Findings

How one reporter uncovered a sealed Nazi bunker under a Brazilian manssion

Leonilda Brunheri told him she once entered a tunnel and saw “Nazi paraphernalia,” while former housekeeper Irisma Anna Heis Grohe described a secret room reached through a hidden doorway.

Secret Bunker. Illustration.
Archaeologists working in the shallow waters of Lake Issyk-Kul announced they completed the first campaign of a new survey.

Atlantis-like city found under Silk Road lake; scientists say a 15th-century quake caused its fall

Anonymous archaeologist excavating human skull and necklace. Illustration.

Rare Celtic skull trepanation tool found in Poland

Archeologist studying and cleaning antique vessel. Illustration.

Lab tests on Egyptian bowl may reveal final menu before Vesuvius buried Pompeii


Göbeklitepe Discovery: Could These Quadrangular Plans Be Residences?

"In just a few weeks of work, we identified the existence, locations, and densities of not only large monumental buildings and public structures but also residences," said the excavation director.

Gobeklitepe ruins in Turkey.

Testimony to Egyptian creation myth? New research in Luxor’s Karnak Temple

Findings indicate Karnak Temple's origins date to the Old Kingdom (2591–2152 BCE), showing the site's first permanent settlement occurred during this period.

Ancient ruins of the Karnak Temple complex in Luxor, Egypt - a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Bacchus or theater mask? Rare 1,900-year-old Roman find in the Netherlands

Alongside an oil lamp were four ceramic plates, two jugs, a cup, a glass bowl and a bronze bowl, and archaeologists debate its meaning.

The lamp, after cleaning.

Egypt sounds alarm after 3,000-year-old Amenemope bracelet reported missing

The incident comes weeks before the November 1 opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum, which will display the complete treasures of Tutankhamun for the first time.

The Exterior of The Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, Egypt.

A 3,000-year-old divination archive found in Turkey

Cuneiform tablets mentioning crown princes and kings provide new insights into how ancient empire used bird omens for state decisions.

Some of the tablets found.

From luxurious liner to wartime tragedy: Titanic’s sister ship Britannic's artifacts recovered

“Divers have recovered artifacts from the Britannic for the first time, including the observation bell, navigation light, Turkish bath tiles, and a pair of binoculars.

A diver photographing the Britannic ruins.

'Man the Hunter' challenged: Stone Age graves show women buried with toolkits too

Published in PLOS One, the Stone Dead Project finds many grave tools were unused or broken, suggesting ritual offerings across the eastern Baltic at a site with 330 burials from 7,500–2,500 BC.

Stone age tools.

Morocco's oldest mosque emerges from Sijilmassa's sands

The discoveries confirm the influence of Islam in southern Morocco.

Sijilmassa, Morocco.

‘Tombs of the giants’: 5,500-year-old 'pyramids of Poland' predate Egyptian pyramids

The structures were communal tombs built by the Funnelbeaker culture, offering new understanding of Neolithic Europe.

Archaeologists discover 5,500-year-old 'pyramids of Poland' older than Egyptian pyramids.

Shock findings: 44 percent of restroom users in hospital skip handwashing

Over 19 weeks, pipe sensors at a Copenhagen hospital recorded more than 2,600 flushes and revealed handwashing failures peaking at 61.8 percent.

Shock findings: 44 percent of restroom users in hospital skip handwashing. Illustration.

Oldest in the world? 42,000-year-old mammoth ivory boomerang found in Polish cave

Discovery reinforces advanced cognitive abilities of early homo sapiens in Europe.

 Prof. Sahra Talamo in the center, with Prof. Paweł Valde-Nowak is on her left, and Prof. Adam Nadachowski on her right.