Tom Metcalfe

Researchers say the finds are from aristocratic burials between the fourth and sixth centuries.

From mysterious cities hidden by dense jungle to reading ancient scrolls with artificial intelligence, this year's top findings showcase how modern and old school techniques are shaping the future of archaeology.

Earth's most distant space probes prepare for their inevitable long night.

Newly analyzed 5,000-year-old clay bowls unearthed in Iraq may be evidence of early government-like rule, a new study finds.

Radioisotopes in the bones of an 18-month-old boy who lived almost 13,000 years ago indicate that his mother ate mostly mammoths.

The research details the elaborate process used to manufacture the Nebra Sky Disc during the Bronze Age.

The sword, which has iron rivets in its handle, may be one of the earliest iron artifacts found in Denmark.

A carved boulder found deep in a cave in Israel may have been used for rituals more than 35,000 years ago.

U.S. and Japanese forces fought over the Aleutian Islands during World War II. Relics of this conflict can still be found on seafloor today, and the Indigenous people who used to call the islands home still feel the impact of displacement.

Some Christmas traditions mirror pre-Christian festivities, but some pagan influences may have been overstated.