Bloody Arrowhead Likely Used in Mayan Bloodletting Ritual
Researchers believe that blood was spilled to "feed the gods."
Researchers believe that blood was spilled to "feed the gods."
In 1923, director Cecil B. DeMille built a massive Egyptian city to serve as the set of his blockbuster film, "The Ten Commandments."
Researchers have analyzed the fat residue found on pottery at a settlement site.
The find could offer new insight into life on the island three millennia ago.
The small-brained creature's feet and hands show an intriguing mix of modern and primitive.
Some foods rot fast—so it’s cause for celebration among archaeologists when they dig up food preserved for centuries past its expiration date.
The images give researchers new insight into the villagers' daily lives.
Scientists use modern technology to get a glimpse of prehistory.
The poem was by Ancient Greek poet Solon
They've sat at the bottom of the South Carolina river ever since they were pushed overboard 150 years ago.
A recently-discovered fossil may have belonged to the Megalania monitor lizard, which grew up to 20 feet.
"I've never seen anything quite like that before, nor have my colleagues, and we were very excited."
Over the years, oracle bones have provided scholars with detailed records of China's Shang Dynasty period.
They've uncovered a treasure trove of archaeological evidence: "There were literally dozens and hundreds of those things.”
Scientists have unearthed the largest cache of a single species of hominins ever discovered in Africa.
The artifacts range from a few hundred to several thousand years old
In a recent "experimental archaeology" project, archaeologists partied like it was the Stone Age.
A thousand years before Stonehenge, the Maltese were building some of the most epic monuments on the planet.
The Vikings appear to have made a killing selling walrus ivory on the European market.
A 14-inch tooth is the remnant of a prehistoric monster fish.
The salty fish sauce survived the centuries, and is still available for purchase today.
Jane Dieulafoy wasn't like most French women of the 19th century.
It has the ears of a lion and the mouth of a crocodile.
Inscriptions written on the walls of a cave in central China document seven major droughts over nearly 500 years.