Archaeology News

A large Maya city dubbed ChactAon, or Red Stone , has been discovered in the jungles of Mexico's Central Lowlands, in an area once used by loggers, but only recently explored by archaeologists equipped with aerial photographs and images created with LIDAR.

Overholtzer, who joined the WSU faculty in 2012 after holding adjunct instructor positions at Northwestern University and DePaul University, has been in the scientific news recently for her research in central Mexico.

Prehen House will host a community archaeological dig this Saturday. The event, described as family friendly, will run from 1-4pm and everyone is welcome.

THIRTEEN's Secrets of the Dead Uncovers the mystery surrounding one of archeology's most amazing finds in "Bones of the Buddha" airing July 23 on WNET , New York, and the PBS network of stations.

Egyptian archaeologist Monica Hanna documents looting in her country and brings it to the attention of government officials and the media.

Here, the lost city of Mahendraparvata revealed in a shaded relief map of terrain beneath the vegetation in the Phnom Kulen acquisition area, with elevation derived from the lidar digital terrain model at 0.5 meter resolution and 4x vertical exaggeration.

A wooden beam embedded at the bottom of northern Lake Michigan appears to have been there for centuries, underwater archaeologists announced Tuesday, a crucial finding as crews dig toward what they hope is the carcass of a French ship that disappeared while exploring the Great Lakes in the 17th Century.

Campaigners hoping to halt plans for a solar energy farm near Peterborough are celebrating after proposals were put on hold for an archaeological survey.

When Tatar parents want to show their children the exquisite wash basins that were excavated at the ancient town of Bolgar, they have to pack up and head to Moscow's State Historical Museum.

Airborne laser technology has uncovered a network of roadways and canals, illustrating a bustling ancient city linking Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat temple complex.

A farm field overlooking the York River in Tidewater Virginia is believed to be where Pocahontas interceded with her powerful father Powhatan to rescue English Capt.

Four men blow into long horns at the entranceway into a 1,500-year-old tomb chamber, located on the south wall.

Nicholas Pedrosa comes to Santorini on an archaeological dig, his first dig fresh out of university.

Buy this photo Bryn Walters, director of the Swindon-based Association for Roman Archaeology pictured outside the town's Bath Road Museum, where the silver bowl is displayed.

Barbeau's 46-foot boat is the offshore nerve center for an expedition seeking the underwater grave of the Griffin, the first ship of European design to traverse the upper Great Lakes.

A Canadian couple who found a skeleton in their backyard said an Ontario law required them to pay $5,000 for archaeological disinterment and other treatments.

Year 12 students around the country have a unique opportunity to work side by side with the University of Leicester archaeologists who discovered King Richard III.

Archaeologists using revolutionary airborne laser technology have discovered a lost mediaeval city that thrived on a mist-shrouded Cambodian mountain 1200 years ago.

When John Philips and his family first arrived in Wyoming Valley, the welcoming party wasn't too welcoming.

David Martin, the vice president of the Friends of Monmouth Battlefield, Dan Sivilich, the president of the Battlefield Restoration and Archaeological Volunteer Organization, Bob Martin, the Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner and Gary Stone, a DEP historian, cut the ribbon and let guests into the museum.