Explore archaeological discoveries, fossils, ancient civilizations, human origins and artifacts that reveal how people and species lived in the past.
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Scientists have turned back on planetary history and discovered that an area of the Sahara is actually the Earth's death zone, the birthplace of the most terrifying be…
Experts in the UK successfully recover the face of a priest who died 900 years ago.
Chicken footprint-like fossils, discovered in 2019 in a forest in Chongqing City, southwest China, have been identified as dinosaur footprints.
Discovered the largest, oldest ceremonial architectural complex of the Maya civilization built between 1,000 and 800 years BC in the Mexican state of Tabasco.
Israeli researchers found cannabis at a nearly 3,000-year-old temple, showing that ancient Israelis used marijuana as part of a religious ceremony.
By 2021, when Vagli Lake drains its water, an underwater ghost village will emerge
The 90 million-year-old fossil in Río Negro province, Argentina revealed a species of bird-eating dinosaur that is only 1.5 meters long.
The most special burial site ever, with 44 sets of remains dating back 1,000-9,600 years is actually a gold mine with archaeologists.
An article in a scientific report describing a new Tyrannosaurus fossil from Montana, USA proved that Tyrannosaurus had
The oldest known fossil evidence of parasites was discovered by a team of scientists in Yunnan, China.
While going to Dau Tam Mountain to exploit stone, local people discovered a ceramic vase in a stone niche.
The Dead Sea book is made up of tens of thousands of manuscript pieces made primarily of parchment or animal skin.
One of the famous historical photographs taken by archaeologist Harry Burton in Egypt in 1925 was first tinted, helping to highlight the importance of the discovery.
According to AFP, the findings were published by the science and technology agency of La Matanza National University, Argentina.
Archaeologists uncovered many paintings while working to preserve ancient coffins containing mummified remains of ancient Egyptian nuns.