12th century Crusader sword discovered “by chance” by student off coast of Israel, university says
A centuries-old sword from the time of the Crusades was discovered by a student swimming off the coast…
Rules of mysterious ancient board game decoded by AI, scientists say
A smooth, white stone dating from the Roman era and unearthed in the Netherlands has long baffled researchers.…
Fossils found in cave shed light on where our species emerged, traced to when Earth’s magnetic field flipped
Where did our species first emerge? Fossils discovered in Morocco dating back more than 773,000 years bolster the…
Divers discover massive 7,000-year-old undersea wall off coast of France
Divers have discovered a long-submerged wall some 7,000 years old under the sea off western France, scientists said…
Treasure trove found in Egyptian tomb solves long-standing mystery of who was buried there
A treasure trove of 225 funerary figurines has been discovered inside a tomb in the ancient Egyptian capital…
Mystery owner of 3-million-year-old foot found in Africa identified, scientists say
Newly discovered fossils prove that a mysterious foot found in Ethiopia belongs to a little-known, recently named ancient…
5,000-year-old wine press and evidence of religious rituals unearthed during highway construction project in Israel
Archaeologists have discovered evidence of an ancient religious practice in northern Israel in addition to a wine press…
Fossils reveal dinosaurs were thriving in North America just before being wiped out by asteroid strike, study shows
Scientists have long debated whether dinosaurs were in decline before an asteroid smacked the Earth 66 million years ago,…
Skeletons found in well identified as Roman soldiers killed 1,700 years ago
Seven fully preserved skeletons found in an ancient city in Croatia have been identified as Roman soldiers who…
Million-year-old skull found in China could rewrite human evolution timeline, study finds: “This changes a lot of thinking”
A digital reconstruction of a million-year-old skull suggests humans may have diverged from our ancient ancestors 400,000 years…