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Why ancient mega-shark could be even bigger than we thought

Paleobiologist Dr. Kenshu Shimada has been fascinated by fossil sharks, including the…

Win $1m if you can crack the meaning of this ancient code

A fish under a roof. A stick figure without a head. A…
Professor Litherland, an explorer of Valley of the Kings for more than a decade, had happened upon a rocky staircase at the bottom of a dramatic rock face. Pictured, the entrance to the tomb of King Thutmose II in Luxor in Egypt

Story behind the greatest Ancient Egyptian discovery in recent history: The clues that led archaeologists to the tomb of King Thutmose II… the first of its kind since Tutankhamun’s was uncovered over 100 years ago

More than 100 years after Tutankhamun’s tomb was dramatically uncovered, British Egyptologists have…
Excavations at the former Porte Madeleine hospital in Orléans, France , have revealed dozens of male burials dating back to the Roman era. In several burials, such as the one above, curse tablets known as defixio have been found. Pictured: The remains of the tablet can be seen between the skeleton's legs

‘Cursed’ skeletons unearthed: Ancient burials are found with tablets between their legs invoking the wrath of the Roman gods

Ancient curses invoking the wrath of the gods have been discovered in…

How ancient asteroid strike carved out two grand canyons on the moon

New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions…

Arrest over online ancient artefacts auctions in Australia and elsewhere

Authorities in Greece say they have arrested a suspect accused of setting…
Archaeologists have discovered 2,000-year-old remains of a soldier named Flaccus in an ancient Roman settlement in Heerlen, a southeastern city in the Netherlands

Remains of person from ‘year 0’ discovered at ancient Roman settlement

Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a person from the ‘year 0’…
The 1,600-year-old amulet features King Solomon on horseback with a spear in his hands as he defeats the devil

Ancient amulet featuring Biblical demon slayer corroborates missing scripture from the Holy Book

A rare fifth-century amulet depicting a Biblical demon slayer may corroborate missing…

Why Ancient Mesopotamians Would Have Used A Sheep’s Liver to Predict Donald Trump’s Election Odds

I’m standing in a basement kitchen prodding at a sheep’s liver, looking…
Sunday Thoughts: The Ancient of Days and the Son of Man

Sunday Thoughts: The Ancient of Days and the Son of Man

There are two sides to the book of Daniel. First, there are…