Aftermath of Notre Dame fire continues to reveal its secrets
3-20-2023 |
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The fire that tore through the iconic Parisian landmark was undoubtedly devastating, but there has been a silver lining.
Roman-era tomb used magical 'dead nails' to ward off 'restless dead'
3-14-2023 | 0
Archaeologists have discovered a 2,000-year-old tomb in Turkey that was sealed off to protect the living from the dead.
5 discoveries that upended what we know about Egyptian mummification
3-4-2023 | 0
Biomedical Egyptologist Jenefer Metcalfe takes a look at how our understanding of mummification has changed over the years.
Hidden corridor in Great Pyramid of Giza revealed for the first time
VIDEO 3-3-2023 | 100
Archaeologists have released footage from inside the corridor which is situated above the pyramid's main entrance.
New Easter Island moai statue discovered in dried-up lake bed
2-28-2023 | 2
The find, which has been described as 'very important', could in fact be the first of many such discoveries.
New York flotsam thought to be from 200-year-old shipwreck
2-25-2023 | 1
Debris found in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Ian is now thought to be a piece of the long-lost SS Savannah.
Mystery burials in Italy may be explained by fear of 'revenants'
2-8-2023 | 2
Archaeologists have shed possible new light on the nature of some enigmatic burials found in the ruins of a Roman villa.
Archaeologists discover ancient Egyptian mummy wrapped in gold
2-7-2023 | 6
The find, which dates back to 2,300 B.C., was made at the site of the ancient necropolis of Saqqara near Cairo.
Mysterious hand print found in wall of ancient Jerusalem moat
1-26-2023 | 13
Archaeologists discovered the enigmatic hand print during excavation work of the city's historic fortifications.
The Black Death may not have been spread by rats, study claims
1-18-2023 | 0
Researchers Samuel Cohn and Philip Slavin have called into question the role rats played in spreading the plague.
Mystery skeletons found under car park 'could be medieval'
1-15-2023 | 0
Archaeologists excavating a car park off the coast of Northumberland, England have unearthed seven skeletons.
Enigmatic 'writing system' in ice age cave art deciphered
1-7-2023 | 3
Hunter-gatherers who painted on cave walls 20,000 years ago also left behind something quite unexpected.
Have we been wrong about mummification all along ?
1-3-2023 | 2
Some experts now believe that Egyptian mummification may have had nothing to do with preserving bodies.
The mystery of the Mary Celeste still endures 150 years on
1-2-2023 | 32
Nobody knows what became of the crew of the infamous ghost ship which was found adrift and deserted in 1872.
Unexplained Mysteries top 10 archaeology stories of 2022
12-31-2022 | 3
Here we take a look back at the most popular historical mysteries and discoveries from the last twelve months.
Scientists recreate the face of Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II
12-28-2022 | 6
The impressively life-like image was put together by a computer based on 3D scans of the pharaoh's skull.
2,000-year-old Mayan civilization discovered in Guatemala
12-26-2022 | 13
Researchers uncovered the enormous, previously unknown civilization by conducting LiDAR surveys of the region.
Mystery of Mongolia's 'reindeer stones' continues to endure
12-24-2022 | 0
Thousands of mysterious ancient stones depicting images of reindeer can be found dotted across the landscape.
Archaeologists identify 168 previously unseen Nazca lines
12-21-2022 | 2
An aerial investigation of the Nazca Desert in South America has yielded the discovery of many more geoglyphs.
Two mystery coffins found under Notre Dame have now been opened
12-18-2022 | 6
Researchers have (quite literally) lifted the lid on who was buried in the coffins beneath the iconic cathedral's spire.
