Archaeological practice is transforming in Canada to recognize Indigenous rights to and governance over cultural heritage ...

An innovative technique used in a study of Neanderthal hearths—places where fires were created—has been described by researchers as a "major" development in archaeology, one that could help shed light ...

A construction project to upgrade a sewer conveyance system in Canada led to the discovery of an archaeological site containing ancient wooden tools. Archaeologists uncovered 3,800-year-old wooden ...

A recently published research article examines the microscopic remains of clothing and burial items dating back roughly 7,000 ...

Deep inside the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures—past cases filled with cuneiform tablets and giant stone sculptures that guarded the temples of long-dead kings—is a very modern laboratory.

The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes remind residents and visitors to leave cultural and historic items in place on ...

Outcome of a symposium held at the 71st Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology in Puerto Rico in April 2006. Crossing disciplinary boundaries and national borders : new methods and techniques ...