An Early Bronze Age golden ring which was unearthed from a grave and is believed to originate from Cornwall is the oldest ever golden object discovered in southwestern Germany. Archaeologists…
A prehistoric shark with wing-like fins for whizzing through the oceans has been discovered by a team of European and Mexican palaeontologists. The 93-million-year-old eagle shark from the Cretaceous period…
This is the astonishingly well preserved 3,000-year-old bronze sword that was unearthed by archaeologists who were excavating a site that is set to be used for a future gas pipeline.…
This 600-year-old Turkish church is still looking for an owner after it was put up for sale for USD 1 million in 2015. The ruined 15th-century Church of Saint John…
The world-famous stork who shares an unlikely friendship with a Turkish fisherman has come back to see his old friend for the tenth year running. The return of Yaren the…
An ancient cannon purchased from England that was later used against British troops is being restored in Egypt. Dubbed the Khedive Ismail cannon after the former ruler of Egypt and…
Russian scientists plan to revive ancient viruses found in millennia-old fossils to better understand their evolution. Experts at the NEFU Mammoth Museum will be studied for traces of prehistoric viruses…
A 1,700-year-old sarcophagus from the Roman period has been found on the outside wall of a house in Turkey. The ornate marble stone from the 3rd century AD was found…
A rare Roman gravestone almost ended up in a rubbish tip after it was dug up during building work and dumped in a pile of rubble ready to be taken…
Cave paintings dating back some five millennia have been vandalised at an archaeological site in Mexico. At least 100 of the 200-plus pre-Hispanic paintings were damaged at the Cueva de…