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How Archeologists Discovered An Ancient Road Underneath The Mediterranean Sea

How Archeologists Discovered An Ancient Road Underneath The Mediterranean Sea

Allexxandar/Shutterstock With 71% of…
Why The Jaguar Was So Important To Ancient Mayans

Why The Jaguar Was So Important To Ancient Mayans

Gerard Puigmal/Getty Images Modern…

How 2300-year-old gold rings bring an ancient chapter of Jerusalem's history to life

Archaeologists in Jerusalem say they have discovered a roughly 2300-year-old gold ring…
Experts solve mystery of ancient ‘mummified dragon’ discovered by Japanese shogun

Experts solve mystery of ancient ‘mummified dragon’ discovered by Japanese shogun

Researchers believe they’ve cracked the mystery of a mummified “rainbow dragon” that’s…
This Rare Lioness Statue Is The Most Expensive Ancient Artifact Ever Sold

This Rare Lioness Statue Is The Most Expensive Ancient Artifact Ever Sold

For most people, antiquing is a…
University of Chicago study finds tooth sensitivity may be linked to ancient fish

University of Chicago study finds tooth sensitivity may be linked to ancient fish

CHICAGO — The sensitive interior of human teeth might have originated from…

The secrets to watching tonight's ancient meteor shower

Stargazers, you are in luck: those keen to stay up until early…

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…