A doorway cut with great precision into the face of a rocky mountain in Peru may be one of the world's greatest mysteries.

Archaeologists debated the age and purpose of the ruins for years — but not anymore. Take a look at their recent finds.

The ancient school complex had a gymnasium with a large swimming pool and 650-foot tracks, archaeologists said.

Tikal is a 2,400-year-old Maya city in the heart of Guatemala—far flung from Mexico’s ancient city of Teotihuacan. The presence of this altar implies that the two shared a relationship that spanned ...

Archaeologists have revealed their plan to dig up the site where they believe Noah's Ark is located after conducting numerous soil samples at the ...

A newly discovered settlement in the north-western Nile delta was built by the Egyptian New Kingdom perhaps 3500 years ago ...

The altar stands in the courtyard of what was once a wealthy, influential person’s home in Tikal. At just over 1 meter tall, ...

A team of archeologists in South Africa had to climb to new heights to find an important set of tools made by humans about 20 ...

In a cave overlooking the ocean on the southern coast of South Africa, archaeologists discovered thousands of stone tools, ...

The artifacts discovered in a cave—which include dart tips, a boomerang and a spear-throwing tool—were dated to as far back ...

Archaeologists rediscover Ichijodani, a formidable stronghold that flourished amid medieval Japan’s brutal power struggles ...