The ship's dog aboard the doomed vessel that sank 500 years ago has undergone DNA testing.
Archaeologists have discovered the long lost ruins of a huge cult complex at the site of Tel Burna.
A huge haul of valuable Viking artefacts has been discovered in a field by a man with a metal detector.
Divers have discovered valuable artefacts hidden within the same wreck as the Antikythera Mechanism.
Ancient cave drawings found in Indonesia show that early Europeans weren't the only ones creating art.
One of the earliest depictions of Jesus has been found on a plate dating back to the 4th century AD.
The dungeon in which Vlad the Impaler was imprisoned by the Turks has been found at Tokat Castle.
More than 50 previously unknown geoglyphs have been found sprawled across the north of the country.
A Neolithic site consisting of 50 large stone blocks has been found two miles north-east of Stonehenge.
An impressive ring-shaped fortress has been unearthed on an island 50km south of Copenhagen.
Archaeologists excavating several 2,000-year-old tombs have discovered a host of valuable artifacts.
A 4,000-year-old mystery has finally been solved thanks to a hosepipe being a little on the short side.
An excavation at Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland has dug up an ancient wooden toilet seat.
Archaeologists in Israel have discovered the oldest metal object ever discovered in the region.
The find, which is being hailed as 'extremely important', could be connected to Alexander the Great.
The Miyakozuka tomb in the village of Asuka is now believed to have been built in a pyramid shape.
The ancient stone ruins were found during an expedition led by Slovenian archaeologist Ivan Sprajc.
Archaeologists have uncovered more than 10,000 artefact's in the mausoleum of King Liu Fei.
Lines forming the shape of a llama and a snake have been uncovered by recent sandstorms over Peru.
Archaeologists have uncovered where Peru's ancient ancestors would have observed the heavens.