“People often think of archaeology as being all about digging ... a professor of early medieval English history at the University of Cambridge, who was not involved with the study. “We can mine it for ...

Two dozen skeletons and other bones dating to between 670 and 940 C.E. were discovered on the grounds of the historic Old ...

A Roman-era cemetery, found ahead of a construction project in England, holds an unusual burial at its center.

Recent finds uncovered by metal detecting efforts near the hamlet of Hezingen in the Netherlands, however, prompted ...

The 2,000-year-old basilica was “once the beating heart of Roman London,” the Museum of London Archaeology said.

A scientific study with important implications for archaeology in Britain and France was published last week. Using ancient DNA analysis and testing, a team led by Dr Lara Cassidy and Professor Daniel ...

This story appears in the February 2013 issue of National Geographic magazine. Archaeology is a messy business. Digging holes—in the dirt, in the sand, and in the rain forest—is essential.