Tomb KV55 in the Valley of the Kings was discovered by Edward R. Ayrton on January 6, 1907. Ayrton’s sponsor, Theodore M. Davis, published a …

Archaeologists in Iceland have made a significant discovery at the Stöð archaeological site, located near the village of Stöðvarfjörður on Iceland’s eastern coast. Credit: Landnámsskáli …

A team of archaeologists from the Catalan Institute of Human Paleoecology and Social Evolution (IPHES) and the CERCA Institute has made an exciting discovery near …

A new study found that fine gold wires held an aristocratic French woman’s teeth in place at the turn of the 17th century. The woman …

Archaeologists in Germany have unearthed a handful of 500-year-old gold coins during their excavations at the ruins of the Himmelpforten monastery, near the town of …

Archaeology students from Bournemouth University have unearthed a Bronze Age burial site during their excavation at a prehistoric settlement in Dorset. A bronze age man, buried in …

New research suggests that humans inhabited the continent alongside now-extinct giant sloths over 25,000 years ago. The discovery was made at the Santa Elina rock …

Archaeologists have made a significant discovery on the Italian island of Sicily at the renowned archaeological site of Segesta. An ancient Greek altar, estimated to …

Genetic information from an ancient human relative has been extracted, making it the oldest such data recovered to date. This remarkable discovery involved analyzing protein …

Located in the municipality of Platanias in Chania, the Agia Sofia Cave or Wisdom of God is a popular tourist destination for those visiting the …

Three times larger than the Parthenon (about 12,000 square meters) and being the work of an intelligent architect of the 4th c. B.C., possibly Pytheus, …

Most of these relics are made of stone, but a fascinating find in Spain introduced extraordinary rock crystal armaments to researchers. These ancient artifacts, dating …

Carried as a personal weapon by the bodyguard of Christian I (1586-1591), Elector of Saxony. The hilt was probably constructed in Dresden. The blade has …

A Roman woman of about 45, who died near the ancient waterfront of the Roman city during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. She …

The samurai are some of the most recognizable fighters in world history. Part of what makes them so distinct is their unique armor. Samurai are often …

We have visited the Roman fort at Vindolanda a few times – in fact, every single time I have visited Northumberland. So, that’s 3 times …

A note from the year 1436 identifies the owner of this sapphire ring as Duke Ernest the Iron (1377–1424 CE). This makes it the oldest, …

Othic equestrian sabatons – Germany, 1490 Sabatons are armoured footwear worn as part of a complete suit of amour. In the Gothic period, the fashion …

A human skeleton stands in a round-arched niche in an ebony shrine; Like the niche, it is cut from Kehlheimerstein, a limestone rich in fossils, which …

The first modern flushable toilet was invented in 1596 by Sir John Harrington. He installed one for his godmother, Queen Elizabeth I.  His invention included …