The grass and weeds at the former City Farm Jail in Newport News have grown tall and unruly. But walking around the less dense parts of the site — which contains waterlogged pits that archaeologists ...

In the arid mountains north of Lima, Peru, the remains of an ancient culture lie buried in various stages of excavation. It’s known as the Lauri Archaeological Site, and it was once home to the ...

A new analysis of sewer drains from the Roman fort of Vindolanda, close to Hadrian's Wall, has shown that the occupants were infected by three types of intestinal parasite—roundworm, whipworm, and ...

A team of researchers led by the British Museum has unearthed the oldest known evidence of fire-making, dating back more than 400,000 years, in a field in Suffolk. The discovery shows humans were ...