Long-lost Maya capital found in man's back yard
Mar 13, 2020Scientists have discovered the capital of an ancient Maya kingdom in the back yard of a cattle rancher.
Runaway truck slams into Easter Island statue
VIDEO Mar 9, 2020A man has been arrested after his truck caused 'incalculable' damage to one of the statues.
Egypt's oldest pyramid reopens after 14 years
VIDEO Mar 7, 2020Djoser's Step Pyramid has finally been reopened to the public after an extensive restoration effort.
5,000-year-old sword found in Venice monastery
Mar 5, 2020One of the world's oldest swords has been discovered in a display cabinet at an Italian island monastery.
Radar scans hint at King Tut hidden chamber
Feb 20, 2020A new radar survey of the young pharaoh's tomb has revealed the possible existence of a hidden room.
Egyptian board game used to contact the dead
Feb 10, 2020An ancient Egyptian board game may have evolved into a conduit through which to contact the other side.
Cahokia wasn't actually a 'lost civilization'
Feb 5, 2020The inhabitants of the pre-Columbian Native American city did disappear for a time, but then they came back.
Mummies of Egyptian high priests unearthed
Feb 1, 2020A huge burial ground filled with mummies and shabti figurines has been discovered at a site south of Cairo.
Scientists recreate voice of Egyptian mummy
VIDEO Jan 27, 2020The voice of an ancient Egyptian man who died 3,000 years ago has been recreated for the first time.
Volcanic eruption turned victims' brains to glass
Jan 23, 2020This dire fate awaited the residents of Herculaneum when Mount Vesuvius erupted in the year 79.
Great Pyramid's hidden chamber set for re-scan
Jan 14, 2020Researchers from Japan will be conducting new scans in an effort to confirm the presence of a hidden chamber.
Assyrians blamed demon 'Bennu' for epilepsy
Jan 5, 2020A clay tablet has been found to depict a demon that the ancient Assyrians believed was responsible for seizures.
Grave of real-life Amazon warriors discovered
Jan 2, 2020Far from being the stuff of fiction, the warrior women of ancient Greek lore may have been the real deal.
Table that held the Ark of the Covenant found ?
Dec 20, 2019The stone table was found within an ancient temple unearthed approximately 20km west of Jerusalem.
Ancient Egyptians really did wear head cones
Dec 15, 2019Archaeologists have discovered two skeletons wearing the head cones often depicted in ancient Egyptian art.
Celtic warrior unearthed in major Iron Age find
Dec 10, 2019Archaeologists in England are hailing the discovery as one of the most significant finds of the millennium.
Men jailed after unearthing $15M Viking treasure
Nov 24, 2019Two metal detectorists in the UK have been jailed after trying to sell a $15M Viking hoard of gold and silver.
3D images of 'Noah's Ark' set to be revealed
Nov 21, 2019A Turkish ark-hunter has captured new subterranean images of what he believes to be the real Noah's Ark.
143 new Nazca geoglyphs discovered in Peru
VIDEO Nov 19, 2019Researchers have used an artificial intelligence to identity previously unseen drawings on the desert floor.
Ancient skeletons found wearing 'skull helmets'
Nov 18, 2019The skeletons of two infants unearthed in Ecuador were found to be wearing helmets made from other skulls.
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