discovered? Archaeology is the study of people and artifacts from the past. Learn more about archaeology from a world-renowned Egyptian archaeologist, Dr.

It is clear that the sprawling city of Teotihuacan near Mexico City was a major metropolis of the ancient world, but what do ...

Missouri State University archaeologists Daniel Pierce and Christopher Bodine are heading to Brazil to study ancient Amazonian geoglyphs that may reveal an unknown civilization.

Archaeologist still depend upon tools used for hundreds of years, but some are taking advantage of what technology offers. Things like ground penetrating radar, microscopes, even satellites. Learn ...

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Recent research shows that parents have long looked for ways to keep their children entertained – including during the Bronze Age. The National Museum of Denmark recently announced the discovery of ...

Human history, as we know it, is a story molded by fragments. Each discovery adds a brushstroke to our understanding of who we are and where we come from. For decades, the narrative has been clear: ...

Researchers suggest 140,000-year-old child remains from Israel's Skhūl Cave may have belonged to a Homo sapiens-Neanderthal hybrid. Hanay via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0 In 1931, ...

Archaeologists already knew that adult Maya had tooth inlays, but this is some of the first evidence that children also had tooth bling. Centuries ago, Maya children as young as 7 had "tooth gems" — ...

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A haul of Stone Age artifacts included a highly ornamental deer antler that had been turned into an ax handle. The discovery is extremely rare, according to experts, and likely served multiple uses.