Newly discovered fossils prove that a mysterious foot found in Ethiopia belongs to a little-known, recently named ancient human relative who lived alongside the species of the famous Lucy,…
Read more Mystery owner of 3-million-year-old foot found in Africa identified, scientists sayA remarkably well-preserved Roman sarcophagus has been unearthed in Hungary’s capital, offering a rare window into the life of the young woman inside and the world she inhabited…
Read more 1,700-year-old Roman sarcophagus unearthed, revealing treasures buried with woman ofArchaeologists have discovered 16 ancient canoes left behind by Indigenous people along the shore of a Wisconsin lake, in what they described as the prehistoric version of a…
Read more Ancient canoes found in Wisconsin lake were like modern-day e-bike rack, archaeologists sayArchaeologists have discovered evidence of an ancient religious practice in northern Israel in addition to a wine press dating back roughly 5,000 years — one of the oldest…
Read more 5,000-year-old wine press and evidence of religious rituals unearthed during highway construction project in IsraelSeven fully preserved skeletons found in an ancient city in Croatia have been identified as Roman soldiers who would have lived 1,700 years ago, scientists said in a…
Read more Skeletons found in well identified as Roman soldiers killed 1,700 years agoSept. 5 (UPI) — Rising sea levels could flood more than 50 archaeological sites on Easter Island, or Rapa Nui, by 2080 — including the iconic Ahu Tongariki,…
Read more 50-plus archaeological sites on Easter Island could become submergedA young child accidentally broke a centuries-old jar while visiting the Hecht Museum at the University of Haifa in Israel, museum officials said Wednesday. The jar is at…
Read more “Curious” 4-year-old accidentally breaks a 3,500-year-old jar at a museumA rare juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex fossil found by three children during a family hike in the North Dakota Badlands nearly two years ago will soon be on display at…
Read more Rare juvenile T. rex fossil found by children in North Dakota to go on display in Denver museumResearchers have uncovered an ancient lord’s tomb filled with gold treasure —and sacrificial victims— at an archaeological park in Panama, officials revealed on Friday. The tomb, estimated to…
Read more Archaeologists in Panama find ancient tomb filled with gold treasure — and sacrificial victimsArchaeologists working on a site in Mexico found ancient skulls and bones stacked on top of each other, offering a glimpse into the practices of how some funerals…
Read more Trove of ancient skulls and bones found stacked on top of each other during construction project in MexicoAliens have not been discovered in South America after all. The doll-like figures, photos of which went viral online last year, are just that – dolls, according to…
Read more “Aliens” found in Peru are actually dolls made of bones, forensic experts declareArchaeologists in Norway recently unearthed the remains of a Viking ship at a burial mound in the country’s Trøndelag region. The discovery comes centuries after researchers found a…
Read more Viking ship remnants unearthed at burial mound where aA piece of rock with mysterious markings that lay largely unstudied for 4,000 years is now being hailed as a “treasure map” for archaeologists, who are using it…
Read more 4,000-year-old rock with mysterious markings becomes aScientists say grass sandals discovered in a cave in Spain are 6,200 years old, making them the oldest woven grass footwear ever discovered in Europe and forcing them…
Read more Scientists say 6,200-year-old shoes found in cave challengeJust days after it was revealed that a man with a metal detector made the “gold find of the century” in Norway, a family in the country has…
Read more Family using metal detector to look for lost earring instead finds treasures from Viking-era burialAt first, the Norwegian man thought his metal detector reacted to chocolate money buried in the soil. It turned out to be nine pendants, three rings and 10…
Read more A man bought a metal detector to get off the couch. He just made theArchaeologists have found a pre-Hispanic mummy surrounded by coca leaves on top of a hill in Peru’s capital next to the practice field of a professional soccer club.…
Read more Archaeologists find buried mummy surrounded by coca leaves next to soccer field in Peru’s capitalJohannesburg — Scientists in South Africa have claimed a discovery they believe could force us to rethink some fundamentals of what it means to be human. Deep inside…
Read more Scientists claim remarkable evidence that early human relatives buried their dead 240,000 years agoExcavations in southern Italy have unearthed terracotta bull heads and a figurine of the Greek god Eros riding a dolphin, shining new light on the religious life and…
Read more Archeologists in Italy unearth ancient dolphin statuetteHere Comes the Sun: Actor Eva Longoria and the ruins of Pompeii, Italy – CBS News Watch CBS News Actor and television host Eva Longoria sits down with…
Read more Here Comes the Sun: Actor Eva Longoria and the ruins of Pompeii, Italy
