After more than a century of speculation, researchers have traced the likely origins of the legendary Hjortspring boat through chemical analysis of its construction materials and the discovery of an ...

Archaeologists working in the historic Turkish city of İznik have revealed a stunning third-century fresco depicting Jesus as the "Good Shepherd"—the only known example of this iconic Christian motif ...

Christian archaeology does not simply look at the past, he wrote, but it also speaks to all people in the present day.

Insights and introductions to the work of history's forensic experts - the archaeologists. The detritus of war can survive for hundreds of years underground, and its discovery can bring about ...

Sometimes, it takes the very newest technology to find traces of humanity's ancient past. That's the premise that has guided Sarah Parcak in her career as an archaeologist who relies on remote sensing ...

(See Cover) Even as his spaceships reach toward the future and the stars, modern man is more concerned than ever with his past on his own planet. From China to Peru, diggers are everywhere. And ...

In 2010, a three-judge bench of the Allahabad High Court weighed worship traditions, historical records and ASI excavations ...

The Temple Mount is one of the most popular destinations in the ancient city of Jerusalem. In Arabic, it’s known as Haram al-Sharif — "the Noble Sanctuary." Considered the holiest site in Judaism and ...

The relics of Britain's past give a great 'hands on' experience of history - from the shears used by monks on their enormous moorland sheep farms, to the confusing decoy sites of World War Two. Dig ...

A new statue emerging from a dried-up lake has left experts baffled. The statue, believed to be between 700 and 1,000 years old, was found on Easter Island, in Chile, and is known as moai. The ...

Archaeology: a Secret History - presenter Richard Miles. Credit: Photo: BBC In Archaeology: a Secret History (BBC Four), the laddish presenter, Dr Richard Miles – who can only be described as the evil ...