A contractor digging into the earth where the rubble of a destroyed house had been cleared away in northern Syria stumbled across a surprise: the remains of an underground Byzantine tomb complex ...

Archaeologists recently excavated an ancient workshop on Paros, Greece, revealing unfinished sculptures and intriguing artifacts from the Classical period.

Researchers unearthed the big bird fossils in 2008 at St Bathans, a former mining town that sits on top of ... realized they were not actually from ancient eagles. “It was completely unexpected ...

As the animals migrated between continents, they interbred. “We are finding, through ancient DNA, that many of the species at Natural Trap Cave are hybrids between North American and Eurasian ...

From his roof, Sidi Mohamed Lemine Sidiya scans the mediaeval town of Oualata, a treasure that is disappearing under the sands of the Mauritanian desert. Oualata is covered in sand everywhere ...

Travelers who walked from the town of Kamari up to Mesa Vouna recommended ... especially in comparison to Ancient Akrotiri. Even if you decide to drive (or hire a taxi) to the site from Kamari ...

"It's a magnificent, extraordinary town," said Sidiya, who is battling to preserve the place known as the "Shore of Eternity". Oualata is one of a UNESCO-listed quartet of ancient, fortified towns ...

The temple of Hephaestus, as seen from the Ancient Agora in Athens, Greece, where people spent most of their time in ancient times. Credit: Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain We all know the ancient ...

Running from the castle, a series of fortified walls protect the ancient town and block the passage through the valley. A second castle (Montebello) forms an integral part of the fortifications, while ...

A fossil-hunting father-daughter team from Vancouver Island has been recognized in the naming of a new genus of giant prehistoric sea lizard found near Courtenay almost 40 years ago. Michael and ...

The Boxers Fresco is estimated to have been created around 1600 BC, shortly before the volcanic eruption that buried Akrotiri. Credit: National Archaeological Museum, Athens One of the most ...

An ancient ceremony of thanksgiving will take place ... This annual ceremony, organised by Northampton Town Council with the support of the Lord-Lieutenant, has taken place for hundreds of years ...