An ancient Roman sarcophagus has been excavated from a building site in central London. The 1,600-year-old coffin found near Borough Market is thought to contain …

The rock — which belongs to the Permian Period 299 to 251 million years ago — was discovered in New Mexico and featured a human footprint, left …

Saga with the sword.  An 8- year – old girl on vacation with her family discovered a  pre – Viking Era Sword in a Swedish …

During the excavations carried out in the Ancient City of Amastris in Amasra district of Bartın , a statue of a water nymph, thought to be …

As a researcher of unusual historical phenomena, I investigate strange stories, but I had no intention of doing so in Alberta, Canada. Nevertheless, I came across …

The body of Bishop Peder Winstrup, laid to rest at the cathedral in Lund almost 350 years ago, has revealed more than ever before. Scientists …

The Toi moko, tattooed heads of Maori men, had been brought to the museum in 1879 and 1905. The museum said the repatriation was “a …

A mummified baby grey wolf with a perfectly preserved head, tail, paws and fur has been found in Yukon, northern Canada. Zhùr is around 16.4 inches …

Construction of Stairs of All Nations and Gate of All Nations was ordered by Achaemenid king Xerxes I (486-465 BC), successor of founder of Persepolis, …

The coffin was found lying underneath the floorboards of Washington Street United Methodist Church in South Carolina Sophia Catherine Nance before 1996. Photo from Grave Words, …

It was used for corporal punishment or torture, in which victim is blinded by infliction of intentional damage to eyes Without realizing it, ancient torture …

About 130 oak trees were used in its construction. There have been four such barrels in history of Heidelberg. Heidelberg Tun Out of sheer curiosity …

**A 2000-year-old ‘hologram’ enclosed in a gold jewel ** The ring of Titus Carvilius Gemello was found on the finger of a Roman matron, the …

If King Tut or the Gilded Lady come to mind when you think about mummies, you’re probably not alone—but humans weren’t the only ones to …

Among the many archeological treasures of Tuna el-Gebel in Upper Egypt is a large cemetery for sacred animals. This picture taken on Feb. 2, 2019, …

This cat coffin has a gilded head and is painted with a collar around its neck, a necklace holding an Eye of Horus protective amulet, …

An ostracon showing a topless dancer in an acrobatic position with elaborate hairstyle and hoop earrings in gymnastic backbend. This magnificently drawn sketch of a …

A low-tech and effective way to prevent snow blindness I once visited White Sands National Park in New Mexico, and even with sunglasses on, it …

“Un𝚎𝚊𝚛thin𝚐 E𝚐𝚢𝚙t’s S𝚎c𝚛𝚎ts: 13 W𝚎ll-P𝚛𝚎s𝚎𝚛v𝚎𝚍 C𝚘𝚏𝚏ins D𝚊tin𝚐 B𝚊ck 2500 Y𝚎𝚊𝚛s Disc𝚘v𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚍 in S𝚊𝚚𝚚𝚊𝚛𝚊 B𝚞𝚛i𝚊l W𝚎ll” t𝚊k𝚎s 𝚞s 𝚘n 𝚊 c𝚊𝚙tiv𝚊tin𝚐 j𝚘𝚞𝚛n𝚎𝚢 𝚍𝚎𝚎𝚙 int𝚘 th𝚎 h𝚎𝚊𝚛t …

Bayerisches Landesamt für Denkmalpflege Archaeologists have found an octagonal sword dating from more than 3,000 years ago at a burial site in the state of Bavaria, southern Germany. The sword …