Ancient history
Additional items retrieved from14th century Jewish treasure hidden pre-pogrom
The four Gothic garment fasteners were secured during a search of a private individual's property, said Sven Ostritz.
New radiocarbon dating confirms humans in North America 23,000 years ago
Ancient 5,000-year-old manuscript with 'terrifying message' discovered in Saqqara tomb
A Name Worthy of Gratitude
Captain James Cook's shipwreck officially identified after 250 years
ANMM director Daryl Karp calls the report the culmination of 25 years of meticulous research.
Lord's Prayer carved in ancient Swedish runes discovered in Ontario wilderness
Experts believe the carvings date to the early 1800s and may have been made by Swedish fur traders in the area.
Archaeologists uncover gigantic Roman shoe at Magna Fort in England
Specialists believe the unusually large shoe belonged to a soldier of notably large build, uncommon in the archaeological records of the time.
Lost 16th-century merchant ship 'discovered at record depth off French coast
Archaeologist describes the wreck as a 'real time capsule'; 'it seems that time has stopped on the ship'.
Famous Ice Age 'puppies' identified as wolf cubs
Researchers were surprised to see evidence of a woolly rhinoceros as part of the puppies' last meals, as this would have been a considerably large animal for a wolf to hunt.
The dragon prince: T. Rex related new dinosaur species found in Mongolia
Discovery leads to revised tyrannosaur family tree, shedding light on T. rex's ancestry.
Second ‘hidden city’ detected under Giza pyramids, researchers claim
Italian–Scottish radar team says shafts beneath Menkaure mirror those found 2,000 ft below Khafre; Dr. Zahi Hawass calls results “impossible.”
Rare Roman sarcophagus depicting Dionysus and Hercules found in Caesarea
'This is the first time we are finding the scene of the wine contest between the god Dionysus and Hercules on a sarcophagus in our region,' said archaeologist Nohar Shahar.
Beneath the Antarctic ice: Gondwana's lost world revealed by modern technology
The landscape has remained untouched since the ice sheet formed, preserving features shaped by ancient rivers.
A relative of King Midas? Untouched Phrygian royal burial chamber unearthed at Gordion, Turkey
Gordion, situated at the modern-day site of Yassıhöyük in Ankara Province, emerged as the capital of the Phrygians in the early first millennium BCE and is still inhabited today.
New study reveals leprosy was present in the Americas long before European arrival
Researchers found traces of Mycobacterium lepromatosis in thousand-year-old human remains in Canada and Argentina.
