This intact 3,000-year-old golden mask has been unearthed from an ancient sacrifice pit and measuring nearly 40 centimetres wide, it could be the largest golden mask and the heaviest gold…
This incredibly well-preserved 2,000-year-old body of a resident of Pompeii was found with hair still on the man's skull and part of his ear intact, leading archaeologists to describe it…
Archaeologists have found a 1000-old chicken egg preserved in poo in a cesspit. The find, which took place during the dig in the town of Yavne, was announced by the…
Chinese palaeontologists have discovered this large 180-million-year-old dinosaur skeleton from the Jurassic period that is 70 percent complete and well-preserved. The fossils were discovered in the city of Lufeng in…
A French supermarket has angered animal activists including the Bridget Bardot foundation by displaying whole animals for sale in vacuum packing with their fur and feathers still intact. The dead…
These stunning images show the intact skulls and tusks of the nearly 70 fossilised mammoths which have been found on the site of a new airport that experts suspect may…
This is the 3,600-year-old mummy of a teenager discovered in Egypt with her bridal clothes and jewellery intact despite the tomb having been raided in the past. The discovery took…