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.
Atlantis-like city found under Silk Road lake; scientists say a 15th-century quake caused its fall
Rare Celtic skull trepanation tool found in Poland
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
'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.
Morocco's oldest mosque emerges from Sijilmassa's sands
The discoveries confirm the influence of Islam in southern 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.
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.
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.