Archaeologists thought they found wires buried on a farm. It was actually Viking treasure. Paris Hilton took out a mortgage ...

Here are 10 major findings about human ancestors and our close ancient relatives that scientists announced in 2025. A handful ...

A 1300s limestone stele depicting a knight in full armor was found in Gdansk alongside 250 medieval coffins and remnants of ...

Lost cities, missing tombs, and unexplained occurrences. History still holds unanswered questions for these seven events.

Archaeologists in Scotland have unearthed evidence of a “mysterious mass burial” dating back to the Bronze Age, which tells of a “horrible event." ...

Researchers studied fossils, well-preserved remains and even a single fingerprint to solve some of history’s long-standing mysteries this year.

When a team of archaeologists discovered the remains of 57 people at an excavation site on the Greek island of Thasos, one ...

Ancient Cuneiform Script found in a Czech cave surprises researchers as they investigate whether it reflects lost cultural links.

Is Notre Dame’s “Horseman” poet Joachim du Bellay? Archaeologists linked a lead coffin burial to the Renaissance poet, ...

Archaeologists working in the depths of Kateřinská Cave have made a series of remarkable discoveries that challenge our understanding of ancient human activity in Central Europe. Recent excavations ...

King Tut’s alabaster jars have long held mystery. A new Yale study finds chemical evidence suggesting they once contained ...

The tropical rainforest of the Congo basin is the world’s second-largest. (The Amazon is slightly bigger, but far better studied.) Via the Congo river, water drains into the Atlantic largely from six ...