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Israeli archaeologists say they have uncovered a ritual bath in Jerusalem that was likely used by Jewish pilgrims coming to the temple two millenia ago.
Israeli archaeologists have uncovered one of the earliest depictions of a menorah, the seven-branched candelabra that has come to symbolize Judaism, the Israel Antiquities Authority said Friday. The menorah was engraved in stone around 2,000 years ago and found in a synagogue recently discovered by the Sea of Galilee.
Archaeologists digging in Jerusalem have uncovered a 3,700-year-old wall that is the oldest example of massive fortifications ever found in the city, the Israel Antiquities Authority said Wednesday.
Archaeologists said Friday they have unearthed a lavish burial site at the seat of the ancient Macedonian kings in northern Greece, heightening a 2,300-year-old mystery of murder and political intrigue.
Construction workers doing excavation for a new wastewater treatment plant in Alaska unearthed the remains of three people believed to be members of a tribal group that lived in Alaska more than 1,000 years ago.
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has signed a conservation easement that will prevent a commuter rail stop from being built on what was once an American Indian village.
The literary contributions of Dan Jenkins go well beyond the 201 major championships he has covered in a career that spans Ben Hogan to Jack Nicklaus to Tiger Woods.
The partial remains of an ancient toothed whale species that roamed the ocean 5 million years ago have been discovered on a California beach. Crews removing a 1,000-pound slab of sandstone off the Santa Cruz County beach Wednesday discovered the remains and called in paleontologists.
Maybe it was an accident or perhaps an ancient experiment. Many thousands of years ago, early humans somehow figured out they could make better stone tools by treating the rocks with fire. Evidence of that, dating 72,000 years ago, has been found on the southeastern tip of Africa, researchers report in Friday's edition of the journal Science.
Hundreds of tiny footprints left by mammals some 190 million years ago have been found on a canyon wall in a remote part of Dinosaur National Monument, park officials said Thursday.
Tribes in Utah are speaking out against a proposal to develop a commuter rail stop on what was once an American Indian village.
Israeli archaeologists unveiled one of the largest and best preserved mosaics ever found in the country Wednesday, for only the second time since it was discovered more than a decade ago.
Workers renovating a house in the traditional town of Jesus' birth accidentally discovered an untouched ancient tomb containing clay pots, plates, beads and the bones of two humans, a Palestinian antiquities official said Tuesday.
One of the earliest primates lived in trees and relied more on smell than vision, a new study indicates. A tiny cousin of the earliest ancestors of humans lived 54 million years ago in what is now Wyoming, researchers report in Tuesday's online edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
People were storing grain long before they learned to domesticate crops, a new study indicates. A structure used as a food granary discovered in recent excavations in Jordan dates to about 11,300 years ago, according to a report in Tuesday's edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Bits of pottery discovered in a cave in southern China may be evidence of the earliest development of ceramics by ancient people.
Archaeologists digging on Jerusalem's Mount of Olives have discovered a nearly 3,000-year-old jar handle bearing ancient Hebrew script, a find significantly older than most inscribed artifacts unearthed in the ancient city, an archaeologist said. The Iron Age handle is inscribed with the Hebrew name Menachem, which was the name of an Israelite king and is still common among Jews.
The nearly complete and remarkably preserved skeleton of a small, 47 million-year-old creature found in Germany was displayed Tuesday by scientists who said it would help illuminate the evolutionary roots of monkeys, apes and humans.
Egyptian archaeologists on Sunday unveiled mummies, brightly painted sarcophagi and dozens of ancient tombs carved into a rocky hill in a desert oasis south of Cairo.
A Greek fisherman must have been expecting a monster of a catch when he brought up his nets in the Aegean Sea last week. Instead, Greek authorities say his haul was a section of a 2,200-year-old bronze statue of a horseman.
Scholars are reconsidering what ancient Greek mathematician and inventor Archimedes knew of the concept of infinity, and archaeologists may have found a fossil brain millions of years old, thanks to new ways of looking beneath the surface of ancient objects.
Richard Wrangham has tasted just about everything that chimpanzees eat in Africa and once considered seeing if he could live on that diet.
An 1,800-year-old figurine believed to have originated from the eastern stretches of the Roman Empire has been discovered by archaeologists outside the walls of the old city, the Israeli Antiquities Authority said. The 2-inch marble bust depicts the head of a man with a short curly beard and almond-shaped eyes who may portray a boxer, the authority said.
Nature turned against one of America's early civilizations 3,600 years ago, when researchers say earthquakes and floods, followed by blowing sand, drove away residents of an area that is now in Peru. "This maritime farming community had been successful for over 2,000 years, they had no incentive to change, and then all of a sudden, boom, they just got the props knocked out from under them," anthropologist Mike Moseley of the University of Florida said in a statement.
British archaeologists have unearthed an ancient skull carrying a startling surprise — an unusually well-preserved brain. Scientists said Friday that the mass of gray matter was more than 2,000 years old — the oldest ever discovered in Britain. One expert unconnected with the find called it "a real freak of preservation."
Ancient crocodiles came in many forms, and some ate dinosaursAfrica, the National Geographic says, was a land of dinosaurs and crocodiles. Fortunately some of the crocs actually ate dinos so that kept some of their numbers in check. There were crocs with pancake-like heads, and some that ate fish.
