Ancient history

Ancient Roman bronze 'ghost of the banquet' skeleton revealed as rare party favor of death today

Only twelve examples of the larva convivialis are known, with the 2.6 inch figurine now housed at Getty Villa in Los Angeles.

Ancient Roman bronze 'ghost of the banquet' skeleton revealed as rare party favor reminding revelers of death.
Ancient Roman site reveals early humans butchered straight-tusked elephant and crafted bone tools.

Ancient Roman site reveals early humans butchered straight-tusked elephant and crafted bone tools

Three-century-old manuscript resurfaces, rewriting Columbus lore.

Three-century-old manuscript resurfaces, rewriting Columbus lore

Scientists uncover how tropical hippos weathered the last Ice Age in Central Europe.

Scientists uncover how tropical hippos weathered the last Ice Age in Central Europe


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Researchers say the mask's pierced ears and mismatched gold suggest it was originally made for a female ruler, possibly Nefertiti.

King Tutankhamun's golden burial mask.

Excavation uncovers 1,300-year-old breads stamped with Christ the Sower

Experts suggest these finds may be 'communion bread' used in early Christian rituals, revealing both ritual customs and the symbolic integration of spirituality into everyday life.

Excavation uncovers 1,300-year-old breads stamped with Christ the Sower.

‘Sword Dragon’: 185-million-year-old predator with enormous eyes and blade-like snout identified

Scientists say the nearly complete skeleton, found in 2001 near Golden Cap, is 'a missing piece in the puzzle of ichthyosaur evolution'.

‘Sword Dragon’: 185-million-year-old  predator with enormous eyes and blade-like snout identified.

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.

Roman hoard. Illustration.

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.

3,000-year-old New Kingdom stronghold found at Tell al-Kharouba, Northern Sinai.

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.

Vibrant marine life in the current day Red Sea.

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.

A moat with horse remains was found.

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.

The ancient city of Persepolis, in modern day Iran.

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.

A gold coin from the La Tène period of Celtic culture in Central Europe, about 2,000 years ago.

Perfectly preserved dinosaur egg found during live broadcast

A carnivorous dinosaur’s egg was found near General Roca in Argentine Patagonia during an expedition broadcast live on YouTube and Instagram.

The dinosaur egg, found while broadcast live.

4,000-year-old limestone tablet vanishes in Egypt

The tablet has disappeared from the tomb of Khentika in the Saqqara necropolis, an Egyptologist describing the theft as “an archeological tragedy”.

The stepped pyramid of Djoser in the Saqqara necropolis, Egypt.