A person digging for fishing worms near a Swedish summer cottage recently discovered a medieval silver hoard containing up to ...

Archaeologists in Egypt recently uncovered an ancient fortress that was built along the historic military road referenced in ...

As ice continues to melt, more ancient artifacts are likely to surface after lying dormant for centuries. While there are valuable lessons to be learned from their emergence, they are also reminders ...

From Roman curse tablets to severed heads on Iberian walls and a decapitated bog body in Ireland—these are the most chilling ...

When you think of ancient Egypt, you might imagine towering pyramids, majestic temples, and the noseless Great Sphinx of Giza ...

In an extraordinary twist of fate, an amateur metal detectorist in England has unearthed a treasure trove of over 800 ancient ...

An excavation at Oxford University has yielded ancient book clasps, medieval pens and imported fish bones, offering ...

Archaeologists excavating some ruins in Turkey unearthed five loaves of Communion bread from 1,200 years ago, officials said. Photo from the Karaman Governorate The summaries below were drafted with ...

In a recent study, Dr. Timur Sadykov and his colleagues analyzed the Scythian animal-style artifacts recovered from one of ...

A history buff set out to discover the location of two mysterious features marked on an 1850s Ordnance Survey map.

An ancient pill from China used for more than 800 years to treat depression could be  more effective than modern medicine, a ...

Nearly all of Florida’s Acropora coral colonies are now dead, a dramatic downfall linked to a record-breaking ocean heat wave in 2023.