This skull-shaped mask was made to be used in a ritual involving the Aztec god of death.

An analysis of corn, cassava and coca plants discovered with sacrificed Inca children reveals they died during the reign of one of the last Inca emperors.

Archaeologists found a rare medieval burial of a woman, newborn child and horse in southern Russia.

A new analysis of 2,000-year-old skeletons found in northern Scotland has revealed an unusual funeral ritual involving the manipulation of dead bodies.

Archaeologists are unsure why people in Stone Age Slovakia removed corpses' heads before burying them in a neighborhood ditch.

The Romans were the first to wear clog-style footwear to the baths to protect their feet from the hot floor and to better navigate slippery surfaces.

After being notified by mischievous high school students, archaeologists uncovered a large and luxurious second-century Roman house near the Colosseum.

Archaeologists are turning their attention and research skills to far-flung places on the Earth and beyond, discovering new information about how humans survive in extreme environments.

Over a century after a red-lined cave wall was discovered, scientists have determined that it represents the U.K.'s oldest rock art.

The Gessel gold hoard is among the largest treasures ever discovered in prehistoric Europe but has only three pieces of jewelry in it.

In honor of the 700th-anniversary founding of the Royal Monastery of Santa Maria Pedralbes in Barcelona, scientists opened eight 14th-century graves and studied the 25 people found inside, including a queen.

Archaeologists have unearthed a 1,200-year-old hoard of gold, silver and gemstones that was buried along a medieval pilgrimage route in Saudi Arabia.

An analysis of residue on centuries-old surgical tools reveals the use of a toxic anesthetic in Ming dynasty-era Chinese medicine.

This funerary shroud was made from thousands of multicolored beads and woven to represent a human face and a large scarab beetle.