Archaeologists in France have uncovered five rare iron shackles at a 2,300-year-old Celtic site in Allonnes, indicating the ...

History often feels like an established narrative, but rare artifacts have a way of shattering certainty. A single stone, scroll, or buried relic can overturn centuries of assumptions, revealing ...

In the golden heat of Aswan’s cliffs, a small cloud of dust rose as archaeologists pried open a sealed rock-cut doorway. For 4,000 years, no one had breathed that air. Inside the tombs of Qubbat ...

In Norway’s highest mountains, experts are scouring perilous terrain for pieces of the past, long stored in mint condition in ice patches. As temperatures rise across the world, glacial archaeologists ...

Archaeologists in Central Europe have uncovered more than 1,000 ancient artifacts ahead of railway construction, including a rare Roman-era tool used to make metal wire. The news was announced in an ...

Few ancient wonders still stand, but their remnants captivate us with the promise of untold stories. The first excavations at Stonehenge began in the 1600s, and researchers have tried to unlock its ...

A 1,900-Year-Old Latrine Offers New Clues About the Material’s Impressive Durability A chemical process called carbonation, ...

Examination of an ancient alabaster vase in the Yale Peabody Museum's Babylonian Collection has revealed traces of opiates, providing the clearest evidence to date of broad opium use in ancient ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The Smithsonian is displaying a "rare" artifact from the state of Oregon as part of a new exhibit ...

Egypt has recovered two ancient artifacts from Belgium following a decade-long effort, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced on December 2. In 2015, Belgian authorities responded ...