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Scientists discover why the Great Pyramid is so resilient to earthquakes
May 23, 2026The ancient wonder of the world has stood for 4,500 years - but why haven't earthquakes caused it to collapse?
The Great Pyramid may be a 'planetary beacon', new study argues
May 16, 2026What if the ancient wonder is not a tomb at all, but something of a larger - even cosmic - significance ?
NASA's Curiosity rover discovers ancient 'organic matter' on Mars
VIDEO Apr 21, 2026The discovery points to the building blocks of life being preserved on the Red Planet for billions of years.
Marks in Pompeii may be evidence of ancient Roman 'machine gun'
VIDEO Mar 25, 2026A particularly deadly weapon may have once been employed by the Roman army during the siege of Pompeii.
Ancient Martian organisms may be trapped in ice, study finds
Feb 25, 2026Evidence of ancient life on Mars might be found in a place where NASA's rovers have yet to explore.
Egypt's pyramids were built using an internal lifting system, study suggests
Jan 21, 2026New research has proposed that counterweights and pulley-like mechanisms were used to build the pyramids.
Canoes discovered in Wisconin lake are 'older than the Great Pyramid'
VIDEO Jan 13, 2026A groundbreaking archaeological discovery indicates that an advanced culture existed in the US at the time of the ancient Egyptians.
'Chariots of the Gods' author Erich von Daniken has died, aged 90
Jan 12, 2026The best-selling Swiss author, who was one of the architects of the 'ancient aliens' concept, has sadly passed away.
Unexplained Mysteries top 10 archaeology stories of 2025
Dec 30, 2025It's time again to take a look back at the most popular historical mysteries and discoveries from the last 12 months.
Hidden entrance potentially discovered in the Pyramid of Menkaure
Nov 10, 2025New scans have unveiled anomalous 'voids' hidden within the walls of the ancient architectural wonder.
Scientists thaw out 40,000-year-old organisms trapped in Arctic ice
Oct 13, 2025These ancient life forms can help to teach us about the past, but is thawing them out really a good idea ?
Unusual 'leopard-spot' rocks on Mars hint at ancient life
Sep 10, 2025Scientists have identified mudstone rocks on the Martian surface that may be indicative of life in the planet's distant past.
Evidence of biblical Canaanite industry unearthed in Israel
Aug 28, 2025Archaeologists have discovered the remains of an ancient blade factory around 40 miles south of Tel Aviv.
Did the Knights Templar hide Jesus' bones in North America?
Jul 12, 2025The leader of an ancient order founded in the 12th Century maintains that Jesus' bones are in the American Northwest.
Part of the Lighthouse of Alexandria has been raised from the seabed
Jul 9, 2025Stones from one of the wonders of the ancient world have been retrieved from the bottom of the Mediterranean.
Who built the Great Pyramid ? Inscriptions offer fresh clues
Jul 3, 2025New findings have offered up a clearer picture of who built the last remaining ancient wonder of the world.
'Dragon man' fossil turns out to be world's only known Denisovan skull
Jun 20, 2025A fossilized skull discovered in the 1930s has now been identified as that of an elusive, ancient species of human.
First physical evidence of gladiators fighting wild animals found
Apr 24, 2025Gladiatorial combat often saw participants pitted against wild beasts as well as human combatants.
Newly identified species of human may have been more intelligent than us
Dec 2, 2024Palaeontologists have discovered a previously unrecognized species of ancient human that lived 100,000 years ago.
Archaeologists discover the world's oldest known alphabet in Syria
Nov 25, 2024The ancient text is inscribed upon finger-sized clay cylinders believed to date back some 4,500 years.
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