Did Nefertiti wear King Tut’s iconic mask first? Scientists reignite debate
Researchers say the mask's pierced ears and mismatched gold suggest it was originally made for a female ruler, possibly Nefertiti.
Archaeology
Sunken secrets: earliest iron-age cargoes in Israel’s Tantura lagoon
Parthenon emerges scaffold-free for first time in about 200 years
Excavation uncovers 1,300-year-old breads stamped with Christ the Sower
Ancient Roman silver treasure of 450 coins found near Borsum
The hoard ranks among the three biggest finds in Lower Saxony and could shed light on first century AD life and trade.
Secret Commodus passage in Rome's Colosseum opens to public after nearly 2,000 years
The newly restored underground corridor, once reserved for the emperor's hidden walk to his honor box, still bears clamps from lost marble panels and frescoes of wild boar hunts and mythic combat.
3,000-year-old New Kingdom stronghold found at Tell al-Kharouba, Northern Sinai
Archaeologists unearthed a 105-meter southern wall with a side entrance, an internal 75-meter zigzag barrier and eleven towers, revealing sophisticated ancient Egyptian border defenses.
The vanished Red Sea and the catastrophic flood that brought it back
Researchers found that 6.2 million years ago, the Red Sea dried completely and was then suddenly reflooded, marking one of Earth's most extreme environmental events.
Archaeologists uncover ancient Greek graffiti in Crimea
The graffiti was discovered under a thick stone slab, suggesting it was deliberately hidden and not a product of chance.
167 million-year-old enigma: scientists explore the 'false snake of Elgol's unique traits
The new species looked like a lizard with a short body and four limbs but had snake-like jaws and curved teeth like pythons, showing a mix of traits from both lizards and snakes.
Ancient wonders at risk: Persepolis faces threat of land subsidence
land surrounding Persepolis, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is sinking, and many of Iran's 28 World Heritage sites, including Pasargadae and Yazd, are located near sinking areas.
Ancient meeting ground: New insights from Czech Celtic coin discovery
The collection holds gold and silver coins, earrings, bracelet fragments, and ingots, suggesting the site may have served as a center for trade and possibly coin minting.
Göbeklitepe Discovery: Could These Quadrangular Plans Be Residences?
"In just a few weeks of work, we identified the existence, locations, and densities of not only large monumental buildings and public structures but also residences," said the excavation director.
Unraveling Rapa Nui mysteries: Researchers made the Moai ‘walk’
The researchers employed high-resolution 3D modeling alongside field experiments, where they moved a 4.35-ton replica Moai statue 328 feet in 40 minutes, using only 18 people.
