ARCHAEOLOGY

The site of a major battle between the Spartans and Athenians during the Peloponnesian War, the island is mentioned in numerous ancient texts—but its exact whereabouts were unknown until now.

The marble slab once marked the entrance to an important building in the ancient town of Calleva Atrebatum.

The boy was only 7 when he died more than 500 years ago, chosen for his beauty and health to be sacrificed in an Incan ritual.

The mushy mixture gracing your breakfast, lunch, or dinner has a long history with hungry humans—possibly reaching back further than civilization itself.

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.

Some foods rot fast—so it’s cause for celebration among archaeologists when they dig up food preserved for centuries past its expiration date.

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.