Good weather aided Genghis Khan conquest
3-11-2014 |
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Scientists believe a record-breaking spell of warm and wet weather contributed to Khan's success.
'Rocket cats' found in 16th century war book
3-7-2014 | 50
Experts have uncovered a series of strange weapon diagrams in a warfare manual dating back to 1530.
World's oldest cheese discovered in China
3-3-2014 | 20
Cheese dating back more than 3,600 years has been found on mummies unearthed in the Taklamakan desert.
Gladiator school unearthed in Austria
2-27-2014 | 14
Archaeologists have uncovered the first gladiator training facility to be found outside of Rome.
Archaeological treasures found on Dartmoor
2-11-2014 | 7
Jewellery, animal pelts and amber beads are among the finds retrieved from a 4,000-year-old tomb.
4,600-year-old pyramid discovered in Egypt
2-4-2014 | 20
A step pyramid unearthed near Edfu is thought to predate the Great Pyramid of Giza by several decades.
Divers uncover relics of Stone Age 'Atlantis'
1-28-2014 | 22
Stone Age artifacts left behind by Swedish nomads have been unearthed on the floor of the Baltic Sea.
Easter Island collapse theory questioned
1-24-2014 | 51
Academics have cast doubt on the idea that the inhabitants used up all the island's natural resources.
Seeking the Amazon's lost civilizations
1-17-2014 | 26
How widespread were pre-Columbian civilizations within the world's largest rainforest ?
Lost tomb of Egypt's King Seneb discovered
1-16-2014 | 35
The pharaoh is believed to have enjoyed the longest rule of his time more than 3,600 years ago.
Did poisoned wine kill Alexander the Great ?
1-13-2014 | 4
Mystery has long surrounded the strange and protracted death of one of history's greatest leaders.
Demon wards unearthed under ancient floors
1-13-2014 | 5
Archaeologists have discovered evidence that the residents of an ancient city used eggs to ward off evil.
What happened to the Ark of the Covenant ?
1-8-2014 | 117
A recently translated Hebrew text has offered a tantalizing new reference to several ancient treasures.
Pompeii elite ate giraffe and sea urchins
1-5-2014 | 15
A new study has revealed some of the more unusual diets of those who lived in the doomed Roman city.
Seeking lost tombs in the Valley of the Kings
12-22-2013 | 5
A new radar survey is hoping to find the locations of several tombs that have yet to be discovered.
Was Noah's Ark a 'double-decker coracle' ?
12-16-2013 | 76
Museum expert Irving Finkel believes that the biblical vessel wasn't the shape depicted in most pictures.
Geologists map tunnels beneath Rome
12-4-2013 | 4
Undearneath the ancient capital lies a complex labyrinth of tunnels and quarries dating back millennia.
Oldest known Buddhist shrine discovered
11-30-2013 | 12
Traces of an ancient wooden structure have been found within the sacred Mayadevi temple in Lumbini.
Hanging Gardens of Babylon site discovered?
11-26-2013 | 14
An Oxford University academic believes she has found the precise location of the ancient wonder.
Stonehenge source discovered in Wales
11-24-2013 | 7
Archaeologists admit that they've been looking for clues in the wrong place for almost 100 years.
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