Uncovering an Ancient Mayan City's Secrets, with world's largest pyramidEl Mirador covered an area larger than downtown Los Angeles, and Hansen believes it may be home to thousands of other pyramids, Baldwin said. The city was active from about 500 B.C. to A.D. 100.
Deforestation the Death of Nazca CivilizationThe mystery of the disappearance of the vanished Nazca people, the same ones who are known for the many fanciful designs etched into the desert plateau, may have been solved. Scientists found pollen from a vanished nitrogen-fixing tree, the huarango.
Although the title and advance news of this latest book by Andrew Collins promotes the discovery of a vast cave network beneath the Giza plain, in fact that part of the book is just one section of the volume.
Penn archaeologist recreates ancient brews from China, Turkey, PeruA local Chinese scientist presented him with what he calls "the real treasure." It was a sealed bronze drinking vessel that resembled a teapot from 1200 B.C. With liquid still inside.
Baghdad Battery | Did We Already Have Electricity 2000 Years Ago?If you thought electric bulbs and batteries were modern European inventions, here is something to put that fact to question! A 1936 excavation of some 2000-years-old ruins in an ancient Baghdad village unearthed a small yellow clay vase about 6 inches in height.
Anglo-Saxon Treasure Found in Britain An amateur treasure hunter prowling English farmland with a metal detector stumbled upon the largest Anglo-Saxon treasure ever found, a massive seventh-century hoard of gold and silver sword decorations, crosses and other items, British archaeologists said Thursday.
Saving the gems of the Stone Agenote from blinkin - be sure to watch the video on the linked page. The stone age house is in a remarkable state of preservation.
Warrior's skeleton found on Roman beachA 5,000 year-old skeleton in a tomb washed up on a beach near Rome. The beach remained open to the public although the area where the tomb landed was cordoned off. Archaeologists worked quickly to prevent any further damage to the skeleton from the salt water.
Northern Ireland has a Stonehenge of its ownEXCERPT: Scientists uncovered a roughly 5,000 year-old circular site in the townland of Armaghlughey, (Northern Ireland) which contains graves, evidence of timber buildings and burnt pits that bear a strong resemblance to Stonehenge and the Giant's Ring near Belfast, both of whic …
Ancient Egyptian Civilization found in Grand Canyon?Evidently, some potential evidence has surfaced regarding an ancient civilization in the Grand Canyon.
Ancient fortress city unearthed in EgyptEgyptian archaeologists digging near the Suez Canal have discovered the remains of what is believed to be the largest fortress in the eastern Delta, Egyptian Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni announced.
Toxins may have doomed ancient forestsPollutants found in fossil fuels may have destroyed woods, killed dinosaurs The same noxious compounds released from burning coal and crude oil may have devastated forests and the early dinosaurs that lived in them 200 million years ago.
Top 10 Ancient Inventions You Think Are ModernWhat is surprising is how many of the things that we use every day have been in use by humans for thousands of years. This list of ten things all predate the birth of Christ and they are all things that we are familiar with if not regular users of.
Ancient Waves of (Wild) Grain; First farmers stored grain before they cultivated itYet before the agricultural revolution could really take off, people had to find a way to store their produce in between harvests.
World's oldest musical instrument 'played Star Spangled Banner'An ancient flute has been unearthed in Germany, revealing that musical traditions began earlier than previously thought.
The Worst Ways to Die: Torture Practices of the Ancient World Was the cradle of civilization also the birthplace of atrocity? Historians have been researching the most extreme forms of torture in the ancient world. Among other things, they found that, back then, "sitting in the tub" was actually a pretty nasty way to kick the bucket.
"Ancient Music Revived" At The Lune Convent Centuries-old music, lost in the dust of history, gets rediscovered and performed once again. A collection of anonymous medieval sacred songs, recently discovered in manuscripts from convents in an area of Northern Germany called the Lune Heath.
Seashells helped protect ancient EgyptArchaeologists in Egypt discover a military garrison dating back to 3,500 years built with mud-brick and seashells.
Next Age Of Discovery - Digitizing and Discovering Ancient DocumentsLast month, the United Nations launched a "World Digital Library" with materials from 30 libraries and archives around the world, including the oracle bones, which hold the earliest Chinese writings, and an 8,000-year-old rock painting from South Africa.
Rare Roman glass bowl found 1,700 years after it's buried in East London The rare 'millefiori' bowl - meaning 'one thousand flowers' was unearthed by archaeologists in London and is thought to be the first find of its kind in the western Roman empire. Researchers believe it will give fresh insight into life in Roman Britain.
Glacier "Bleeds" Proof of Million-Year-Old Life-FormsGushing from a glacier, rust-stained Blood Falls contains evidence that microbes have survived in prehistoric seawater deep under ice for perhaps millions of years, a new study says. More Articles
Robo CrocVeterinarians in Miami have successfully fitted a badly injured crocodile with metal plates and 41 Frankensteinian screws on its skull. More Articles
Harappan-era cemetery foundA cemetery dating back to the Harappan era has so far yielded 70 skeletons, which it is hoped will provide samples for DNA analysis. Such a study will finally clear up mysteries about where they came from.
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