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…
A famous "black Christ" statue has turned out to actually be white following its restoration in Spain. The Holy Christ of Lepanto - Barcelona Cathedral's most venerated image - was…
A man has found an Iron-Age Viking sword and jewellery while clearing some undergrowth in his forest in Finland, yet despite the fact that they suspect there are more treasures…
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…