In a classic scene from the original Jurassic Park film, the audience first meets paleontologists Alan Grant and Ellie Sattler as they’re excavating a dinosaur skeleton somewhere in Montana. The camera follows the hands of the diggers as they gently brush and scoop loose sand away from complete, pristine bones, laid out exactly like the animal’s skeleton was in life. It’s practically museum-ready, no need for glue or additional cleaning, just set it upright and wait for the crowds.

In central Ireland, beneath the looming presence of Croghan Hill, lies a mystery shrouded in history.

Scientists have been searching for answers on the puzzles of history by sifting through the genetic code of certain Icelanders.

In 2001, a team of archaeologists found a pair of skeletons at an archaeological site on the island of South Uist off the coast of Scotland. At first, it appeared to be a typical Bronze Age discovery,

Gone are the days when a mummy had to be unwrapped to discover what’s inside. Improvements in medical technology and the application of that technology to archaeological research has helped professionals make huge advances in their studies, especially for ancient Egyptian remains.

The museum at Aksaray, the gateway of Turkey’s Cappadocia region to the West, holds a very special mummy section that displays as many as 13 local mummies to interested visitors. Astonishingly,

Château de Brézé is a small castle by European standards. Occupying less than 2 acres, this modest U-shaped building surrounded by a dry moat appears nothing out of the ordinary. But beneath its humble foundation lies one of Europe’s largest underground fortress.

Some feared the three-tonne object contained an ancient disease, while others claimed opening it would bring about the end of the world.

In the state of Maharashtra, in India there lies a large breathtaking series of ancient archaeological structures known as the Ellora Caves.

Russian scientists from the Kurchatov institute in Moscow discovered the top secret hair products used by Ancient Egyptians for centuries

Zeugma was one of the Roman Empire’s most important and prosperous cities outside of Europe. Situated by a bridge over the River Euphrates it was a vital hub on the Silk Road linking the empire with Asia. Following an invasion and then a devastating earthquake it was abandoned and forgotten. Origin

The 15-year ‘Great Turkish War’, an effort to oppose the expansion of the Ottoman Empire into Europe, was made up of many smaller conflicts, including …

King Merneptah was originally buried within tomb (KV8) in the Valley of the Kings, but his mummy was not found there.

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The discovery of King Tutankhamuns (also known commonly as the Golden Pharaoh) tomb was found lying below more than 150,000 tons of rock. His tomb was discovered in a location close to the west bank of Luxor called “The Valley of Kings” which was known for holding the tombs of many past pharaohs of ancient Egypt. His tomb along with many other artifacts that belonged to him where found in a chamber deep beneath the ground on November 26, 1922 by archaeologist Howard Carter.

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The pyramid, also known as the Pyramid of Khufu, is considered one of the seven wonders of the ancient worldTwo secret chambers have been discovered in Egypt’s 4,500-year-old Great Pyramid of Giza .

The ancient Roman ship, Arles-Rhône 3, has been preserved with nuclear techniques and is on display at the Departmental Museum of Ancient Arles, France. (Photo: …

ANCIENT Roman used amulets shaped like flying penises to ward off bad luck and illness.

Prior to the foundation of Alexandria, Thônis-Heracleion served as Egypt’s greatest Mediterranean port