Rare Thor's hammer amulet found in Iceland
10-22-2018 |
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The 900-year-old trinket was unearthed at the site of a Viking farmstead in Iceland's Thjorsardalur valley.
Ancient talisman inscription remains a mystery
10-20-2018 | 11
Experts in London have been attempting to decipher the writing on an ancient stone found in the 19th century.
Young 'vampire' found buried in Italian cemetery
10-13-2018 | 3
The skeletal remains of a child with a stone in its mouth point to an ancient form of ritualistic vampire burial.
Do Easter Island's Moai point to fresh water?
10-11-2018 | 17
Scientists have come up with a possible new explanation for the positions of the island's stone statues.
8-year-old girl pulls ancient sword from lake
VIDEO 10-5-2018 | 21
Saga Vanecek discovered the pre-Viking-era relic while swimming near her family's holiday home in Sweden.
Possible evidence of the Exodus found in Jordan
9-27-2018 | 417
Archaeologists have discovered what could be the first hard evidence of the Israelite Exodus from Egypt.
World's oldest brewery discovered in Israel
9-16-2018 | 2
Traces of beer dating back more than 13,000 years have been found in a cave near the Israeli city of Haifa.
800 tombs unearthed in Egyptian necropolis
9-15-2018 | 2
Archaeologists have discovered more than 800 tombs in an ancient necropolis outside of the village of Lisht.
Huge pot of gold found under Italian theater
9-12-2018 | 6
Archaeologists in Italy have unearthed a broken soapstone amphora containing hundreds of gold coins.
Traces of cheese found in 7,200-year-old pots
9-6-2018 | 3
The discovery of ancient cheese sieves has pushed back the origins of cheese making in the Mediterranean.
Oldest known Mayan book is declared authentic
9-1-2018 | 9
A Mayan pictographic text dating back over 900 years has finally been confirmed as authentic by researchers.
Secrets of giant Egyptian sarcophagus revealed
8-22-2018 | 167
Scientists have started to slowly unravel the mystery of three skeletons found buried in a massive granite coffin.
3,200-year-old cheese discovered in Egypt
8-19-2018 | 9
A strange white substance found inside a broken jar from an ancient tomb has turned out to be cheese.
Second Sphinx possibly discovered in Egypt
8-12-2018 | 39
Construction workers have unearthed what is thought to be a second Sphinx near the Valley of the Kings.
New evidence supports Mayan drought theory
8-3-2018 | 3
Scientists are more certain than ever that a massive drought caused the Mayan civilization to collapse.
Great Pyramid can collect and focus energy
7-31-2018 | 44
Scientists in Russia have discovered a rather unusual property of Egypt's Great Pyramid of Giza.
Hidden 'Stonehenge' discovered in Ireland
VIDEO 7-22-2018 | 6
A Neolithic henge that had lain hidden for centuries has been revealed in Ireland thanks to a recent drought.
Giant Egyptian sarcophagus has been opened
7-20-2018 | 167
The contents of a mysterious giant-sized coffin discovered in Alexandria have finally been revealed.
5,500-year-old tomb discovered in Ireland
7-17-2018 | 6
A megalithic tomb unearthed in County Meath has been described by archaeologists as the 'find of a lifetime'.
2,000-year-old Basel papyrus mystery solved
7-16-2018 | 4
Researchers have finally succeeded in deciphering an ancient papyrus with mirror writing on both sides.
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