When the settlers at Roanoke vanished in 1590, they left behind one piece of evidence: the word "Croatoan" carved into a ...

The recent premiere of the documentary The Mystery of the Lost Pyramid on the Smithsonian Channel has unveiled an extraordinary archaeological discovery in the ancient necropolis of Dahshur, Egypt.

A famed Viking-age silver hoard discovered in Scotland may have belonged to an entire community of people, rather than one ...

Now the long-standing mystery of who might have owned it when it was buried more than 1,000 years ago may have been solved. The spectacular silver and gold treasure had in fact belonged to everybody ...

Archaeologists have made a stunning breakthrough after discovering an 11th Centry medieval toilet that has helped to unravel ...

The origin and purpose of the large rings rising out of hills in Australia's Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Country have puzzled scientists for decades.

Exciting discoveries from archaeological sites predating the Clovis culture pose new questions about how, when, and by whom ...

A newly translated runic inscription has shed light on the Galloway Hoard, considered to be one of the richest collections of Viking-age objects ever found in Britain and Ireland when it was uncovered ...

The fate of the settlers who founded the "Lost Colony of Roanoke" in what is now North Carolina remains unknown.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The research, recently published in the Australian Archaeology journal, indicates that the Indigenous people of the region lit campfires and utilized stone tools to move items within the ring's ...

The Sheikh Faisal Bin Qassim Al Thani Museum in Qatar features an extensive collection of over 30,000 artifacts, including ...