Excavating an ancient tomb, discovering 'golden millet through the air' for 2,000 years
During the excavation process, Chinese archaeologists confirmed that there are more than 100 very valuable cultural relics.
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During the excavation process, Chinese archaeologists confirmed that there are more than 100 very valuable cultural relics.
After a big storm, a resident in British Columbia (Canada) went out to clean his garden when he discovered an ancient Salish treasure that appeared ghostly in the middle…
New research shows that people with blue eyes have a single common ancestor. A team at the University of Copenhagen has identified a genetic mutation that occurred 6 to…
4,500 years ago, prehistoric people built a mysterious Stonehenge megalithic circle in what is present-day Wiltshire, England.
Recently, Mexican scientists discovered for the first time an almost complete fossil of a starfish at the world famous Aztec temple in Mexico City.
This photo of a stone age skeleton of a mother holding her child in an unearthed common grave has gone viral and attracted a wide range of organisations.
A new discovery shows that the domestication of geese dates back 7,000 years, making them the oldest human domesticated poultry species.
Archaeologists from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have discovered many houses believed to be the oldest ever in the country.
Chinese and British paleontologists have identified a new species of dinosaur from the genus Stegosaur in China.
Experts have found a number of portrait paintings placed on the face of an Egyptian mummy. This makes many people curious why the ancient Egyptians did this.
Analysis of 328 million-year-old fossils from the US reveals a previously unknown species of vampire squid with up to 10 tentacles.
Overcoming the challenge of freezing temperatures, explorers located the wreck of the Endurance, the ship carrying explorer Ernest Shackleton that sank in the Antarctic…
According to Science Alert, the Xiamabei archaeological site offers a rare glimpse into the lives of ancient Homo sapiens and their extinct relatives.
In the 4th century BC, a Greek named Aeneas invented a hydraulic telegraph that could help people communicate over long distances. The way to make and operate this devic…
Based on 40 tyrannosaurs skeletons ever unearthed, archaeologists have shown that the Earth must have up to 3 tyrannosaurs, not 1.