This is the Indiana Jones moment antiquities police unearth a priceless Roman-era sarcophagus stolen by tomb raiders and about to be sold by a trafficker. The ornately decorated, child-sized casket…
The world's oldest ant fossil preserved within a 113-million-year-old lump of limestone has been unearthed in a long-forgotten museum collection. Biologists at Sao Paulo University's Zoology Museum have revealed what…
A sarcophagus found buried 20 feet under the church of Saint Nicholas is set to get carbon dating to reveal if it is indeed the final resting place of the…
These images show an ornate 3,000-year-old ritual dagger that was found embedded in a piece of clay that had fallen off a cliff and was discovered in remarkable condition on…
Archaeologists in Pompeii have uncovered rare, nearly life-sized frescoes depicting initiation rites of Dionysus, the ancient Greek god of wine and ecstasy. The discovery was made in a banquet hall…
The oldest-known stone tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments has sold for over USD 5 million at Sotheby's in New York. Dating back to the Late Roman-Byzantine Era (ca. 300-800…
Astonished scientists have unearthed what are believed to be the smallest dinosaur eggs ever found during a fossil hunting expedition in China. The six eggs, excavated in eastern Jiangxi Province,…
A "unique" mummified wolf that died 44,000 years ago has been unearthed with its fur and teeth perfectly preserved from a Russian ice field. The ancient predator was discovered 120ft…
Astonished builders have unearthed a massive haul of silver coins dating back up to 500 years as they dug up a new sewer at a historic farmhouse. The hoard of…
An Austrian vintner has made a remarkable discovery after stumbling upon 40,000-year-old mammoth bones while renovating his cellar for the coming harvest. Winemaker Andreas Pernerstorfer was stunned when he came…