An Israeli soldier who went for a hike in the rain while taking a two-day break from the army discovered an almost 3,000-year-old scarab beetle carved into a precious stone…
Mexican boffins who found an ancient canoe carved from a single tree trunk say it may have been used in rituals symbolising the entrance to the underworld. Underwater archaeologists found…
Experts have deciphered a 700-year-old bone buried in a tomb detailing the marriage alliance of two ancient Mexican kingdoms. The animal bone - carved with intricate pictograms - has baffled…
Forget Lego, Barbie or even teddy bears, the world's first-ever kids toy craze was actually carved slate owls covered with real feathers according to latest research. Scientists believe the owls…
A newly discovered mammoth butchering site proves that humans were in north America nearly 15,000 years earlier than thought, scientists have revealed. The site from 37,000 years ago discovered bones…
A huge swastika mowed into a field of grass is being investigated by police in Germany after it was spotted out of a plane window. The 60-foot design - the…
These photos show incredible, intact stone-carved theatre masks representing comedy and tragedy that have been unearthed in the ancient theatre of a 2,500-year-old city. Excavations in the ancient city of…
This is the moment a cheeky ring-tailed lemur put its head inside a carved pumpkin creating a more comical than scary Halloween photo. The comical pictures were snapped after the…
Archaeologists have found this 2,000-year-old map carved into a stone - and it is believed to have been used to pass on information about the land to future generations by…
A man strolling in the jungle has found a 1,500-year-old statue of a legendary sea creature carved into a large rock. According to local media, craftsman Chhim Samrithy, 38, found…