A monumental building is the oldest and largest in known Maya history, far larger than their later pyramids and palaces.

X-ray analysis of three brass links from Henry VIII's warship the Mary Rose offers clues to life onboard.

Traces of milk in ancient pots indicate that east African herders were consuming dairy 5,000 years ago.

The Plaza Tree of Pueblo Bonito is the only tree of its kind in a totally treeless landscape, but it may not be as extraordinary as scientists thought.

Animal bones in a tomb provide the first physical evidence of donkey polo in Imperial China, researchers report.

The search for evidence of the Maya Kingdom Sak Tz'i' has been going since 1994. A roadside vendor flagged down a researcher to offer an amazing clue.

Big data could give archaeology a big boost, researchers show with new work on the Inca Empire. But they have some caveats about its power, too.

"Over time, people are actually creating their landscape. They're not degrading it necessarily. They're creating a landscape that is preferable for people."

There's now have a way to detect a crucial cooking process in the archaeological record: the nixtamalization of maize.

Research finds that the first Caribbean islanders came straight from South America to the northern Caribbean, initially settling Cuba, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico.