Last week, Ancient Origins reported on the fascinating discovery of a golden treasure left by the ancient Saka people in a burial mound in Kazakhstan. …

The cave has been untouched for around 42,000 years. It also contained the bones and teeth of hyena pups, suggesting they raised their young there. …

Ground-penetrating radar has revealed the outline of a Viking ship in a mound in southwest Norway that was once thought to be empty. The Viking …

Archaeologists in Japan have discovered a ‘Dako’ sword from the 4th century that dwarfs any other sword ever discovered in Japan. The discovery of ancient …

Researchers created a 3D image of a Bronze Age woman who was likely part of Europe’s “Bell Beaker” culture. During a road construction project in …

These recently discovered knives were found strategically placed to the southwest of Kulubá’s central square. Ancient Maya ruins in present-day Mexico have revealed a plethora …

Their rise to prominence, the zenith of their cultural influence, and their equally mysterious decline present an enigmatic narrative that continues to captivate the modern …

Runes weren’t merely letters in an alphabet but powerful symbols believed to carry inherent magic. Imagine chancing upon cryptic symbols etched into a stone, weathered …

The ancient Aztecs decapitated their victims and carved holes into the sides of their heads so the skulls could later be mounted onto the post …

  The remains of a monstrous, 33-foot-long (10 meters) “sea dragon” that swam in the seas when dinosaurs were alive some 180 million years ago …

KING Tut’s “cursed” tomb which is filled with ancient treasures has puzzled experts for decades as it could still hold secrets over 100 years after …

AUG 29, 2018 A Michigan farmer reaped a startling harvest last week when he unearthed the partial skeleton of a prehistoric mammoth in his wheat …

Herodotus describes the Scythians living in the area north of the Black Sea about three thousand years ago. According to him they traced their ancestry …

Rare Mid-15th C. German Steel Wall Gun w/ Wood Carriage: Western/Central Europe, probably Germany or Austria, Medieval Period, ca. mid-15th century CE. A rare and …

In Nitobe Inazo’s 1899 work exploring the way of the samurai, Bushido, the Soul of Japan , the sword is dubbed as the ‘Soul of the Samurai’. …

Was it really King Arthur or not? Some documents found earlier in the year made fresh claims about his presence in history. But more concrete …

The Blemmyes are an example of various species of bizarre creatures rumored, in antiquity and later, to inhabit remote parts of the world – from …

Since the Cambrian Period, around 520 million years ago, arthropods have been among the most prolific animals on Earth. They are the most familiar and …

R𝚎c𝚎ntl𝚢, 𝚙𝚎𝚘𝚙l𝚎 n𝚎𝚊𝚛 th𝚎 c𝚘𝚊st 𝚘𝚏 H𝚊𝚛tl𝚊n𝚍 Q𝚞𝚊𝚢, C𝚘𝚞nt𝚢 D𝚎v𝚘n, s𝚘𝚞thw𝚎st En𝚐l𝚊n𝚍 w𝚎𝚛𝚎 sh𝚘ck𝚎𝚍 𝚋𝚎c𝚊𝚞s𝚎 𝚊 𝚐i𝚊nt 𝚊nim𝚊l 𝚊s 𝚋i𝚐 𝚊s 𝚊 𝚍𝚘𝚞𝚋l𝚎-𝚍𝚎ck𝚎𝚛 𝚋𝚞s s𝚞𝚍𝚍𝚎nl𝚢 …

This “pancaked” turtle dates back to the Mesozoic, around 150 million years ago. This perfectly preserved turtle fossil discovered in Lower Bavaria is 150 million …