Archaeologists in Spain have discovered unusual skeletal remains belonging to a knight from the Order of Calatrava – one of the first military religious orders in Spain. While most of the skeleton is ...

Dr Zahi Hawass said it would be a happy way to end his career if he found the burial location of 'the most important queen of ...

Tabloids have seized on the most headline-friendly takeaway - “pulleys built the pyramid” - but the underlying claim is more specific: the pyramid may have grown “inside-out,” using internal sloped ...

Detail of engravings on limestone block from Švédův stůl Cave PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC—According to a Radio Prague ...

The only remaining Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Great Pyramid of Giza, has stood in the Egyptian desert for more ...

Scientists have proposed a groundbreaking new theory on how Egypt’s Great Pyramid was built, positing that they used a pulley ...

ARCHAEOLOGISTS will this year begin surveys on Edinburgh’s iconic Calton Hill to “uncover” the secrets of the famous mound’s ...

A child, hiker, or canoeist who picks up a single arrowhead is far more likely to encounter a teachable moment than criminal ...

These ancient structures still stand - but the people who built them remain a mystery that history can’t fully explain.

Researchers are using chemical and mineral analysis to trace the origins of ancient pottery in Israel, building a national ...

The 3,300-year-old tablet was uncovered from the Büklükale ruins near the Kizilirmak River, 60 miles outside of Ankara, ...

The Sein Island submerged stone structures include a football-field-long granite wall off Brittany that dates back more than ...