Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a Roman vessel carrying thousands of jars of seasoning.
The huge mile-long structure was found alongside eight buried towers at the ancient site in Cambodia.
Archaeologists have discovered the remains of an ancient amphitheater similar to the Colosseum in Rome.
A vast treasure trove of ancient Chinese coins has been discovered at a dig site in the city of Nanchang.
Today's rats might be getting bigger but they can't possibly compare to this ancient species of rodent.
Archaeologists have discovered compelling evidence of an empty space hidden behind one of the walls.
Archaeologists have unearthed the ancient citadel underneath a car park in the city of Jerusalem.
A small Greek archipelago has come to be regarded as the ancient shipwreck capital of the world.
A remnant of the past has been discovered among the remains of an ancient first century Roman city.
Anthropologists have discovered 47 human teeth in a cave in Southern China that date back 80,000 years.
Two large stashes of bronze weapons and jewellery dating back 2,700 years have been found in Romania.
A 20 million-year-old flea trapped in amber is thought to be carrying the ancestor of Black Death.
A 3.5 million-year-old bacteria found in Siberia could make it possible for humans to live longer.
Scientists in Siberia have set up a lab dedicated to the goal of cloning a mammoth from ancient DNA.
Four extinct volcanoes dating back 50 million years have been found on the ocean floor in Australia.
An ancient relic thought by some to be the fabled Holy Grail has been found after being stolen last year.
The concept of the dead rising from their graves is certainly not unique to today's movies and TV shows.
The ancient Egyptian jackal-headed god of death Anubis was worshipped by huge numbers of people.
Deposits of impact glass on the surface of Mars could potentially contain traces of ancient life forms.
The Siloe Patera crater on Mars is now believed to be the collapsed center of an enormous volcano.