New study says Hjortspring boat was built during ancient times, not Middle Ages

New study says Hjortspring boat was built during ancient times, not Middle Ages

Over a century after the Hjortspring boat was uncovered in Scandinavia, researchers may be closer to solving the mystery of its......

Ancient dinosaur footprints discovered in Italy’s Stelvio Alps reveal life 210 ...

Ancient dinosaur footprints discovered in Italy’s Stelvio Alps reveal life 210 ...

Thousands of dinosaur footprints dating back around 210 million years have been discovered high in the Italian Alps, offering......

When guns fall silent: Can the 1914 Christmas truce serve as a precedent in the ...

When guns fall silent: Can the 1914 Christmas truce serve as a precedent in the ...

In December 1914, an unofficial and largely spontaneous ceasefire spread across large stretches of both the Western and Eastern......

1.5-million-year-old fossil reveals fascinating story of hominid with gorilla grip ...

1.5-million-year-old fossil reveals fascinating story of hominid with gorilla grip ...

A new fossil discovery in Kenya is reminding scientists that human evolution was never a straight climb from primitive to......

The Iron Age began with accidental advances in metallurgy

The Iron Age began with accidental advances in metallurgy

Long before humans learned to forge iron weapons or build iron plows, ancient smelters were perfecting the art of making copper.......

Asia offers earliest known evidence of human mummification

Asia offers earliest known evidence of human mummification

Archaeologists have discovered the world’s oldest known evidence of human mummification in Asia, revealing that......

Our ancestors mastered hearth design and fire control during Ice Age

Our ancestors mastered hearth design and fire control during Ice Age

Hominids have wielded fire for at least a million years, but fresh findings suggest that Ice-Age humans ancestors didn’t......

Forgotten Bible that predates European Christianity

Forgotten Bible that predates European Christianity

When most people think of the Bible, they picture the King James Version or the Latin Vulgate, widely circulated in Europe during......

Newly-discovered Cambrian-era larva reveals evolution of insects, spiders, and crabs

Newly-discovered Cambrian-era larva reveals evolution of insects, spiders, and crabs

In a study titled “Organ systems of a Cambrian euarthropod larva,” published in Nature, scientists from Durham......

Researcher claims ruins of Atlantis are two miles off Spanish coast

Researcher claims ruins of Atlantis are two miles off Spanish coast

A bold new claim is stirring debate in both archaeological circles and the public imagination: Michael Donnellan, an......

Over 100 ancient structures discovered in Peru's Andes forest

Over 100 ancient structures discovered in Peru's Andes forest

Over 100 previously unknown archaeological structures have been discovered at Gran Pajatén, a historic site deep in the......

Christian myth busted: “Jesus' midwife” turns to be a princess

Christian myth busted: “Jesus' midwife” turns to be a princess

An ancient burial cave in Israel long believed to be linked to Jesus Christ has a surprising new identity, challenging centuries......