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1929: Ancient wall paintings found during the excavation of Pompeii, photographed in 1929.

X-Rays Help Archaeologists Reconstruct Faded Ancient Frescoes

Mound B from Atop Mound A (Great Temple Mound), Etowah Mounds, Near Cartersville, Georgiaca. 1250 CEThis black and white photograph by Tom Pattonshows one of many large Mississippian period mound centers that dotted the landscape of eastern North America before European contact.

Exhibition Reveals Stories of America’s Very Own Ancient Earthworks

By Alanna Martinez
Photogrammetric composite image of the ‘House of the Scroll’, trench P. The numbers relate to different archaeological features.

1,200-Year-Old Mosaic Studio Reveals a ‘Snapshot’ of Ancient Construction Methods

By Alanna Martinez
The Lion Gate at Mycenae, which dates to Bronze Age Greece.

DNA Testing Links Modern Greeks to Ancient Minoan and Mycenaean Ancestors

By Alanna Martinez
An archaeologist works on a mosaic on July 31, 2017, on the archaeological antiquity site of Sainte-Colombe, near Vienne, eastern France.

Experts Are Calling This Newly Discovered Roman Town in France a ‘Little Pompeii’

By Alanna Martinez
Archaeologists working at the site.

Rediscovered Middle Ages Fort Reveals New Clues About Scotland’s Earliest Settlers

By Alanna Martinez
A ceramic jug found in Karkemish that dates to 1,700 B.C.

Archaeologists Just Discovered a 4,000-Year-Old Emoji in Turkey

By Alanna Martinez
Cat Coffin with Mummy, 305-30 B.C.E.

Ancient Egypt’s Animal Mummies Are Hiding Secrets Beneath Their Wrappings

By Alanna Martinez
Venus of Hohle Fels.

UNESCO Adds Caves With World’s Oldest Known Art to Heritage List

By Alanna Martinez
Waves smash into breakers protecting the Roman-era port of Caesarea on December 13, 2010 after a massive storm battering the eastern Mediterranean destroyed the breakers threatening to wash away the historic site, Israeli officials said.

New Study Reveals Why Ancient Roman Concrete Gets Stronger With Age

By Alanna Martinez
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