Radiocarbon dating suggests the “astonishing” artifact is around 3,500 years old—making it “one of ... they can become preserved for thousands of years, as this one demonstrates.

Digging into the damp ground of southern Sweden, archaeologists expected to find traces of ancient life. But what reemerged left them stunned. Archaeologists excavating in Hammar found a ...

The 900-year-old statues display unique facial hair ornaments and vary ... They were found at a depth of up to 4.5 feet, and ...

A team of archaeologists recently discovered historic 900-year-old door guardian ... Iconic statue Angkor Thom considered a one of the largest cities in the pre-modern world. Some of these statues ...

The second layer of Section A was much more well-preserved and much ... were in pristine condition despite being over 3,000 years old. Once used to sign documents and denote ownership, seals ...

There are parts of the excavation site that date back to the Sasanian Empire of the 3 rd through 7 th centuries, but a majority of the best-preserved parts of the site are remnants of the Old ...

(CNN) — Researchers have connected the identity of skeletal remains found in a well at Norway’s Sverresborg castle to a passage in a centuries-old Norse text. The 800-year-old Sverris saga ...

Missing only a hand, a life-sized statue of a Roman citizen unearthed recently in Bulgaria is about as pristine as they come. Found during construction work near the walls of the old fortress in ...

And if you pass by City Hall, you’ll see a statue of Harry Wooding, former Danville mayor and Confederate captain, front and center on the steps. Visitors from all over the country visit Danville for ...

Archaeologists unearthed a 4,000-year-old cemetery in Hanoi, Vietnam. Credit: SPAFA Journal / CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Archaeologists have discovered over 100 ancient graves at a cemetery in Hanoi’s Hoai Duc ...

Visitors to the Grand Egyptian Museum – located just outside Cairo, a mile north of the Great Pyramids of Giza – are greeted by a staggering 3,200-year-old statue of the Egyptian ... with some of the ...