Evidence of ancient Roman snacks found beneath the Colosseum
11-25-2022 |
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Archaeologists have made a number of intriguing discoveries in the sewers beneath the ancient gladiatorial arena.
What science has told us about the mummy of Egypt's King Tutankhamun
11-9-2022 | 1
His tomb's discovery was one of the most significant in all of Egyptology, but what do we actually know about King Tut ?
4,800ft 'miracle' tunnel found in Egypt could lead to Cleopatra's tomb
11-8-2022 | 3
Archaeologists have unearthed one of the most important discoveries of recent years - a huge tunnel beneath a temple in Egypt.
Scientists recreate the face of a real-life 18th-Century 'vampire'
11-1-2022 | 8
This is the face of a man who, two centuries ago, was buried with his leg bones crossed to stop him rising from the dead.
'House of the Dragon' was inspired by a real medieval dynasty
10-20-2022 | 5
History professor David Routt takes a look at the real historical events which inspired the latest Game of Thrones prequel.
Archaeologists have unearthed the tomb of the real-life Santa Claus
10-19-2022 | 28
The tomb of St Nicholas - the real-life inspiration behind Santa Claus - lived and died around 1,700 years ago.
Discovery of 6,000-year-old skull confirms legend of lost tribe in Taiwan
10-12-2022 | 27
The find seems to prove the existence of a long-rumored ancient indigenous tribe that lived thousands of years ago.
Remains of real-life 3-meter-tall 'thunderbird' found in Australia
10-5-2022 | 9
Palaeontologists have unearthed what is thought to be the leg bones of the largest species of bird to ever live.
Archaeologists discover 2,600-year-old cheese in Egypt
9-29-2022 | 5
Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has announced the discovery of some of the oldest cheese ever found.
New evidence points to presence of hidden chamber in King Tut's tomb
9-26-2022 | 3
Nicholas Reeves still believes that the entrance to Nefertiti's tomb lies somewhere within King Tut's burial chamber.
Ancient structure near Prague is older than Stonehenge and the pyramids
9-23-2022 | 3
Archaeologists believe that the mysterious structure was built around 7,000 years ago.
Zahi Hawass claims that he has found the tomb of Queen Nefertiti
9-21-2022 | 8
The famed Egyptologist maintains that he has solved the millennia-old mystery of Nefertiti's whereabouts.
Hoard of gold and silver coins found behind Egyptian temple
9-18-2022 | 1
Egyptian archaeologists have announced the discovery of a significant amount of treasure in the city of Esna.
Seven times people discovered the Americas - and how they got there
9-13-2022 | 28
Christopher Columbus reached the Americas in 1492, but he certainly wasn't the first to do so.
Long-lost Dead Sea Scroll resurfaces 60 years later
9-9-2022 | 3
One of the historic scrolls has unexpectedly turned up some six decades after it was thought to have been lost.
Egypt's pyramid builders utilized annual floods, study claims
8-31-2022 | 1
Recent research has cast new light on how the ancient Egyptians might have constructed the pyramids of Giza.
Map shows evidence of long-lost 'Welsh Atlantis'
8-22-2022 | 5
A legendary lost land once thought to exist in Cardigan Bay has shown up on an old 13-Century map of the British Isles.
Vast megalithic complex discovered in Spain
8-19-2022 | 11
Archaeologists have announced the discovery of more than 500 standing stones in Huelva, Spain.
New evidence suggests Howard Carter stole King Tut relics
8-14-2022 | 5
A previously unpublished letter seems to support the idea that the tomb's discoverer made off with some of its contents.
Maya may have played ball games with the ashes of their cremated rulers
8-11-2022 | 3
Researchers believe that the ashes of cremated Maya rulers were used to create rubber balls used in ballgames.
