Archaeology
Archaeologists Uncover Shipwreck From Vasco da Gama’s Final Voyage
Archaeologists think they have identified the ship that took...
World’s Oldest Alphabet Discovered in Syria
Archaeologists have uncovered the oldest alphabet in human history....
The Mystery of the Centuries-Old Wreck Found in Norway’s Largest Lake
For over 30 years, starting in the 1940s, hundreds...
Ancient Artifacts from Meteorite Iron Reveal Secrets of Early Metallurgy
Known as the Treasure of Villena, this horde of...
Noah’s Ark Shown on Ancient Babylonian Map
Researchers think they have found a depiction of Noah’s...
Remains of 17,000-Year-Old Blue-Eyed, Baby Boy Found in Italy
Researchers have sequenced the oldest known genome in Italy....
Lost Mayan City Discovered Using ‘Found’ Laser Imaging Data
For centuries, a lost Mayan city was buried under...
Murder Victim From One of the Norse Sagas Really Existed; Remains Found
The Sverris Saga tells the old Norse story of...
Two Lost Cities of the Silk Road Lay Buried For Centuries
Archaeologists have mapped two lost cities of the Silk...
Underwater Caves Give Clues About Early Homo Sapiens in Sicily
Underwater caves off the coast of Sicily offer new...
Exploration Mysteries: Did King Solomon’s Mines Really Exist?
In 1934, an archaeologist was digging in the Timna...
Untouched Burial Crypt Found at Site of Indiana Jones Movie
Talk to any archaeologist, and one of the first...
Exploration Mysteries: What Happened to Skara Brae?
Frozen in time, abandoned for 4,500 years, and under...
The 40-Year Battle Over Who Owns the World’s Most Valuable Shipwreck
The Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague will...
DNA Researchers Identify Cannibalized Remains From Lost Franklin Expedition
Another piece of the Franklin Expedition puzzle has dropped...
Asbads: The Original Windmills of the Middle-East
As the Chinese proverb goes, "When the winds of...
We Finally Know Where Humans and Neanderthals Interbred
Archaeologists have long known that humans and Neanderthals interbred,...
Norwegian Vikings Were Even Fiercer Than Danish Vikings
It has long been thought that the Vikings in...
Why Ancient Babylonian Kings Feared Lunar Eclipses
Four recently translated Babylonian tablets give insight into the...
It’s Him: Researchers ID the Bones of the Bishop Who Built the Camino de Santiago
Archaeologists have uncovered the bones of the ninth-century bishop...
Exploration Mysteries: Where Are These Famous Figures Buried?
Despite what proponents of pseudo-archaeology would have you believe,...
‘Shocking’ Study Shows Stonehenge Altar Stone Came From Scotland
A new study has revealed that Stonehenge's six-tonne altar...
