The 5,300-year-old Ötzi the Iceman mummy and a prehistoric man who lived in Siberia 45,000 years ago both carried a ...

A number of ancient artefacts dating back 6,000 years were uncovered during the construction of the East Leeds Orbital Route ...

For more than three decades, Ötzi the Iceman has been a kind of time capsule for researchers—an Alpine body preserved so well that it keeps producing scientific “firsts.” Now, a new analysis suggests ...

From historic hillside towns to cosmopolitan island cities, these are 15 of the best places to visit in Greece.

In 2017, the U.S. government filed a lawsuit with the curious title of the United States of America vs. Approximately Four ...

Founded in 1506, the Pontifical Swiss Guard is the world’s longest continually operating army, and, with a maximum of 135 ...

The Sein Island submerged stone structures include a football-field-long granite wall off Brittany that dates back more than ...

This intricate gold ring found in Norway features a deceptive blue glass setting likely designed to mimic a holy sapphire.

Treasure hunting isn’t just for pirates and Indiana Jones – it’s alive and well in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where Good Vibes Collectibles has transformed the humble flea market into an archaeological dig for ...

With $40, you can genuinely fill your backseat with historical treasures – perhaps a collection of vintage bottles, a few pieces of distinctive dishware, some mid-century kitchen tools, and a retro ...

From royal tombs to submerged ports, via the genetic secrets of ancient civilisations, archaeology delivered a series of ...

Paleoanthropologists have announced the world's most complete skeleton of Homo habilis, a human ancestor that lived more than ...