Archaeologists have been arguing for years about the social structure of Çatalhöyük, a big Neolithic settlement in Turkey ...

Israeli archaeologists recently uncovered an ancient sarcophagus depicting a scene familiar to many today: a drinking game.

Genetic analysis of skeletons buried in a Neolithic proto-city in Turkey reveals that female lineages were important in early ...

Archaeologists in Israel have unearthed a Roman-era sarcophagus that depicts Dionysus beating Hercules in a drinking contest.

Pictures from the site show various coats of arms and writings in ancient languages. 5 Archaeologists discovered inscriptions on the Cenacle, where the Last Supper is said to have occurred.

An artist recreates what a Viking woman warrior from Birka may have looked like in battle. For 140 years, archaeologists concluded a grave in the small town was for male warrior, but new evidence ...

Archaeologists can estimate a person's sex with 95% accuracy, but many experts are focused on what can be learned about humans outside the male/female gender binary.

Dr. Michele Koons, curator of archaeology at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, helped lead a team that discovered a throne room of a potential Peruvian queen.

Archaeologists have revealed a series of unusual, centuries-old inscriptions in the room thought to be the site of the Last Supper. The graffiti dates back to the Middle Ages.