07
Mar
Stone-age skeletons unearthed in Sahara
The grave sites suggests a gender-divided society where women played a critical role.
07
Mar
Stone-age skeletons unearthed in Sahara
The grave sites suggests a gender-divided society where women played a critical role.
04
Dec
New construction timeline revealed for Stonehenge
The new dating allows the archaeologists to tie the structure to specific people who lived in the area at the time, likely pig farmers.
Killer cave may have inspired myth of Hades
Archeologists discover that cave and artifacts inside are actually much more extensive and abundant than previously thought.
19
Oct
Archeologists to dig in unexplored parts of ancient Troy
Researchers have been digging up ancient Troy since the 1870s, but less than one-fifth of the city has been excavated.
06
Jun
‘Vampire’ skeletons found in Bulgaria
The medieval skeletons were staked with rods to prevent them from rising from the dead and becoming vampires.
21
Apr
The mystery of the Phaistos Disc is a story that sounds like something out of an Indiana Jones movie. Discovered by Italian archaeologist Luigi Pernier in 1908 in the Minoan palace-site of Phaistos, the disc is made of fired clay and contains mysterious symbols that may represent an unknown form of hieroglyphics. It is believed that it was designed sometime in the second millennium BC. Some scholars believe that the hieroglyphs resemble symbols of Linear A and Linear B, scripts once used in ancient Crete. The only problem? Linear A also eludes decipherment. Today the disc remains one of the most famous puzzles of archaeology.
10 of the world’s biggest unsolved mysteries
31
Oct
Ancient 5200-year-old ‘takeout’ window discovered
Window may have been used to distribute grain, lentils and beer and wine along with sling bullets.
11
Apr
The caveman was buried like a woman, leading scientists to question his sexual orientation.
02
Apr
Millions of mummy puppies found in Egypt
Many appear to have been only hours or days old when they were killed and mummified.
17
Feb
