Archaeology experts who painted over 2,000-year-old Amazonian tribal rock carvings for birthday selfies have been censured by antiquities officials in Brazil. The academics, named in local media as Professor Gisella…
The fossils of a 170-million-year-old monster have been identified as the oldest-known mega-predatory reptile closely related to the famous long-necked plesiosaurs. The remains of the ancient reptile, now analysed and…
Viking kings and nobles were among the first in history to put glass into the windows of their timber-framed longhouses, archaeologists have discovered. Early glass windows are usually associated with…
A lack of legal frameworks in the disorganised first cities to be built in the Ancient Middle East led to a significant increase in violence between inhabitants, according to researchers…
Secrets of Egypt's first-ever female pharaoh have been unearthed after archaeologists unlocked hidden treasures of her ancient royal grave. The status of Queen Meret-Neith, a former consort in Egypt's First…
Scientists hope to find out more about bees' survival strategies after discovering 3,000-year-old mummified solitary bee larvae in Portugal. Researchers from Lisbon and Seville said the bees, which were ready…
Archaeologists in Argentina have uncovered a stunning fossil footprint of a giant bird that roamed the Atlantic coast about eight million years ago. The ancient bird, known as 'Rionegrina pozosaladensis',…
An ancient Greek mirror unearthed in Israel is believed to have belonged to the mistress of one of Alexander the Great's generals, it has emerged. The 2,300-year-old bronze box mirror…
Archaeologists examining prehistoric artwork of footprints up to 50,000 years old in southwest Africa have been able to determine the type of animals and even their likely ages by cooperating…
Ancient artefacts believed to have been used by "sorcerers" in magical rituals have been discovered on the road from Cairo in Egypt to the Muslim holy city of Mecca in…