Four enormous stone hunting traps have been discovered that could be the oldest ever found in prehistoric Europe.

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Across the world, archaeologists keep stumbling on structures so old, so large and so technically sophisticated that they seem to have no right to exist in the eras that produced them. From submerged ...

The mysterious alignments of standing stones scattered across Brittany in France have intrigued archaeologists and tourists alike for centuries. Now, fresh discoveries at the Le Plasker site near ...

I visited Stonehenge for the first time a little more than a year ago, and as I strolled around the ancient monument, I overheard an elderly American gentleman grumble to his companion that “this was ...

Archaeologists in south-east Turkey have made an extraordinary find—a prehistoric stone face that might turn everything we believe about the origins of art and self-awareness on its head. In the early ...

The battle over the 2,600-year-old Greek limestone quarry in Marseille has reached a definitive—albeit ...

A recent excavation has unearthed 12 human skeletons and a chamber of grave offerings near Petra’s Treasury building, a UNESCO World Heritage site. By Ali Watkins By the time Dr. Richard Bates swept ...

A new study suggests Greek temple design reflects the form of upturned rowing ships, offering a maritime explanation for ...