Following on from this weekend’s International Archaeology Day, Gizmodo thought we’d take a quick look at some of the uses of digital technology in discovering, researching, and documenting historic ...

Archaeology is a field of study that draws on many scientific disciplines, from the natural sciences, such as geology and botany to modern technologies like global positioning systems, magnetometry ...

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Inspur Information, a leading IT infrastructure solutions provider, has partnered with China's first ancient DNA laboratory (hereafter referred to as The Lab), to ...

Legend has it that the rainforest of Mosquitia hid La Ciudad Blanca, the White City. For centuries, explorers tried to find the fabled city in the jungle of Nicaragua and Honduras. Protected by white ...

The Maya civilization flourished more than 1,000 years ago, but modern technology is only now revealing the secrets of this ancient Mexican and Central American culture—and it’s happening at an ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping recently stressed the importance of furthering the study of Chinese civilization to enhance the historical awareness and cultural confidence of the Communist Party of ...

The Roman orator Cicero declared that history was the “light of truth.” I wanted to become an archaeologist because I was convinced that archaeology could shed that light on all of human history — not ...

A solitary tooth discovered in a Palestinian West Bank cave may help revolutionise our understanding of evolution, as it provides a missing link between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens tech. The ...

One hallmark of humanity is the rich world of symbols we have constructed to give meaning to our lives. And when we die, our loved ones mark our passing with symbols of honor and commemoration ...

Sixth graders at Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter School turned their classroom into an archaeological lab, ...

For more than 1,000 years, ancient people built terraces, dams, pyramids and mounds in central Mexico. One of these sites is ...