1+ hour, 10+ min ago  (585+ words) A medieval tunnel with narrow passages, charcoal, a horseshoe, pottery, and the skeleton of a fox was discovered under a prehistoric burial site near the village of Dornberg, Germany. The structure crossed a Neolithic ditch and may have been used…...

3+ hour, 35+ min ago  (274+ words) A "beautifully preserved" Roman sculpture depicting a protective guardian spirit has been dug up at an archaeological site. The sculpture was discovered at Vindolanda in Northumberland - a former Roman fortress from the 4th Century - and archaeologists believe it has been lying…...

1+ hour, 34+ min ago  (626+ words) While exploring caves on the Ayrshire coast, TikToker Emily (@emilyinscotland) gave her viewers a history lesson straight out of a horror movie. The Scottish caves she filmed were not the actual Sawney Bean caves, but they definitely helped set the…...

2+ hour, 56+ min ago  (484+ words) It was 1964, ten years after replica Fort William Henry Museum first opened its doors to tourists. It was also one of the years of the centennial anniversary of the American Civil War (1861–1865). So, Fort William Henry, a museum that interprets…...

3+ hour, 35+ min ago  (382+ words) The story of Cleopatra has fascinated people throughout centuries but her final resting place has eluded archaeologists. The last of the Egyptian pharaohs and the Ptolemaic Dynasty, Cleopatra VII, died by her own hand in 30 B.C., according to ancient historians. Reportedly…...

5+ hour, 57+ min ago  (540+ words) One of the oldest known burial sites ever discovered is also home to what appears to be evidence of horrific violence committed as far back as 145,000 years ago. As it was chronicled in Scientific Reports, one recently reexamined Homo sapiens…...

5+ hour, 46+ min ago  (1190+ words) By Jaycee Gudoy | Published 26 seconds ago There’s a common assumption that a language spoken by millions of people is safe — that sheer numbers act as a kind of armor against disappearance. History disagrees, and disagrees loudly. Some of the most…...

3+ hour, 13+ min ago  (468+ words) People smugglers cram record 128 illegal migrants onto single dinghy in Channel Fireworks to mark America's 250th birthday A remote rock shelter nestled in the Oregon mountains may have hosted human inhabitants roughly 18,250 years ago, according to archaeologists who say the site…...

3+ hour, 9+ min ago  (496+ words) An unusual find has been unearthed by archaeologists excavating a prehistoric settlement in Azerbaijan, who recently discovered a stone sphere they say is unlike any previously documented in the South Caucasus. The mysterious spherical artifact, crafted from polished stone, was…...

4+ hour, 25+ min ago  (570+ words) Além disso, moedas medievais e outros vestígios de diferentes períodos históricos foram encontrados no local, indicando a importância contínua da área ao longo dos séculos. Os arqueólogos continuam a investigar o sítio, esperando descobrir mais sobre as práticas funerárias e…...