Expert reconstructs face of Scottish 'witch'
10-31-2017 |
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A forensic artist has pieced together the appearance of a woman who was once imprisoned for witchcraft.
First recorded eclipse was 3,000 years ago
10-30-2017 | 3
Researchers have been able to trace the first ever recorded solar eclipse back to the time of the pharaohs.
Oldest known astrolabe found in shipwreck
10-25-2017 | 2
Marine archaeologists have discovered the earliest known example of an astrolabe navigation tool.
Did Easter Islanders sail to South America ?
10-13-2017 | 17
A new study has cast doubt on the idea that the island's inhabitants had contact with Native Americans.
Antikythera shipwreck yields more treasures
10-8-2017 | 4
Divers have recovered several statue pieces and a mystery bronze disc from the 2,000-year-old shipwreck.
Mayan king's tomb unearthed in Guatemala
10-7-2017 | 3
Dating back over 1,000 years, the tomb is thought to be that of King Te' Chan Ahk of the Wak dynasty.
Man finds huge haul of Roman coins in a field
10-1-2017 | 7
Thought to be worth more than $250,000, the once-in-a-lifetime discovery was made using a metal detector.
Jar of toads found in ancient Canaanite tomb
9-26-2017 | 8
Archaeologists in Jerusalem have unearthed a 4,000-year-old tomb containing a jar of headless toads.
Pyramid construction mystery has been solved
VIDEO 9-24-2017 | 32
New evidence has shed light on exactly how huge stone blocks were transported to the site of the pyramids.
Porpoise unearthed in medieval graveyard
VIDEO 9-20-2017 | 19
A recent archaeological dig near Guernsey has yielded something rather unexpected - a porpoise skeleton.
60 ancient shipwrecks found in the Black Sea
9-19-2017 | 10
Marine archaeologists unexpectedly stumbled across a goldmine of shipwrecks during a recent expedition.
Schoolgirl finds 'Excalibur' in a Cornish lake
9-5-2017 | 30
7-year-old Matilda Jones came across the 4-foot sword while paddling in Dozmary Pool on Bodmin Moor.
Lost city of Neapolis discovered in Tunisia
9-3-2017 | 2
Archaeologists have uncovered the ruins of a long-lost Roman city that was destroyed by a tsunami.
Tomb of 'China's Shakespeare' discovered
8-31-2017 | 0
The final resting place of legendary Chinese playwright Tang Xianzu has been unearthed in Fuzhou.
Did the Babylonians invent trigonometry ?
VIDEO 8-25-2017 | 13
The Ancient Babylonians had known about Pythagoras' theorem over 1,000 years before he was even born.
Egyptian pharaoh may be first known 'giant'
8-7-2017 | 9
The well-preserved skeleton of Sa-Nakht, an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, shows clear evidence of gigantism.
Hunt is on for hidden 'recess' in Great Pyramid
8-6-2017 | 1560
Scientists working on the ScanPyramids project believe that the Khufu Pyramid contains secret chambers.
Archaeologists discover 'little Pompeii'
VIDEO 8-3-2017 | 3
An exceptionally well-preserved Roman neighborhood has been unearthed in south-eastern France.
Statue unearthed at Cambodia's Angkor Wat
8-2-2017 | 6
Archaeologists working at the Angkor Wat temple complex have discovered a 12th-century statue.
3,500-year-old lunch box found in Swiss Alps
7-26-2017 | 12
An extraordinarily well-preserved lunch box has been discovered on Switzerland's Lotschberg mountain.
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