Three of 12 boat chambers at Herculaneum, with skeletons inside. Image: Norbert Nagel When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE, hundreds of panicked people from the ancient Roman city of Herculaneum ...

With the pandemic and accompanying economic recession clouding 2020, it goes without saying that the year will not go down as the happiest for humanity. The archaeology world also felt the effects, as ...

A full series of History Hit videos on the most fascinating archaeological discoveries over the past year. Join presenters Tristan Hughes, Luke Tomes, Dan Snow and James Rogers as they join some of ...

The latest special edition from All About History is a great way to learn more about archaeology and ancient civilizations, such as the Vikings and Ancient Greeks. When you purchase through links on ...

The 9,000-year-old remains of a young woman found buried with her big-game hunting toolkit suggests the division of labor by gender was more equitable in the past than is often assumed. The woman, who ...