Just over a century ago today, British archaeologists discovered the entrance to the Ancient Egyptian monarch’s tomb … ...

Swedish archaeologists recently found an “unusual” Viking-era coffin dating back over 1,100 years. The discovery was announced by Arkeologerna, an archaeological organization affiliated with the ...

A curious new discovery has emerged just beneath the shadow of Egy12pt’s Great Pyramids of Giza. Researchers, using cutting-edge radar technology, have uncovered what they describe as an “L-shaped ...

WAWA, CANADA—For the past seven years, archaeologist Ryan Primrose, director of the Ontario Centre for Archaeological Education, has studied mysterious symbols carved into the bedrock deep in an ...

An undergraduate student was startled after a finely carved ancient head rolled out during a recent excavation – and seemed to smile back at her. The discovery, made at Skaill Farm on the Scottish ...

The construction of a new road near Perth in Scotland has unearthed the remains of a fortified Iron Age settlement that, after several centuries of occupation, was mysteriously abandoned on the eve of ...

Some ancient discoveries are so strange they should not exist at all. From impossible tools and mysterious maps to books no one can read, these artifacts defy logic, rewrite history, and leave ...

Is it a musical instrument? A candle holder? A measurement tool? It’s a Roman dodecahedron—a mysterious artifact from ancient times—and it may have been any of the above, or none. Although these ...

Monumentality / Chris Scarre -- Landscape / Randi Haaland, Gunnar Haaland -- Water / Terje Oestigaard -- Fire / Anders Kaliff -- Myth and folklore / Amy Gazin ...