Archaeology
Divers Discover Tens of Thousands of Ancient Coins Off the Coast of Italy
Their fourth-century find also hints at the possible presence of a shipwreck hidden nearby
Archaeologists Discover Centuries-Old Prosthetic Hand in Germany
Used by a man between 30 and 50 years old, the four prosthetic fingers date to between 1450 and 1620
Archaeologists Discover Electoral Campaign Inscription Inside Pompeii House
The text urged voters to elect a candidate named Aulus Rustius Verus to a position of political power
Stunning 2,700-Year-Old Sculpture Unearthed in Iraq
Archaeologists hope to reunite the 18-ton torso of the Assyrian deity with its head, severed by smugglers decades ago
Declassified Cold War Satellite Photos Reveal Hundreds of Roman-Era Forts
Once thought to be defensive military bases, the forts may have supported peaceful trade and travel
Mysterious Stone in 15th-Century Painting Could Be a Prehistoric Tool
Jean Fouquet's "Melun Diptych" is likely the earliest artistic representation of an Acheulean hand ax
Archaeologists Discover 'Exceptional' Roman-Era Sarcophagus in France
The 40-year-old woman inside the tomb was buried with a ring, a comb and other items
Filmmakers Stumble Upon 128-Year-Old Shipwreck in Lake Huron
A duo working on a documentary about invasive quagga mussels in the Great Lakes discovered the long-lost steamship "Africa"
Drought Exposes Ancient Rock Carvings in Brazil
Revealed by receding Amazon waters, the carvings of human faces are up to 2,000 years old
See the Face of an Inca Teenager Killed in a Ritual Sacrifice 500 Years Ago
The mummified girl, known as "Juanita," was found in 1995 on Peru's Ampato volcano
Earthquake in Mexico City Reveals 500-Year-Old Aztec Snakehead
The nearly six-foot-long sculpture features well-preserved colors on 80 percent of its surface
Archaeologists Find the First Red Paint Made From Plants
Hunter-gatherers cooked up the alluring pigment in the Eastern Mediterranean 15,000 years ago
The Globe-Trotting Scholar Who Unlocked the Secrets of the Aztecs
Anthropologist Zelia Nuttall transformed the way we think of ancient Mesoamerica
Workers Unearth 19th-Century Shipwreck Beneath a Road in Florida
The 19-foot-long vessel was found alongside a kerosene lamp, leather shoes, coins and other artifacts
Metal Detectorist Unearths Bronze Age Jewelry in Swiss Carrot Field
Researchers suspect the trove may have belonged to a "rich woman with a passion for collecting"
Hundreds of Unopened Wine Jars Unearthed in Egyptian Queen's Tomb
Archaeologists found the 5,000-year-old jars with well-preserved grape seeds and intact stoppers
Early Europeans Ate Seaweed for Thousands of Years
Researchers found biomarkers of seaweed and other aquatic plants in samples of dental plaque
Runestones Reveal the Secrets of a Powerful Queen in Viking-Age Denmark
An analysis of the carvings on four runestones sheds new light on Queen Thyra's influence
1,000-Year-Old Sword and Cemetery Unearthed in Finland
Researchers identified eight burials, but they say the graveyard may hold dozens—or even hundreds—waiting to be discovered
100-Year-Old Shipwreck Discovered 800 Feet Below Lake Superior
The "Huronton" sank after colliding with a larger ship amid heavy fog and smoke in October 1923
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