FOURNI, Greece: Archaeologists in Greece have discovered at least 58 shipwrecks, many laden with antiquities, in what they say may be the largest concentration...
All mines need regular reinforcement against collapse, and Hallstatt, the world's oldest salt mine perched in the Austrian Alps, is no exception.
But Hallstatt isn't...
A carving of a modern bicycle has been found on the wall of an ancient 2,000-year-old temple.
The founders of Panchavarnaswamy Temple, which was built...
CAIRO: Researchers at Italy’s Turin Polytechnic University have found no evidence of the existence of any hidden chambers behind the walls in the tomb...
SYDNEY: Nearly 400 mysterious ancient stone structures have been identified in the Saudi Arabian desert by an Australian researcher using Google Earth.
David Kennedy, whose...
DATANG, CHINA: Along southern China's snaking rivers, an ancient fishing community that once lived and worked exclusively on the water has been finding its...
Famine and disease haunt the living, but not even the dead are spared the calamities of Yemen's two-year-old civil war.
Ancient mummies are withering away...
Quinoa, the sacred "mother grain" of the ancient Inca civilization suppressed by Spanish conquistadors, could become an increasingly important food source in the future...
MAROPEND, South Africa: The fossilised bones of 15 members of a previously unknown branch of the human family tree have been discovered in a cave in South Africa, scientists said Thursday, hailing the find as a breakthrough in evolution research.
BEIRUT: Islamic State militants were reported to have gained ground against Syrian troops in fighting near the historic city of Palmyra on Saturday, a target in an offensive by the jihadist group that has raised concern for the U.N. world heritage site.