The Callanish stones on the Isle of Lewis form one of Scotland’s most remarkable prehistoric monuments, but the site’s story began long before the visible stones were raised. Excavation showed that ...

Due to the warm climate, researchers only managed to extract usable DNA from the remains of one of the men, estimated to have been around 45-years-old, called Menga1. New analysis of the burial and ...

A new study has found that a man buried at the Menga dolmen, a massive prehistoric stone tomb in southern Spain, more than a thousand years ago carried ancestry spanning Iberia, North Africa, and the ...

The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia will reach a milestone of being continuously guarded by service members for 100 years on March 25. The tomb was established ...

Romans Babies weren't supposed to be mourned in the Roman Empire. These rare liquid-gypsum burials prove otherwise. Archaeology 'Lifelong monogamy' and 'half orphans': DNA analysis reveals clues about ...

Shabti, the ancient Egyptian funerary figurines that were supposed to work for the deceased in their afterlife, have revealed the identity of a pharaoh in an unnamed sarcophagus. Pharaoh Shoshenq III ...

Flash flooding in the Valley of the Kings has caused damage to the fragile rock beneath and above the archeological site. Burial chamber in the tomb of Tutankhamen, near Luxor, Egypt. Photo: Universal ...

These ancient tombs aren’t all they’re cracked up to be. The tomb of Tutankhamun in Egypt is plagued with cracks, water damage and fungi, sparking fears that “disaster could strike at any moment” for ...

The “Tomb Raider” live-action series at Amazon Prime Video is getting ready to shoot. “I’m so excited to announce the formidable Sophie Turner as our Lara alongside this phenomenal creative team,” ...

A team of archaeologists excavating the ancient Maya city of Caracol discovered the tomb of its first ruler, which contained pottery, jadeite jewelry and a rare death mask In C.E. 331, Te K’ab Chaak ...