The area around Boeslunde had already yielded 10 gold oath rings and approximately 2,200 gold spirals in previous excavations. Museum director and archaeologist Lone Claudi-Hansen explained their ...

A previously unknown medieval castle has emerged from the Swiss landscape after a researcher studying high-resolution terrain maps identified telltale features of an early fortification near ...

A look at how advancements in DNA technology helped investigators finally resolve a long-standing cold case, highlighting the key breakthroughs and careful police work.

Examination of an ancient alabaster vase in the Yale Peabody Museum’s Babylonian Collection has revealed traces of opiates, providing the clearest evidence to date of broad opium use in ancient ...

Archaeologists excavating the remains of a Roman city in Portugal have discovered a rare bronze inkwell filled with the ...

NASA’s Bennu samples have revealed an unexpected mix of sugars, sticky 'gum-like' material and ancient stardust. Scientists ...

Ancient stone tools found on Sulawesi, an island in Indonesia, raises huge questions about early hominins ability to sail ...

Latest advancements in technology are aiding archaeological and anthropological research. A new EU-funded robot is helping archaeologists reassemble Pompeii's frescoes, while scientists have ...

Qin-era engraved stone found on Qinghai-Xizang Plateau reshapes early China history, linking Kunlun myth and ancient frontier reach.

Centuries-old genetic material can solve historical mysteries, from lost species to what killed Napoleon’s army.

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