Archaeologists on a multi-year restoration project found 35 bottles of cherries and berries in five different pits in the Mount Vernon cellar. George Brown/Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association hide caption
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A 3D model of a short section of the stone wall. The scale at the bottom of the image measures 50 cm. Photos by Philipp Hoy, University of Rostock; model created using Agisoft Metashape by J. Auer, LAKD M-V hide caption
Scientists scanning the seafloor discover a long-lost Stone Age 'megastructure'
The dodecahedron was found fully intact and in excellent condition. Norton Disney History and Archaeology Group hide caption
Scientists studying fossil human footprints in New Mexico say their age implies that humans arrived in North America earlier than thought. NPS Photo hide caption
Fossil footprints in New Mexico suggest humans have been here longer than we thought
The world's oldest mummies are decomposing after 7,000 years. Here's why.
Construction is afoot at Guédelon castle, in France's northern Burgundy region, where builders and crafts people are using tools and methods from the Middle Ages. Cristina Baussan for NPR hide caption
Archaeologists dug into a riverbank in Zambia and uncovered what they call the earliest known wood construction by humans. The half-million year-old artifacts could change how we see Stone-Age people. Larry Barham and Geoff Duller/University of Liverpool hide caption
A West Point archeologist and museum curator take part in the opening of a lead box placed in the base of a monument by cadets almost two centuries ago. Michael Hill/AP hide caption
Ruins of housing believed to have been used by soldiers stationed at the garrison. Alice Martins for NPR hide caption
Archaeologists in Turkey have identified massive structures below a Roman-era castle
A relief carved on a block in a stairway, one of the many exciting artifacts uncovered at Ocomtun in May. Octavio Esparza Olguin/National Autonomous University of Mexico hide caption
The Huallamarca pyramid sits in Lima's upscale San Isidro neighborhood, surrounded by homes, embassies and high rises. John Otis/NPR hide caption
Macaques use stones as hammers to smash open food items like shellfish and nuts. Lydia V. Luncz hide caption
Stone flakes made by modern monkeys trigger big questions about early humans
A new study of ancient human remains finds that horse riding may have been common as early as 4,500 to 5,000 years ago. Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images hide caption
Policemen are silhouetted against the Great Pyramid in Giza, Egypt, in 2012. Hassan Ammar/AP hide caption
A view inside what was the dome of the historic Habib-i Najjar Mosque in Antakya. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
Turkey's Antakya is in ruins after the quake, erasing cultural and religious heritage
Statues at the site of the discovery of two dozen well-preserved bronze statues from an ancient Tuscan thermal spring in San Casciano dei Bagni, Italy on Nov. 3. Italian Ministry of Culture hide caption
Discovery of ancient bronze statues in Italy may rewrite Etruscan and Roman history
Crates are brought out of King Tut's tomb in 1923, shortly after its discovery. Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption
An artistic illustration of what the child could have looked like when alive and sleeping Tom Björklund hide caption
This photo shows two carved standing stones at a remote Neolithic site in Jordan's eastern desert. A team of Jordanian and French archaeologists said Tuesday that it had found a roughly 9,000-year-old shrine. Jordan Tourism Ministry/via AP hide caption
A panel of the mosaic discovered by a team of archaeologists in England. The researchers say it shows the body of Hector returning to his father, King Priam (right), in exchange for his weight in gold. University of Leicester Archaeological Services hide caption
Archaeologist Ferudun Ozgumus stands in what is believed to be a Byzantine-era substructure in Istanbul. Nicole Tung/NPR hide caption
Beneath Istanbul, Archaeologists Explore An Ancient City's Byzantine Basements
The Italian Culture Ministry said the Guattari Cave in San Felice Circeo was "one of the most significant places in the world for the history of Neanderthals." Emanuele Antonio Minerva/Italian Culture Ministry via AP hide caption
These 6,000-year-old remains found buried alongside humans are believed to be the earliest example of dog domestication on the Arabian Peninsula. Royal Commission for AlUla, Discovery and the University of Western Australia hide caption
An artist's rendition of the conch of Marsoulas being played in a cave where it was found by researchers in the early 20th Century. G. Tosello hide caption