Researchers discovered evidence of advanced surgery on a 2,500-year-old skull from the ancient Pazyryk culture of southern ...

There's something profoundly captivating about the phrase "lost to time." Throughout history, countless treasures, cities, ...

When it comes to ancient Egypt, archaeologists never know what they might find – and visitors are bound to be dazzled by the displays in the recently opened Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo. In recent ...

A maritime archaeology student has made the ‘find of a lifetime’ - but for the second time, after discovering a 900-year-old Crusader sword while swimming off Israel's Carmel Coast. Shlomi Katzin, a ...

Explore Pennsylvania’s ancient treasures that offer a glimpse into the past and will captivate history enthusiasts.

Dozens of rare, gold-glazed terracotta ornaments have been uncovered at the Ho Dynasty Citadel World Heritage site in Thanh Hoa, Vietnam, in a discovery that researchers say helps pinpoint where the ...

Many history lessons focus on only a small portion of the ancient world, often highlighting a few well-known civilizations while overlooking others. Yet across the globe, ancient societies developed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ancient civilizations were dropping technological bombshells long before Silicon Valley existed. Just this year, archaeologists in ...

There’s something kind of magical about looking at stuff from the past; it’s like a tiny peek into how people lived, worked, and created long before we were around. Sure, lots of these treasures sit ...

Archaeologists recently discovered unusual artifacts during an excavation in Egypt, including "tongues" and "nails" made of gold. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced the finds ...

Scientists at MIT have found compelling chemical evidence that Earth’s earliest animals were likely ancient sea sponges.