Recent archaeological discoveries have unveiled ruins believed to be part of a civilization dating back 20,000 years, ...

A team of scientists claims to have discovered the location of Noah’s Ark on a 3,000-year-old Babylonian stone tablet. This ...

For ancient people, Canopus was a place of pilgrimage. Countless people travelled to the sanctuaries of the Egyptian gods ...

For the first time, researchers have uncovered direct genomic evidence of the bacterium behind the Plague of Justinian—the ...

The human-like skull was discovered in a cave in northern Greece, but scientists were baffled over who it belonged to ...

Archaeologists in Central Europe recently uncovered an ancient grave – reopened not by modern looters, but by medieval ...

Egypt’s Pyramids of Giza were built to endure an eternity, but how remains one of the ancient world’s greatest mysteries.

Remnants of a 2,000-year-old sunken city, Canopus, were lifted from waters off Alexandria, Egypt, revealing the city might have been larger than thought.

open image in gallery An ancient cow’s tooth has revealed fresh details about the mysteries of Stonehenge that have baffled scientists for centuries (Alamy/PA) The lead isotopes revealed composition ...

The Phaistos Disk is about 6 inches (15 cm) in diameter and covered on both sides with a spiral of stamped symbols.

Frauds, myths, and mysteries : science and pseudoscience in archaeology / Kenneth L. Feder Smithsonian Libraries and Archives Object Details Author Feder, Kenneth L Contents The art of science -- ...