On the eastern edge of the Judaean Desert stands the ancient fortress of Masada. With a sheer drop of more than 400 metres to the …

For a few years now, contemporary historians have been debating the future of the oldest bottle of wine in the world, known as the Speyer …

A-B-C-D-E-F-G … This famous sequence of letters known to much of the world dates back to the 16th century BC. A fairly small group of …

A homeowner chasing his chickens through a hole in his basement came across an abandoned underground city that once housed 20,000 people. Researchers believe Derinkuyu …

A lucky man has discovered a “small fortune” buried in the dirt at his farm after unearthing more than 800 rare gold coins A Kentucky …

N A CLIMATE-CONTROLLED ROOM IN Leymebamba, Peru, sit more than 200 mummies, some staring right at you with disturbingly well-preserved expressions of fear and agony. The …

Archaeologists have stumbled across a well-preserved mummy in a tomb in Peru at Cajamarquilla, a significant site inland from Lima. The team of Archaeologists from …

An ancient dog finds in Russia in the Far East that he lived a glorious eighteen thousand years ago. It was found last year in …

The 1600-year-old skeleton of an upper-class woman whose skull was purposely deformed and teeth encrusted with mineral stones was found by archeologists near ancient Teotihuacan ruins …

The discovery of an “ocean” beneath the Earth’s surface is a fascinating revelation that has the potential to change our understanding of the planet’s composition. …

The specimen provides the first unequivocal evidence of immature feathers in the Mesozoic fossil record. Every bird you’ve ever seen – every robin, every pigeon, …

Theropods were a group of meat-eating dinosaurs that lived during the Mesozoic Era. Learn more about these fascinating creatures and their unique adaptations for hunting …

Glyptodons were large, armored mammals that grew to the size of a Volkswagen Beetle, and natives took shelter inside their gigantic shells. If you love …

5,000 years ago, ancient artists drew mysterious humanoid figurines on stone slabs using intricate methods of coloring and carving. Some 5,000 years ago, artists in …

The study of early human skeletons has always been a fascinating subject, as it provides valuable insights into the physical and biological characteristics of our …

Many people can shudder with terror at the thought of corpses that suddenly get up and walk down the street in search of their home. …

Bulgarian archaeologists discovered giant skeleton remains located at the Black Sea Bay city known as Varna. In the first reports, they suggested that a man …

A trio of papers posted online and presented at a meeting today lays out an astonishing scenario. Roughly 240,000 years ago, they suggest, small-brained human …

The tale of Kap Dwa, translating to “two-headed,” is documented in British records from the early 20th century, as well as in voyage records spanning …

It was previously ᴀssumed that early hunters only killed woolly mammoths if they were already injured. The discovery of these resourceful traps firmly challenges that …