University of Kentucky challenged computer scientists to reveal contents of carbonised papyrus, a ‘potential treasure trove for historians’

A human heart found deep within a city centre crypt in the 19th century is to be returned to Cork next month as “sacred cargo”.

The Serapeum of Saqqara, an ancient Egyptian necropolis, stands as a testament to the remarkable architectural precision of the ancient…

Logs shaped with sharp tools on border of river predate rise of modern humans and may have formed walkway or platform

Reconstruction of the House of the Faun, one of the most luxurious villas in Pompeii, destroyed in 79.

In 1939, archaeologists discovered a 1,400-year-old Anglo-Saxon burial site in Suffolk that included an entire ship.

John Torrington and the other Franklin expedition mummies remain haunting reminders of that lost 1845 voyage to the Arctic that saw sailors cannibalize their crewmates in their final, desperate days.

It was in the heart of Châtillonnais, during the winter of 1953, that two archaeologists, Maurice Moisson and René Joffroy, made an extraordinary find: that of a princely tomb in Vix (Côte d’Or). In this tomb rested, for eternity, a Celtic princess of the 6th century before our era belonging to some “barbarian” society, in connection with the Hellenistic and Etruscan worlds. Under the gigantic tumulus long leveled, the burial chamber contained disproportionate, unthinkable furniture. The central element was a crater, decorated with gorgonians and hoplite friezes: A gigantic bronze vase weighing more than 200 kilos, with a capacity of more than a thousand liters: the largest that Antiquity has bequeathed to us. Also present are a silver phiale (cup), an oenochoe, bronze basins, an exceptional golden torque. This tomb constitutes, in France, the greatest Celtic discovery of the 20th century.

Nikola Tesla confirms “Ancient Egypt used wireless power.”

Archaeological evidence found in Egypt has led many people to believe that aliens have appeared on Earth since ancient times.

Archaeologists have discovered a well-preserved Bronze Age arrow in Norway’s thawing ice. Credit: Espen Finstad / secretsoftheice.com Archaeologists have recently made an exciting discovery in …

Beneath the serene waters of the Indian Ocean, a recent and remarkable discovery has been made. Hidden within the floor of an underwater cave lies a mysterious and awe-inspiring find: a cold, submerged turtle cemetery.

A 900-year-old sword believed to have belonged to a crusader who sailed to the Holy Land has been found at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Israel.

Archaeologists have discovered a tomb in Egypt that would have had a pyramid at its entrance and held the sarcophagus of a scribe named Horemheb.

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Roman emperor Philippus the Arab kneeling in front of Persian King Shapur I, begging for peace, and the standing emperor represents Valerian who was taken captive by the Persian army in 260 AD, The triumph of Shapur I, Naqshe Rostam, Iran.

Perhaps the first question that comes to mind for anyone who visits Baalbek is: who placed all these massive stones here, when, why, and how? Ok, ok: the first four questions ).

Ruins of the city of Nan Madol on Pohnpei Island, Micronesia. (© Dea/V. Giannella/Getty Images) The path to Nan Madol ends where the trees meet …

Trojan Horse (Truva Ati) The Trojan Horse is a story from the Trojan War about the subterfuge that the Greeks used to enter the independent city of Troy and win the war.In the canonical version, after a fruitless 10-year siege,the Greeks constructed a huge wooden horse and hid a select force of men inside including Odyseus. – Canakkale, Turkey.

The stone pillars of the Man Pupu Nyor plateau are a geological heritage carved deep in the Ural Mountains of Russia. This deserves to be an excellent natural wonder.