Archaeology: Facts, Trivia, Quizzes, Brain Teasers & More

Archaeology might raise more questions about the bible than it answers, but that doesn’t stop millions of religious tourists from flocking to the Holy Land every year to walk in the footsteps of figures like Jesus and Moses.

Welcome to Myra, where a Greek bishop became a power player in early Christianity.

Whether it's a lost purse or an entire galaxy, the thing you're looking for is almost always the last place you look.

The mammal appears to have been butchered 15,000 years ago, long before humans were thought to arrive in the region it was found.

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Researchers say her 3.2-million-year-old remains include heavily built arms and weaker legs like those of tree-dwelling chimpanzees.

The crypt has long been a religious site and morbid tourist attraction. But only recently has it also become a place for serious science.

The highly polished stone adze. Image courtesy of York University.

It’s the oldest axe of its kind ever discovered.

The iron equipment is the first direct piece of evidence that people once lived at the site.

The cave where the artifacts were found might be the oldest archaeological site in Australia’s dry southern interior.

Intentional cranial deformation has been recorded on almost every continent over tens of thousands of years.

The drink contained traces of honey, mint, and barley.

If this man were smart, he’d be heading into Rome’s Cloaca Maxima to look for archaeological treasures buried among the ancient poop.

Among its many fine qualities, human waste gives archaeologists a wealth of information about people's daily lives—and reveals the occasional treasure or two.