Archaeology
Purpose of Mysterious Ice Age Tool Revealed
A few years ago, archaeologists working in Hohle Fels...
Nineteenth Century Wreck Suddenly Appears in Newfoundland
Centuries-old shipwrecks don't tend to suddenly appear, if anything...
Erebus At Risk: Researchers Running Out of Time To Investigate Franklin’s Ship
Researchers only discovered the wrecks of HMS Erebus and...
Archaeologists Unearth 2,000-Year-Old Bullet Inscribed with Julius Caesar’s Name
Archaeologists have found a bullet inscribed with Julius Caesar's...
Ice Road Nomads: Research Says ‘Sea Ice Highway’ Led Early Settlers To North America
How did ancient nomads reach North America?
Scientists have long...
The Surprise Origin of Multiple Sclerosis in Europe
A flight of studies one genetic researcher called a...
‘False Heads’ On 73 Mummies Tell Different Story of Ancient Peru
Seventy-three intact burials, some adorned with intricately carved masks,...
Ancient Scythians Used Human Flesh to Make War Implements
From a letter opener fashioned with a Japanese WWII...
Archaeologists Uncover ‘Curse Tablet’ in Germany
Today, people often vent their frustration at others publicly...
Ancient Skeleton From Southern Russia Surprises UK Scientists
When workers on a British road improvement project excavated...
Iron Oxide in Ancient Bricks Reveal Strange History of Earth’s Electromagnetic Field
The Earth's magnetic field surged mysteriously in Mesopotamia (modern-day...
Amateur Searchers Find Palace of King Henry VII’s Mother
A group of archaeology enthusiasts deep in interior England...
Archaeologists Discover Huge Stone Age Graveyard in Lapland
Archaeologists might have found the oldest Stone Age burial...
‘Bone Biographies’ Show Lives of Ordinary People in Medieval England
Bones from Cambridge, England have revealed the surprisingly detailed...
‘Witch Bottles’ Keep Washing Ashore on the Texas Coast
For a beachcomber, life takes place between one random...
New Evidence That Wreck Off Rhode Island is Captain Cook’s Ship
British explorer James Cook famously sailed a ship that...
Prehistoric Women Were Also Hunters
Many assume that in ancient hunter-gatherer societies, men were...
100,000 Ancient Coins Unearthed at Japan Construction Site
Construction excavators in Japan stumbled onto a huge treasure...
Archaeologists Find Long-Lost Monastery in Scotland
For 10 years, archaeologists have been searching for Scotland's...