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

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

As ice continues to melt, more ancient artifacts are likely to surface after lying dormant for centuries. While there are ...

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

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

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

Preliminary studies showed that the ship, believed to date back to the 13th century, is made of saga wood. Read more at ...

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

Here are some long hidden artifacts—from King Tut's treasures to underwater antiquities—getting their debut at the Grand ...

Imagine digging into a quiet village field and finding signs of a whole city that existed more than 2,000 years ago. That’s what happened in Keeladi — a small village near Madurai that is now ...

Scientists used DNA testing on 1,200-year-old feces to detect E. coli, pinworms, and Giardia in ancient Mexico, and found ...

Some of the recent advances in the quest to catch a whiff of history are featured in the new book Scents of Arabia: ...