For years, scholars debated whether the city of Troy—famous from Homer’s Iliad—was real or mythical. Early archaeologists ...

Every year, there is a seemingly endless trove of awe-inspiring and revelatory discoveries across the world from the archaeological community—and 2024 was no exception. So Newsweek asked a number of ...

Archaeologists spend careers mapping the expected, yet some of the most revealing discoveries arrive where no one thought to ...

LONDON — Scientists in Britain say ancient humans may have learned to make fire far earlier than previously believed, after uncovering evidence that deliberate fire-setting took place in what is now ...

Continued archaeological exploration at Tell Abraq in modern-day United Arab Emirates uncovered a history of cultural trade networks. The researchers discovered a sanctuary where traveling merchants ...

Proceedings of the first annual Fryxell Symposium held in Phoenix in April 1988 and sponsored by the Society for American Archaeology. STRI copy 39088014260723 gift ...