Now, groundbreaking research published in the Journal of Cultural Heritage has finally unraveled the chemical mystery behind this extraordinary preservation phenomenon. The teenage boy's remains, ...

The ancient site of Karnak is one of the most impressive places to visit in Egypt. Situated just a short distance from the ...

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A New Orleans couple unearthed a 2,000-year-old Roman marble tablet in their garden, leading the FBI and history experts to ...

Scientists have discovered a long-buried branch of the Nile river that once flowed alongside more than 30 pyramids in Egypt, potentially solving the mystery of how ancient Egyptians transported the ...

Scientists have unravelled a mystery about the disappearance of dwarf hippos and elephants that once roamed the picturesque landscape on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus before palaeolithic humans ...

A Japanese research team trained an artificial intelligence that helped locate 303 new geoglyphs in the mysterious Nazca Desert of Peru. The ancient drawings add to the 430 geoglyphs found in the area ...

It might look rather unassuming at first, but the Dolmen of Menga in Antequera, Spain is actually Europe’s largest megalith. Thousands of dolmens, or ancient stone tombs, abound across the continent ...