A massive sword that is as long as a giant snake that has been discovered in Japan was once used in rituals, researchers have said. The 237-centimetre (993-inch) sword was…
These pictures show the skeleton of a religious leader in a tomb where he had been laid to rest some 3,000 years ago in what is now northern Peru. Local…
These 24 intact bronze statues of ancient gods dating back 2,000 years have been retrieved from an Italian thermal spring, with experts saying that the discovery will "rewrite history". Archaeologists…
Greek archaeologists have unearthed a stunning Roman-era statue of Hercules dating back nearly 2,000 years. The statue of Hercules – or Heracles, as he is known in Greece, dating back…
These are some of the 50 pre-Hispanic artefacts that have been returned to Mexico after being handed over to the country's embassies around the world – including one piece that…
This rare and previously unknown papyrus dating back thousands of years to Solomon's Temple has been repatriated to Israel where it is joining the country's collection of Dead Sea Scrolls…
Story by Ajda Ender The social and cultural mismatches of refugees cause violence in societies. In world societies, people may have to migrate from their countries. Because countries and societies…
Astonished church leaders are celebrating the miraculous return of 16th-century panels of saints stolen from an altar more than 40 years ago. The Renaissance artworks disappeared from the Church of…
An Instagram designer has Photoshopped his dad onto famous pop-culture scenes in a funny series that sees the flat-cap-wearing man joining the cast of Pulp Fiction and replacing Kate Winslet…
Researchers have announced that the sized camel carvings etched into the side of rocks in a Saudi Arabian desert - initially believed to be 2,000 years old - actually date…