Archaeology
The Giant Stone Statues of Easter Island Really Did ‘Walk’
For centuries, the giant stone statues on Easter Island,...
Ancient Roman Tombstone Found in New Orleans Backyard
Stories of ancient Roman artifacts and ruins being dug...
$1 Million in 18th-Century Spanish Loot Found on Florida’s ‘Treasure Coast’
In 1715, a violent hurricane off the Florida coast...
New Research Finds Oldest Human Mummies were Smoke-Dried
In a new study, an international research team found...
Where Was the Lost Kingdom of Punt? New Clues Point to the Horn of Africa
Ancient Egyptian pharaohs, including the famous Hatshepsut, sent sea...
Cannibal Feast in Ancient Spain Targeted Entire Family Group
Archaeologists have discovered the site of a Neolithic cannibalistic...
Ahnenerbe: The Nazi Obsession with Pseudo-Archaeology
Steven Spielberg's portrayal of the Nazis in the Indiana...
Exploration Mysteries: The Tucson Artifacts Hoax
On a typically balmy mid-September day in southern Arizona...
Why Do These Cozy British Farmhouses Display Ancient Skulls?
The average home -- manor, farm, or otherwise --...
Why Rich Europeans Ate Up All The Egyptian Mummies
While Egyptian kings and queens are the most famous...
AI Deciphers 1,000-Year-Old Babylonian Hymn
"Herds and flocks lie on verdant pastures
Wealth and splendor..."
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Reenactment of Ancient Canoe Voyage Shows How First Settlers Reached Japan
About 30,000 years ago, humans arrived in Japan's southern...
Mysterious 200-Year-Old Runes Found in Canadian Wilderness
Deep in the northern Ontario bush, there is a...
France’s Deepest Shipwreck Found, 2.5Km Below the Surface
The deepest shipwreck ever found in French waters has...
Ancient Carving Shows Greek God Besting Roman Hero in — a Drinking Contest
It seems that people 1,700 years ago enjoyed the...
The Battle Over the World’s Richest Shipwreck and its $16 Billion Treasure
Researchers have finally confirmed that a long-sunken hulk off...
Anglo-Saxon Gold Raven Discovered in Southwest England
Earlier this year, two amateur metal detectorists unearthed a...
Czech Hikers Discover 600 Gold Coins Worth $340,000
Two Czech hikers have unearthed nearly 600 gold coins...
Early Humans Survived European Ice Age by Hunting Caribou
Animals that evolved in warm, tropical climes rarely decide...
The World’s Oldest Shipwrecks Are in the Black Sea. Here’s Why
We imagine the ancient world as one made of...
Giant Herds of Rhino Once Roamed Prehistoric Nebraska
For over fifty years, a prehistoric rhinoceros mass grave...
Egyptian Tomb Discovery Sheds Light on Mysterious Royal Family
Archaeologists from the University of Pennsylvania were investigating Abydos,...
We’ve Just Learned More About the Mysterious People of the Green Sahara
Lush greenery is as unexpected in the Sahara as...
Toddler Stumbles on 3,800-Year-Old Amulet During Family Hike
When kids are outside they pick up anything that...
