Chinese archaeologists were abso-loo-tely stunned when they unearthed a 2,400-year-old flush toilet while excavating an ancient city. Dating back to the Qin dinasty (221BC-206BC), it is the first and the…
An ancient solid gold necklace fragment found in Israel could have belonged to a wealthy family at the time of the Roman occupation. Experts in Jerusalem say the treasure probably…
The discovery of the graves of four pre-Hispanic children has given an insight into the difficult living conditions that followed the fall of the Aztec Empire. Named after the property…
Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of an ancient temple to Zeus - the god of the sky in ancient Greek mythology - in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. The ruins were unearthed…
An Italian bishop has ruined Christmas by telling children that Santa does not exist - and even if they spot him it will only be their dad or an uncle…
Archaeologists have discovered wicker baskets filled with fruit and Greek ceramic artefacts that have survived for over 2400 years in the sunken ruins of the ancient city of Thonis-Heracleion off…
A 'national treasure' painting, which took 20 years to complete, has been ruined by an amateur restorer who used dishwasher soap and sandpaper to 'clean it'. 'Vuon Xuan Trung Nam…
This is the moment a young boy's tender attempt to give his dead budgie a proper burial is ruined when his pet dog snatches the bird's body from its tiny…