Research

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.
Brain scans

Breakthrough Israeli AI slashes head-CT wait times, flags missed brain bleeds - exclusive

The tombstone of Sextus Congenius Verus, found in New Orleans.

New Orleans couple uncovers a 1900-year-old Roman tombstone in their garden

Researchers drilling into the permafrost.

Ancient microbes from Alaska permafrost awaken after 40,000 years


From crossbow bolts to 13th-century sandals: The trove found in vulture nests

Among the 2,483 objects recovered, researchers catalogued 226 human made artifacts including a thirteenth century esparto sandal, a crossbow arrow and a 630 year old piece of decorated leather.

From crossbow bolts to 13th-century sandals: The trove found in vulture nests.

Divers recover 1,000+ silver reales and 5 gold escudos from 1715 Spanish treasure fleet off Florida

Queens Jewels, the firm with exclusive salvage rights, values the well-preserved haul at about one million dollars and calls it the site’s largest coin find since 1990.

Divers recover more than 1,000 silver reales and five gold escudos from 1715 Spanish treasure fleet off Florida coast.

Photos from 1938 reveal strong clue to Amelia Earhart plane on Nikumaroro island

A fifteen member team from Purdue University and the Archeological Legacy Institute departs november 4 to probe the Taria object believed to be Earhart's Lockheed Electra 10E.

Photos from 1938 reveal strong clue to Amelia Earhart plane on Nikumaroro island.

Ancient ‘Messi’ 40-inch limestone shows nobleman, wife, and goose-toting daughter

“I found the statue hidden under the sand, and nearby was a false door inscribed with the name ‘Messi,’” said Zahi Hawass.

Meet the ancient ‘Messi’: 40-Inch limestone masterpiece shows nobleman, tiny wife and goose-toting daughter.

Stone age site in Germany yields Europe's oldest blue pigment, rewriting prehistoric art palette

The discovery changes everything we thought we knew about Palaeolithic pigment use in Europe, said archaeologist Wisher.

Stone age site in Germany yields Europe's oldest blue pigment, rewriting prehistoric art palette.

Ancient life sized camel engravings on Saudi desert cliffs rewrite Arabian prehistory

Researchers say the monumental rock art marked scarce water sources and migration routes, serving as statements of presence and cultural identity roughly 12,000 years ago.

Ancient life sized camel engravings on Saudi desert cliffs rewrite Arabian prehistory.

Archaeologists unearth intact Canopus decree stele in El Husseiniya, Egypt

Unlike earlier trilingual copies, the 1.27 metre 238 BC slab is inscribed solely in hieroglyphs, promising new insights into Ptolemaic rule and calendar reforms.

Archaeologists unearth intact Canopus decree stele in El Husseiniya, Egypt.

AI-powered study uncovers 303 new Nazca Lines geoglyphs, doubling the known figures

"AI was able to process in months what would have taken us decades with traditional methods," stated Sakai, after the algorithm detected patterns later confirmed in the Peruvian desert.

A closeup of Nazca Lines, an ancient cryptic geoglyph in Peru.

How Jean-François Champollion cracked hieroglyphs 203 years ago

The French philologist announced his success on 27 September 1822, opening a window into ancient Egyptian civilization.

How Jean-François Champollion cracked hieroglyphs 203 years ago.

Only the third of its kind: Early Bronze Age gold brooch from 2,500 BCE changes Troy’s story

The 4,500-year-old ring brooch, the best preserved of three worldwide, conclusively dates Troy II to about 2500 BCE and will soon be displayed at the Troy Museum.

Early Bronze Age gold brooch from 2,500 BCE changes Troy’s story.

Ken Follett returns with an epic on building Stonehenge in 2500 BCE

Follett spent six months on research, distilled it into a fifty page exposé checked by historians before expanding it into the 704 page saga of Seft and Joia hauling monoliths across the great plain.

Ken Follett returns with an epic on building Stonehenge in 2500 BCE.