Astronomer’s name deciphered from ancient Mayan ruins for first time: “White-chested Fox”
Archaeologists have transcribed mural symbols from Mayan ruins to learn the name of an astronomer and mathematician from…
Archaeologists uncover 3,000-year-old tomb near Egypt’s Luxor
Archaeologists uncovered a 3,000-year-old tomb near the southern Egyptian city of Luxor, authorities said on Sunday, the latest…
Egypt uncovers lost Byzantine-era city in the western desert
A well-preserved Byzantine-era residential city in the western desert is one of two major archaeological finds announced by…
Remarkable photos show ancient human burials uncovered in Egypt, with clues to centuries of changing tradition
Cairo — Egyptian archaeologists say they’ve uncovered remains and a myriad of artifacts in part of a Greco-Roman cemetery…
Dozens of 7,000-year-old headless human skeletons discovered in ditch: “A terrifying sight at first glance”
Researchers have discovered dozens of ancient human skeletons, with nearly all of their heads severed, in a ditch…
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…