Ancient Aztec temple, ball court found in Mexico City
A giant temple to the Aztec god of the wind and a court where the Aztecs played a deadly ball game have been discovered in the heart of Mexico City.
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Archaeologists examine the cultural shifts of an ancient society through the subtleties of its everyday people
Who are you? A parent? An artist? A veteran? There are lots of different aspects of identity, and it takes more than just one to make you you. Ancient people were just as complex, but until recently, archaeologists didn't ...
17 mummies discovered in central Egypt
Egyptian archaeologists have discovered 17 mummies in desert catacombs in Minya province, an "unprecedented" find for the area south of Cairo, the antiquities ministry announced Saturday.
3,000-year-old axes found in farmer's field in mid-Norway
Some 3,000 years ago, 24 axes were cached in Stjørdal municipality, about 44 km east of Trondheim. They're now seeing the light of day once again.
Mummies discovered in ancient tomb near Egypt's Luxor (Update)
Egyptian archaeologists have unearthed several mummies, colourful wooden sarcophagi and more than 1,000 funerary statues in a 3,500-year-old tomb near the city of Luxor, hailing an "important discovery".
Massive carpet mosaic briefly uncovered in Palestinian town
Archaeologists have removed the protective cover from one of the Middle East's largest carpet mosaics—but only for a day.
Laos' Plain of Jars recreated in virtual reality
Australian archaeologists announced plans Wednesday to recreate Laos' mysterious Plain of Jars as a three-dimensional virtual reality experience, that could one day see museum visitors walk through remote dig sites.
Spain: Search resumes for poet Lorca's burial place
Archaeologists are back searching for an unmarked grave in southern Spain where the acclaimed poet Federico Garcia Lorca is believed to have been buried following his execution at the start of the Spanish Civil War.
3D skulls from Henry VIII's doomed warship placed online
British archaeologists on Monday published detailed 3D models of skulls and artefacts found on board English king Henry VIII's warship as part of a digital experiment designed to share knowledge of major historical finds.
Archaeologists unearth early elements of The Mews
Archaeologists at the University of Virginia have found a 5 1/2-foot section of Jeffersonian serpentine wall underneath a 19th-century building that once was used as slave quarters.
