Category: Discovery

Different sides of a stone.

Is This the Oldest Phallus in the World?

Shipwreck in the sand + Silk damask gown

Clothing Found In a 350-Year-Old Shipwreck Reveals How the Wealthy Lived

Aerial view of La Danta pyramid in Guatemala

Scientists Discover Ancient Maya ‘Superhighways’ Connecting 417 Cities

Man crouching beside an ancient Egyptian sarcophagus

Recent Discoveries At the Saqqara Necropolis Offer Insight Into Ancient Egyptian Mummification Process

Two archaeologists in yellow safety vests and helmets look down at something they dug out of the ground.

‘Priceless’ Roman Head Statues Found at British Cricket Club

Underwater diver swimming over porcelain on a sea bed, picking up a few pieces.

500-Year-Old Shipwrecks Give ‘Breakthrough’ Details About Ming Dynasty Trade Routes

A map drawn by A. Ball for Verden's Atlas in 1857 and a Viking re-enactor on Wolin Island in 2018.

New Archaeological Find Could Reveal Clues About Mysterious Medieval Viking City

Top: Titanic departs Southampton, bottom: 3D image of Titanic's wreck

Largest Underwater 3D Scan in History Could Provide New Details on Titanic’s Sinking

Workers prepare to remove the statue from the mud, inset, a bust of Psamtek I on display at the Met. Museum of Art.

Enormous Ancient Statue Unearthed from Cairo’s Muddy Depths

The gilded bronze statue of Hercules with lightning bolts around it.

Once Struck By Lightning, This Ancient Statue of Hercules Now Shows Its Golden Splendor

A modern woman faces left while her ancestor, a neanderthal faces right.

Researchers Have Identified a Genetic Link That Indicates Larger Noses Helped in Cold Climates

The Denisova Cave, with a DNA strand, and deer tooth pendant.

New DNA Technique Helped Researchers Learn About an Ancient Pendant’s Owner