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Archaeologists Were Digging in an Egyptian Necropolis—And Found 3,000-Year Old Sarcophagi

The sarcophagi inhabitants’ actual names are unknown, but these “chantresses of Amun” served a god whose cult ran strong even ...

Researchers find evidence of ancient democracies from the Americas to Europe and Asia

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with archaeologist Gary Feinman about new findings that show democracy existed throughout the ancient world and was not exclusive to Mediterranean Europe.

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Monte Verde, one of the earliest Indigenous sites in South America, is much younger than thought, study claims. But others call it 'egregiously poor geological work.'

A new analysis of archaeological layers at Monte Verde in Chile suggests that people lived there 4,200 years ago, not 14,500 years ago as originally proposed. But many experts point to errors in the ...

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Archaeologists Were Digging in an Egyptian Necropolis—And Found 3,000-Year Old Sarcophagi

Researchers find evidence of ancient democracies from the Americas to Europe and Asia

Monte Verde, one of the earliest Indigenous sites in South America, is much younger than thought, study claims. But others call it 'egregiously poor geological work.'

New study challenges a site that’s key to how humans got to the Americas

Incredible new discoveries made at Roman Vindolanda!

Lahaina family’s land struggle featured in new documentary

ASI credits Babu Jagat Singh with discovery of Sarnath, plaque at Buddhist site revised

An interview with Curtis Ryan Woodside

Colonialism in Africa: archaeology offers a deeper view

Why the Titanic is falling apart but this ancient ship isn’t

Human waste in Roman medicine? First physical evidence found in ancient vessel causes 'immense excitement'

This ancient city in Sardinia was home to pirates—and is an archaeology lover’s dream