Permanent servants who lived at the royal estate were brought there from many parts of the Inca Empire, according to a new study of bodies found at the site.

A new pigeon-size species found in Mongolia had long, ribbon-like tail feathers that suggest plumage first evolved for ornamentation rather than for flight, scientists say.

Scenes of everyday life discovered in the country's remote Northern Territory suggest that Aborigines interacted with neighboring cultures centuries before the British arrived, archaeologists say.

The pre-Inca Tiwanaku civilization may have sniffed drugs for medical and religious purposes, and used wide-ranging trade routes to obtain the substances, a new study says.

A Jurassic "party" left more than a thousand footprints and rare tail-drag marks at an ancient oasis in Arizona, a new study says. But some experts doubt the marks were left by dinosaurs.

The carved figurine--most likely of a hedgehog or a pig--was discovered during an excavation of a wooden fence near the prehistoric stone monument.

Archaeologists in Peru have discovered two religious temples more than 3,000 years old, the remains of which are still in excellent condition.

From "eclectic" medieval towns in Belgium to McMansions encroaching on Civil War sites in Virginia, a new annual survey ranks the most authentic--and most imperiled--historic places.

Lambeosaurs likely used their boney head crests to produce deep calls and may have been able to recognize individuals based on their voices alone, new scans suggest.

Fossil hunters searching woods behind a suburban Massachusetts strip mall discovered the impression, which one expert described as "winning the lottery."

Archaeologists in Rome have discovered what's believed to be the tomb of a wealthy man on whom the main character of the movie "Gladiator" was based.

A surge in development has taken its toll on Abydos, a sacred destination for ancient pilgrims. But plans are underway to renovate the threatened archaeological site.

A new spiky-faced Triceratops relative, its head festooned with "bony bells and whistles," offers insight into how dinosaurs grew up, evolved, and behaved, scientists say.

A controversial fossil find suggests that animals were walking around the planet about 570 million years ago—30 million years earlier than previously believed.

Shrimplike organisms that linked together in single-file rows 525 million years ago represent a bizarre and previously unknown type of animal grouping, scientists say.