Two renowned prehistoric individuals were likely infected with a human papillomavirus that has been linked to several cancers ...

Ancient artefacts unearthed and collected during the construction of a huge Leeds transport project have been preserved at a Leeds museum.

Archaeologists have uncovered ancient canoes, including one that’s 5,200 years old, making it even older than Egypt’s Great ...

An amazing find in a Wisconsin lake has rewritten the timeline of advanced cultures in North America by centuries.

Dion, the sacred site of ancient Macedonia, lies at the foot of Mount Olympus, featuring lush vegetation, springs and a ...

Roman object called the Medusa of cameo, found in Hallstatt, is an 1,800-year-old gem that reveals trade networks in the ...

Chemical traces on 60,000-year-old stone arrowheads from South Africa suggest ancient hunters used plant poison.

A diver stumbled across the find of a lifetime off the coast of Sardinia when a stray shiny item loosened itself from the sea ...

At the height of its power, the Roman Empire extended as far away as Britain. Rome didn’t view the region as remote or ...

An excavation on the Greek island of Evia uncovered an unknown temple near the Temple of Amarysia Artemis still overflowing ...

What began as a relaxed weekend outing turned into a remarkable archaeological discovery when three generations of one family ...

New method reveals chemical signs of early microbial life in ancient Earth rocks, showing photosynthesis evolved much earlier ...