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"Incredibly rare" ancient purple dye that was once worth more than gold found in U.K.

Archaeologists working in England found a "mysterious lump" of a purple substance that in Roman time...

world | 5 months ago

Legendary treasure that apparently belonged to notorious 18th-century conman unearthed in Poland

A trove of gold and silver coins that experts believe were swindled out of an ailing population by a...

world | 5 months ago

Remains of Revolutionary War barracks — and musket balls indented with soldiers' teeth — discovered in Virginia

Archaeologists in Virginia uncovered what is believed to be the remains of a military barracks from ...

us | 4 months ago

Radar detects long-lost river in Egypt, possibly solving ancient pyramid mystery

Scientists have discovered a long-buried branch of the Nile river that once flowed alongside more th...

world | 4 months ago

Archaeologists search English crash site of World War II bomber for remains of lost American pilot

In recent months, the U.S. Department of Defense has accounted for dozens of missing airmen killed i...

us | 4 months ago

Ancient remains of 28 horses found in France. Were they killed in battle or sacrificed?

An archaeological dig in France uncovered over two dozen dead horses and left researchers with a puz...

world | 4 months ago

Rare juvenile T. rex fossil found by children in North Dakota to go on display in Denver museum

A rare juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex fossil found by three children during a family hike in the North D...

us | 4 months ago

Stonehenge sprayed with orange paint by Just Stop Oil activists demanding U.K. "phase out fossil fuels"

London — Environmental activists sprayed several of the ancient stones of Britain's iconic Stoneheng...

world | 3 months ago

Ancient cargo recovered from oldest shipwreck ever found in Mediterranean Sea, Israeli archaeologists say

London — A routine oil and gas survey by an energy firm has uncovered cargo from the remains of what...

world | 3 months ago

Ancient relic depicting Moses, Ten Commandments found in Austria, archaeologists say

Researchers in Austria found an ancient relic depicting the story of Moses and the Ten Commandments ...

world | 3 months ago

Archaeologists unearth 4000-year-old temple and theater in Peru

Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of what appears to be a 4000-year-old temple and theater i...

world | 3 months ago

Remains of medieval palace where popes lived possibly found in Rome

Archaeologists in Rome may have uncovered the remains of a medieval palace for popes that long prece...

world | 2 months ago

Archaeologists make stunning underwater discovery of ancient mosaic in sea off Italy

Researchers studying an underwater city in Italy say they have found an ancient mosaic floor that wa...

world | 2 months ago

Rare ancient Roman treasure unearthed by metal detectorists in Poland

Metal detectorists in Poland helped discover a large cache of ancient Roman coins, Polish officials ...

world | 2 months ago

Researchers discover "pot of gold" in ancient Greek city of Notion in western Turkey

Researchers from the University of Michigan's Notion Archaeological Project have struck gold. The te...

world | 2 months ago

Trove of ancient gold pieces, jewelry and coins from Egypt's last dynasty discovered in dozens of tombs

A trove of artifacts from Egypt's last dynasty has been discovered in 63 tombs in the Nile Delta are...

world | 2 months ago