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

Scientists have just unearthed the fascinating ancient monotreme dubbed the echidnapus at Australia’s Lightning Ridge, a creature that lived 100 million years ago. This ancient blend of echidna ...

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.

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

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.

An ancient society near the southern shores of Lake Titicaca in modern-day Bolivia was once one of the continent's most powerful civilizations. Known as Tiwanaku, the ancient society is widely ...

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

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 ...

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 ...