Articles about Archaeology

Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones in "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny"

Indiana Jones and the Last Movie: Why archaeologists say he’s ancient history

As the world’s best-known fictional archaeologist goes after what may be his last ancient mystery in “Indiana Jones and the… Read More

Archaeological dig in Jerusalem unearths evidence of biblical Babylonian conquest

One month after offering up archaeological evidence to back up a contested claim about the First Crusade, researchers say they’ve… Read More

Exclusive: Archaeologists confirm contested tale of the Crusades, 920 years after battle

GeekWire aerospace and science editor Alan Boyle reports on a significant archaeological find during his Middle East science tour. JERUSALEM… Read More

Molecular analysis turns up an unexpected twist in smoking habits of ancient tribes

Tobacco plays a big role in Native American history and culture, predating Christopher Columbus’ arrival by well more than a… Read More

Eww! Experts open black sarcophagus to reveal skeletons lying in a soggy mess

Egyptian archaeologists say they’ve opened up a mysterious black sarcophagus found during excavations in Alexandria, and although they didn’t uncover… Read More

After years of study, radar scans rule out hidden rooms in King Tut’s burial chamber

Ground-penetrating radar scans have failed to confirm any hints that King Tutankhamun’s tomb in Egypt’s Valley of the KIngs contains… Read More

Archaeologists confirm that ‘Tomb of Christ’ dates back to ancient Roman times

After more than 15 years of study, experts are laying out the evidence revealing how far back the history goes… Read More

Particle physicists detect a mysterious Big Void inside Egypt’s Great Pyramid of Giza

An international team of researchers has detected a mysterious, previously unknown void deep inside Egypt’s Great Pyramid that may be… Read More

Scientists are wowed by claim that humans lived in North America 130,000 years ago

Scientists say the patterns of breakage in mastodon bones found 25 years ago near a San Diego highway suggest that humans… Read More

‘Vikings Unearthed’: Watch how a satellite spotted a lost village in North America

Archaeologists worked hard to unearth what might well be only the second Viking site ever discovered in North America – but… Read More

Virtual regality: Now you can crawl through King Richard III’s grave online in 3-D

One year after King Richard III’s remains were reburied, the much-maligned monarch’s skeleton has been exposed once again – this time, in… Read More

Space archaeologist Sarah Parcak uses $1M TED Prize for crowdsourced quest

Space archaeologist Sarah Parcak says she’ll use this year’s $1 million TED Prize to create a game that gives players… Read More

More mysteries! Heat scan points to ‘impressive’ anomaly in Egypt’s Great Pyramid

Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities says thermal scanning has turned up anomalies inside the pyramids of Giza, including a “particularly impressive… Read More

Infrared imagery hints at hidden chamber inside King Tut’s tomb

Infrared imaging conducted inside King Tutankhamun’s tomb in Egypt has raised hopes that it has a hidden chamber, which would be… Read More