Giant 30-foot ‘sea dragon’ fossil from 180 million years ago discovered in UK The largest UK example of a predator that roamed the seas at the time of the dinosaurs has been uncovered. The 33ft (10m) long ichthyosaur fossil, which is...
‘Stunning’ Victorian Bathhouse Unearthed Beneath Manchester Parking Lot Under a parking lot in downtown Manchester, northern England, tiled pools from a Victorian-era bathhouse were uncovered. The excavation has revealed the first and second class bathing pools with their handsome white and...
3,000-Year-Old Remains Of Badass Women Warriors Found In Armenian Cemetery The discovery of a 2,500-year-old “Amazon” warrior woman in an Armenia has excited researchers. Experts from the National Academy of Sciences unearthed the remains a couple of years back. Now analysis...
Extinct reptile discovery reveals earliest origins of human teeth The discovery of a 300-million-year-old extinct reptile has provided evolutionary insight into the predatory nature of mammals. A study conducted by University of Bristol researchers and published in Royal Society Open Science found that...
Incredible 4,000-year-old Stone Board Game Found in Oman Archaeologists excavating a Bronze Age and Iron Age village near the village of Ayn Bani Saidah in the Sultanate of Oman unearthed a 4,000-year-old stone game board. The excavations were done as part...
1,898-Year-Old Bronze Military Diploma Found In Ancient City Of Perrhe In SE Turkey During excavations in the ancient city of Perre, located in the southeastern Turkish province of Adyaman, archaeologists uncovered a bronze military diploma dating back 1,898 years. Work began in 2001 to discover what the ancient city of Perre – one of the five largest cities of the Commagene Kingdom – had to reveal....
A Skull Goes Skulking: Bizarre Theft from 518-year-old Haunted Pub The ‘skull’ of a female prisoner who was hanged for forging a £1 note in 1800 has been stolen from one of Britain’s most haunted pubs. The Golden Fleece, based in...
3,000-year-old ‘Frankenstein’ mummies discovered in Scotland Archaeologists investigating the mystery of two perfectly preserved 3,000-year-old skeletons discovered on a remote Scottish island believe they may have been made up of several different people. The skeletons excavated in Cladh Hallan are said...
3,000-year-old clan cemetery uncovered in central China Archaeologists have found a 3,000-year-old cemetery in central China that contains the tombs of a wealthy clan after two years of excavation. The site in Anyang, Henan province, is thought to have been home...
An Ancient Dog Statue and 3 Tombs Were Just Discovered Under the Streets of Rome Excavations in Rome unearthed an ancient burial complex that held an intact ceramic funerary urn containing bone fragments and a terracotta dog’s head statue. Archaeologists were called...
