In the western Pacific Ocean, there is a mysterious and mesmerizing unsolved puzzle: the remains of the ancient city of Nan ...

The royal symbol on the newly discovered figurines solves a long-standing mystery by identifying who was buried in the ...

A new analysis of the Hjortspring boat, an ancient wooden plank boat now on display in the National Museum of Denmark, has ...

According to the team, that pine pitch is the first major new clue in over a century. When the boat was built, Denmark itself ...

New research reveals ancient humans in southern Africa lived in isolation for nearly 100,000 years. This led to unique ...

Newly discovered fossils prove that a mysterious foot found in Ethiopia belongs to a little-known, recently named ancient ...

Ancient Chinese astronomers observed a solar eclipse in 709 BCE with remarkable detail. These old records are now helping ...

The wreck site of the boat, thought to have carried 80 passengers, was first discovered on the Danish island of Als and first excavated in the early 20th century. Archaeologists believe it likely ...

An unusual new rock collection discovered by NASA's Perseverance Mars rover suggests the Red Planet's ancient past was wet ...

A treasure trove of 225 funerary figurines has been discovered inside a tomb in the ancient Egyptian capital of Tanis in the ...

A new study revisits ancient Chinese records to explore whether a comet could explain the Star of Bethlehem described in ...