Discovery
Lost for centuries: Ottoman shipwreck packed with swords, pipes, and royal seals
A winter storm, a fiery end - and an underwater museum waiting to be opened.
Scientists rebuild ancient south indian faces - and discover traces of Middle Eastern ancestry
Farmers were digging potatoes - then they found a 3,000-year-old bronze treasure
Lost for over 150 years: the forgotten will that sparked a Shakespearean legal battle
Only the second of its kind: what this ancient seal reveals about Yaroslav the Wise
Experts are calling it one of the oldest Russian seals ever found.
Elite roman tomb found after 2,000 years - could it reveal the identity of a forgotten power player
The grave may belong to someone close to Emperor Augustus, and it still holds its secrets.
Israel used money 1,500 years before coins were invented, study reveals
New research shows ancient traders used weighed silver like cash in a thriving early market economy.
“Like time stopped”: second-deepest shipwreck ever discovered off the Côte d’Azur
Preserved wreck reveals secrets of 1500s trade - and the shocking presence of modern plastic trash alongside priceless relics.
11-year-old boy uncovers 50,000-year-old skull on river walk
What Marcel thought was just a bone turned out to be a priceless Pleistocene relic - and scientists are thrilled.
Sonar Scan Reveals Hidden Fleet Beneath German Lake
From 17 mystery barrels to WWII wreckage, the Wrecks and Deep Sea project has turned Lake Constance into a submerged museum of European history.
Buried for 2,000 years - a local historian spotted a historic discovery on a riverbank
A huge trove of ancient iron bars was found in the Sava River, rewriting what we know about pre-Roman industry in the Balkans.
Cicero’s sunken paradise? Archaeologists find ancient Roman bathhouse in underwater city
A sunken thermal spa near Naples offers an extraordinary glimpse into elite Roman leisure, complete with intact heating systems and fresco-covered walls.
Ritual burial or ancient crime? Mysterious human remains found in Celtic box well sparks debate
Excavations in Bavaria reveal a haunting mix of bones, ceramics, and metal objects - pointing to a rich and complex culture at the oppidum of Manching between 120–60 BCE.
FBI returns a 500-year-old Cortés document to Mexico
Archivists discovered 15 pages missing in 1993; agents traced one to the United States, seized it at an undisclosed location, and said no one will face charges.
Mars’ Newest Wonder: Coral‑Style Formation That Has Virtual Botanists Buzzing
“Curiosity has discovered many small structures like this one, formed billions of years ago, when water was still liquid on Mars,” NASA said.
