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.

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.

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

Lost manuscripts written by the famous Greek mathematician Apollonius of Perga were discovered in the Netherlands. The ancient finds are located at Leiden University Libraries.

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 ...

A tiny shark species dating back hundreds of millions of years has been identified at Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky, the National Park Service 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 ...

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.

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 ...

Archaeologists have unearthed an ancient Egyptian temple hidden in a cliff face. The temple dates to around 2,100 years ago and was discovered at the site of Athribis, located about 125 miles (200 ...

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 ...