Archaeological Science, often interchangeably termed archaeometry, represents an inherently interdisciplinary field that blends methods drawn from the physical, chemical, biological, and social ...

This study is undertaken by the research teams led by Prof. Hu Yaowu from the Department of Cultural Heritage and Museology ...

Archaeologist still depend upon tools used for hundreds of years, but some are taking advantage of what technology offers. Things like ground penetrating radar, microscopes, even satellites. Learn ...

What archaeological discoveries are considered newsworthy by U.S. media outlets and audiences? A new analysis of “pop-science” reporting reveals topical and regional disparities, including an apparent ...

Archaeologists working at a Bronze Age cemetery in northwest China have uncovered pottery vessels containing residue that reveals a sophisticated brewing technique dating back nearly 4,000 years. The ...

Ceramics are one of the most important sources of information for archaeologists. Yet how these objects are produced, ...

Bronze Age pottery unearthed in northwest China has revealed the secret to making red rice wine that was ceremonially ...

A site in Switzerland contained evidence of an administrative center that was part of a bigger plan to build a urban center ...

Archaeological wood conservation and analysis is a multidisciplinary field dedicated to preserving and deciphering the complex history of wooden artefacts. Integrating conservation chemistry, ...

Upon the open grasslands of what is now Kazakhstan, there once stood a Bronze Age settlement that may have served as a center of exchange and power around 1600 BC. The settlement — called Semiyarka ...

Humans have been modifying their skull shapes since prehistory, but the discovery of a cube-shaped skull has researchers ...