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…
An archaeological site listed as a UNESCO World Heritage could be one of the oldest Neanderthal excavation sites in Spain with a new study saying it could date back 115,000…
An Austrian company is aiming to build the world's longest gondola in a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Caribbean island of Dominica. Austrian ropeways and people mover manufacturer Doppelmayr…
A curious student researching historic buildings has discovered the world’s oldest functioning paternoster lift. Art history student Robin Augenstein, 32, studied construction plans of houses built in the port area…
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…
The inhabitants of the "world's oldest city" - now a UNESCO World Heritage Site - painted the skeletal remains of their dead and buried them in the walls of people's…
These rare conjoined twin turtles that made international headlines after they were found on a beach by a tourist have died of multiple organ failure. The conjoined turtles were found…
This 2,000-year-old hoard of Celtic gold coins called "rainbow cups" in reference to the legendary pot of gold at the end of the rainbow has been unearthed in Germany. The…
A Turkish food company has changed the name of their 30-year-old chocolate ‘Negro’ biscuit brand to ‘Nero’ to avoid being criticised as racist. The food firm Eti made the announcement…
This is the moment two bizarre-looking conjoined tortoises very slowly crawl across a table whilst being observed by curious scientists. The two-headed tortoise was found by a tourist at the…