Francesco D'Andria, professor of classic archaeology at the University of Salento, who led the excavation of the cave, said: “People could watch the sacred rites from these steps, but they could ...

There are lots of features, articles and quizzes covering archaeology and the treasures that have been uncovered in BBC History’s Archaeology section. Archaeology at the BBC is a collection of ...

As a professor of Christian archaeology and director of the Studium Biblicum Franciscanum’s museum, he’s part of a 700-year-old Franciscan mission to look after and protect ancient religious ...

Life in the ancient Bronze Age city of Kurd Qaburstan, an ancient Mesopotamian site in present-day Iraq, has long been a mystery to archaeologists due to limited research and a lack of historical ...

A Byzantine-era monastery, from the 5th-6th centuries CE, has been uncovered near the Israeli city of Kiryat Gat, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced on Monday. The monastery features a ...

Wessex Archaeology, who carried out the excavations, said the mill was in use for around 170 years. "It takes us back to a time when Bedminster was a rural village, not really part of Bristol ...

A blade like this was recently unearthed in the United Kingdom, and despite its old age, it has remained in such an echelon—at least, according to Duncan Sayer, a professor of archaeology at the ...

The extensive underground passages stretch over 1,750 meters and connect several significant sites, including the Temple of the Sun (Coricancha) and the fortress of Sacsayhuamán. Following up on ...