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 have been arguing for years about the social structure of Çatalhöyük, a big Neolithic settlement in Turkey that was around from 7100 to 6000 BCE. Was it a society where women were in ...

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.

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.

When a metal detector beeped on the Norwegian island of Senja, archaeologists suspected it may be Vikings. But they weren’t ...

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.

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

The female figurine is thought to be a depiction of the god of fertility, and will be displayed at the Polish Arms Museum ...

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 working in Israel have unearthed "very rare" figurines made from ebony and bone, which were found in three separate burial plots.

Dating back to the Neolithic era, the so-called Venus of Kolobrzeg is the first artifact of its kind unearthed in the ...