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1,000-year-old Viking Age hoard has a pendant that may be a cross or Thor's hammerA metal detectorist in Germany has unearthed an Early Middle Ages hoard that contains 200 artifacts, including a pendant that may be a cross or an unfinished Thor's hammer.
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Braided gold Viking arm-ring discovered by amateur metal detectorist on Isle of ManAround 1,000 years ago, this Viking Age arm-ring from the Isle of Man was likely used not only to display its owner's wealth but also to serve as currency in financial transactions.
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Bird quiz: How much do you know about our feathered friends?Don't duck out on our bird quiz! Do you have a bird brain or are you as sharp as a raptor?
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2,300-year-old gold ring found in Israel was likely buried by a betrothed girlA gold ring with a red gemstone found in Israel dates to the Hellenistic period and may have been buried in a coming-of-age ritual.
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'Very rare' African ebony figurines found in 1,500-year-old Christian burials in Israeli desertThree 1,500-year-old burials in the Negev desert have pendants of bone and ebony that may depict the deceased individuals' ancestors.
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'If it was a man, we would say that's a warrior's grave': Weapon-filled burials are shaking up what we know about women's role in Viking societyNew research is finding that some women in Viking Age Scandinavia were buried with war-grade weapons. Experts are divided about what that means.
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1,800-year-old warhorse cemetery held remains of a beloved horse — and a man considered an 'outsider' to Roman societyA newly excavated horse cemetery in Germany dates to Roman times.
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3-year-old picks up 'beautiful stone,' discovers 3,800-year-old scarab amulet in IsraelA 3-year-old girl in Israel found an ancient Canaanite amulet shaped like a scarab while she was out walking with her family.
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'This is a very big earthquake': The science behind Myanmar's magnitude 7.7 earthquakeHere's the science behind the magnitude 7.7 earthquake that hit Myanmar on Friday (March 28).
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'Exceptional' hoard of 800 Iron Age artifacts found mysteriously burned and buried in UK fieldAn Iron Age hoard discovered in England is on a "kind of scale and size that is exceptional for Britain and probably even Europe."
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Stonehenge isn't the oldest monument of its kind in England, study revealsFlagstones, an ancient monument and burial ground in England, is older than Stonehenge, a new radiocarbon-dating study finds.
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Alexander the Great quiz: How well do you know the famous king and conqueror from the ancient world?How much do you know about Alexander the Great?
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Archaeologists discover rare liquid gypsum burial of 'high-status individual' from Roman BritainA Roman-era cemetery, found ahead of a construction project in England, holds an unusual burial at its center.
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Secrets of Alexander the Great mosaic revealed after 1st-of-its-kind analysisThere are around 2 million pieces that make up the Alexander the Great mosaic, but where did they come from?
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'Huge fortune' from the 1600s, including gold and silver coins, found in German church where Martin Luther preachedFour bags of money hidden around 1640 and worth "much more than a craftsman could earn in a year" have been found inside a statue at a Gothic church in Germany.
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From Stonehenge's origins to ice age baby genetics — how well did you follow this year's top archaeology stories?Here's Live Science's 2024 quiz for archaeology fans. Do you know this year's coolest archaeology stories?
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From 'the last Neanderthal' to sacrifices in Peru: Our biggest archaeology stories of 2024Here are our biggest archeology stories of 2024.
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Winter solstice 2024: When does winter start?When does winter start in 2024? Here's the science of the winter solstice, and why its the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.
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Massive magnitude 7 earthquake strikes off California coastA magnitude 7 earthquake struck off the coast of Petrolia, California on Thursday (Dec. 5).
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'Treated as something dangerous and vicious': See stunning reconstruction of 'vampire' buried with a blade over her neckA new reconstruction of a woman from a 17th-century "vampire" burial reveals a young-but-sickly woman whom villagers feared so much they buried her under a blade and padlock.
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Pangaea: Discover facts about Earth's ancient supercontinentPangaea is Earth's most recent supercontinent, which existed 320 million to 195 million years ago.
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'Absolutely outstanding' 12-century picture stone unearthed in Germany likely depicts bishop who brought Christianity to regionA 12th-century stone carving discovered in northern Germany may depict Otto of Bamberg, a bishop and missionary.
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'Richly decorated weapon' from Edo Japan unearthed in World War II rubble in GermanyThe 17th-century sword was found in a cellar that was destroyed during World War II, but it's unknown how it ended up there.
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Boy finds Roman-era gold military bracelet while walking dog in UKThe newfound bracelet was likely awarded for a feat of valor carried out during Rome's conquest of Britain.
