Tom Metcalfe

Researchers investigating how the first writing arose identified the motifs on preliterate "cylinder seals" used in the trade of agricultural products and textiles.

Researchers investigating how the first writing arose identified the motifs on preliterate "cylinder seals" used in the trade of agricultural products and textiles.

The formidable challenge of digging through miles of ice millions of miles away.

Archaeologists say the finds will help them better understand the prehistoric people who lived or buried their dead in this Italian cave.

Archaeologists say the "oracle bones" from ancient China were used in magical attempts to predict the future.

The discovery suggests the mysterious "King Arthur's Hall" in England is older than Stonehenge.

The Book of Kells is considered one of the finest surviving medieval manuscripts.

Researchers now think the boat was a local "føringsbåt" for passengers and cargo.

Ephedra seeds found in an ancient burial pit may be the earliest evidence yet for the medicinal use of plants.

Two previously unknown Neolithic stone circles have been found in England, and they may have been part of a "sacred arc," an archaeologist says.