There was likely a familial relation between two of the fallen warriors—father and son—but the third body’s tie to the two ...

Seventh-century Anglo-Saxon jewelry found on a hillside in Lincolnshire; as there were no graves, these may have been ...

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Archaeologists working at an ancient burial site in Bahrain have made a remarkable discovery that is shedding new light on the mysterious Dilmun civilization. A rare 3,300-year-old faience mask was ...

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For over two centuries, we have watched the red giant R Leonis dim and brighten with regularity, but this 'heartbeat' is ...

Researchers suggest that they have recovered sequences from ancient works and from letters that may belong to the Renaissance ...

Residues on arrow tips found in South Africa hint at how far back in history humans have been using poison for survival.

Archaeologists from Texas Tech University discovered the lost 18th-century Mission Nuestra Señora del Espíritu Santo after ...

KOBUK RIVER — This fall and early winter I’ve been fixated on an old wooden boat. At villages and camps along the river, ...

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The 20-centimeter glass phallus, dating from the 16th or 17th century, was discovered in a two-meter-deep latrine shaft connected to the living quarters of a noblewomen's religious house in Herford.