Mysterious second writer of Dead Sea Scroll uncovered by AI By Laura Geggel Two scribes wrote the famous Great Isaiah Scroll, researchers found with the help of AI and statistics.
Iron Age warriors bent the swords of their defeated enemies, ancient hoard reveals By Laura Geggel A metal detectorist uncovered more than 100 artifacts dating to the Iron Age at a hillfort in Germany.
Vandals sack Roman-era estate and bathhouse just discovered in UK By Laura Geggel Soon after archaeologists unearthed an estate from the Roman Empire in the U.K., vandals broke in and damaged it.
Gladiator arena from Roman era unearthed in Turkey By Laura Geggel Up to 20,000 people likely cheered and jeered as they watched gladiator and wild animal fights in a newfound Roman-era arena in Turkey.
Prehistoric cannibal victim found in death cave ID'ed as a young girl By Mindy Weisberger "The Boy of Gran Dolina," a young individual in the extinct Homo antecessor species found at a site in Spain, is actually female, according to new analysis of dental remains.
Alphabet's 'missing link' possibly discovered By Owen Jarus An alphabetic inscription written on a jar fragment found at the site of Tel Lachish in Israel and dating back around 3,450 years may provide a "missing link" in the history of the alphabet.
Knife-wielding spider god mural unearthed in Peru By Mindy Weisberger Archaeologists in Peru are taking steps to preserve and study a 3,200-year-old temple painted with a mural of a spider deity holding a knife.
Ancient people may have created cave art while hallucinating By Yasemin Saplakoglu Stone age people may have deliberately ventured into oxygen-depleted caves to paint while having out-of-body experiences and hallucinations, researchers say.
100,000-year-old Neanderthal footprints show children playing in the sand By Tom Metcalfe Fossilized footprints on a beach in Spain were made about 100,000 years ago by a family of Neanderthals, including children who jumped about as if playing in the sand.
Did Marie Antoinette really say 'Let them eat cake'? By Benjamin Plackett No, the misquote is an example of French revolutionary propaganda.
3,000-year-old 'Lost Golden City' discovered in Egypt By Laura Geggel Archaeologists have found what may be the greatest Egyptian discovery since King Tut's tomb.
Europe's oldest map, a stone slab, unearthed in France By Yasemin Saplakoglu The map likely represents an area along the River Odet in western France.
First 'Homo' species left Africa with ape-like brains By Laura Geggel Early members of the genus Homo didn't have advanced brains.
Medieval gold coin hoards and skull ring discovered in Wales By Laura Geggel Metal detectorists have uncovered a handful of medieval and post-medieval treasures in Wales.
Glitzy parade of 22 mummified pharaohs fills Cairo streets By Nicoletta Lanese The 22 mummies included 18 kings and four queens.
Was Manhattan really sold for $24 worth of beads and trinkets? By Emma Bryce In 1626, native people purportedly sold Manhattan to the Dutch for a pittance. But there are problems with this story that we shouldn't overlook.
Explorers dive to deepest known shipwreck By Yasemin Saplakoglu The team reached the USS Johnston, a U.S. Navy destroyer that sank on Oct. 25, 1944 after an intense battle with the Japanese during World War II.
1st Americans had Indigenous Australian genes By Laura Geggel A new genetic study finds connections between Indigenous South Americans and Indigenous people in Oceana.
Iron Age warriors were buried lying on feather-stuffed cushions, near a headless owl By Mindy Weisberger In Iron Age boat burials, 1,400-year-old feathers filled comfy cushions under warriors' bones. Down in the bedding belonged to different birds and may have had symbolic importance.
Rabbits dig up 9,000-year-old artifacts on 'Dream Island' By Laura Geggel Burrowing rabbits have helped uncover artifacts from the Stone and Bronze Ages on a U.K. island.
