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Archaeologists in Spain May Have Evidence of Atlantis [VIDEO]

Was Lost City of Atlantis Found in Spanish Marsh?

Crime solvers follow the money, but experts searching for the lost city of Atlantis? In archaeology, "you should follow the stones," Richard Freund said. Freund, a University of Hartford professor, believes he and his research team have found the legendary island-city described by Plato in about 360 B.C. as having "in a...

Armageddon Fortress May Hold Keys to History

MEGIDDO, Israel -- The Book of Revelation says the biblical fortress of Armageddon will be the site of an apocalyptic battle between good and evil at the end of time. Scientists believe it could also be the place where time begins -- at least for archaeology. In a groundbreaking new project, scholars are using the rich...

Missing Artifacts Found in Iraqi PM's Office, No Foul Play Suspected

(Sept. 22) -- Hundreds of Iraqi artifacts that had been spirited out of the country during the war, recovered and lost again have been found (finally!) in the prime minister's office. According to Iraq's antiquities minister, the items were misplaced, and no accusations have been made against Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki...

Archaeologists Find Civil War Camp in Georgia

Suzanne Oliver, Georgia Southern University / AP

(Aug. 29) -- A corroded bronze buckle used to fasten tourniquets. A game token bearing George Washington's profile. A makeshift tobacco pipe. These are just a few of the Civil War artifacts archaeologists found when they uncovered the site of a Confederate prison camp in southeastern Georgia. Although historians knew...

Background on archeology

Archaeology, or archeology (from Greek , archaiologia – , arkhaios, "ancient"; and , -logia, "-logy"), is the study of human activity, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes (the archaeological record).

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