Volunteers were baffled recently when they unearthed not one but two ancient shoes at a historic British site.

Archaeologists have unearthed what they believe to be the world's oldest calendar, dating back an astonishing 12,000 years, at the ancient settlement of Gobekli Tepe in modern-day Turkey.

Archaeologists in Italy have recently discovered ancient Roman tombs while excavating a necropolis, including one with a gladiator's epitaph. Coins, lamps and vases were also found.

Researchers believe they've cracked the mystery of a mummified "rainbow dragon" that's been sitting in a Japanese treasure house for centuries.

Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered the remains of a "major" 3,400-year-old town dating to the New Kingdom that was possibly built by King Tutankhamun's father and later added to by Ramesses II ...

Researchers claim that they have discovered an entirely new form of ancient human and it has a bigger brain than any we've ever discovered.

The "echidnapus", bottom left, is among six monotreme species discovered at Lightning Ridge opal fields Scientists have discovered a bizarre creature dubbed the "echidnapus" which they believe ...

Cypriot officials announced the recent excavation of a long-forgotten sanctuary to Apollo, offering insights into ancient rituals and architectural expansions.

Scientists found crustaceans with large black eyes in rotting wood in underground ancient Roman aqueduct & discovered new species: Carmona isopod, study said.

Ancient Life Discovered in Ice-Covered Antarctic Lake Scientists thought the lake, buried deep beneath the ice, was frozen. They were wrong. By Margherita Bassi Published December 6, 2024 ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have discovered the oldest-known fossil of a giant tadpole that wriggled around over 160 million years ago. The new fossil, found in Argentina, surpasses the previous ...