Archaeology is a field of study that draws on many scientific disciplines, from the natural sciences, such as geology and botany to modern technologies like global positioning systems, magnetometry ...

Revolutionary scanning technology has identified two concealed air-filled anomalies behind the eastern facade of Egypt's Menkaure Pyramid, providing the first scientific evidence to support a ...

BEIJING, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Modern technology continues to play a pivotal role in preserving, excavating and perpetuating the Liangzhu Archaeological Ruins in east China's Zhejiang Province, with ...

We've feasted on them, built economies around them and in some places nearly erased them from our coasts. Today, 85% of the ...

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Inspur Information, a leading IT infrastructure solutions provider, has partnered with China's first ancient DNA laboratory (hereafter referred to as The Lab), to ...

Following on from this weekend’s International Archaeology Day, Gizmodo thought we’d take a quick look at some of the uses of digital technology in discovering, researching, and documenting historic ...

Archaeologists look to the past to better understand how ancient civilizations long before us lived, but by using today’s advanced technology, they can make discoveries quicker and easier than ever ...

Legend has it that the rainforest of Mosquitia hid La Ciudad Blanca, the White City. For centuries, explorers tried to find the fabled city in the jungle of Nicaragua and Honduras. Protected by white ...

What is rescue archaeology? Learn why this important field helps protect artifacts and why new technology can help improve the process. Jack Knudson is an assistant editor for Discover Magazine who ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping recently stressed the importance of furthering the study of Chinese civilization to enhance the historical awareness and cultural confidence of the Communist Party of ...

A Yup'ik community near the Bering Sea in southwest Alaska was spared the widespread devastation other communities ...

Serpent Mound in Adams County is the most iconic earthen sculpture ever created by the ancestors of North American Indians, but now it can be seen only through a kind of filter. Why? It was damaged by ...