Yes, Gates is an actual archaeologist who graduated from Tufts University, where he majored in archaeology and drama. He is a ...

The Revolutionary War artifacts tell the story of what General Cornwallis tried to destroy forever—but couldn’t erase.

It is clear that the sprawling city of Teotihuacan near Mexico City was a major metropolis of the ancient world, but what do ...

Archaeologists researching a battlefield in Switzerland discovered a Roman military camp 7,000 feet above sea level. The camp ...

An archaeologist recently uncovered the likely remains of a long-forgotten Byzantine settlement, offering new insights into the history of Christianity in the Middle East. Musallam R. Al-Rawahneh, an ...

The origin of houses discovered in the 1990s on an island near Abu Dhabi remained a mystery, until a recent discovery. Archaeologists uncovered a plaster cross from 1,400 years ago in a courtyard.

Researchers recently used near-infrared photography to get a detailed look at ancient artwork showing scenes of wild animals tangled in a fight. But these weren’t paintings on a cave wall. They were ...