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Iron Age Royal city with temples, burial tombs of suspected ancient king discovered in Turkey

The city dates back to the ninth century BC Urartian Kingdom and is believed to have hosted funeral ceremonies for ancient royalty.

3000-year-old 'pink' gate with hieroglyphs of King Amenemhat I finds a new home

The granite structure has been relocated to the Grand Egyptian Museum where it will be restored and put on display alongside thousands of other artefacts.

Dinosaur with velociraptor claws, crocodile teeth, swan neck and penguin-like swimming skills found

The stunningly well-preserved fossil of the 70-million-year-old dinosaur was reportedly dug up by poachers and smuggled to Europe.

Ancient waterway system discovered in China traces back 5,100 years to prehistoric Liangzhu culture

Scientists believe the hydraulic system predates the one in Mesopotamia and may be the oldest in the world.

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Bronze Age iron artefacts like Tutankhamun's dagger and Gerzeh beads were made from alien rocks

Meteorites allowed Bronze Age metal workers to create iron tools before humans were able to smelt iron and create tools.

India Ashok Dec 05, 2017

Bodies of black slaves dating back to the Civil War may be buried under abandoned stadium

Using ground penetrating radar, an archaeologist believes the area which is also near Fort Negley will contain a "high likelihood of human remains".

Lara Rebello Dec 05, 2017

13th century wall complete with 7 turrets found in small Spanish town

A wall dating back to the Middle Ages including 7 well-preserved turrets have been found in a small town in Spain, 50km from Madrid.

Claire Toureille Dec 04, 2017

240-year-old secret note penned by Spanish priest discovered in Jesus statue's butt

The hidden message was discovered in the hollowed-out butt of a statue of Jesus from the church of Santa Águeda in Sotillo de la Ribera in Spain.

Lara Rebello Dec 04, 2017

Peking Man: The bones that were discovered 90 years ago and went missing during WWII

Between 1923 and 1927, paleontologists in China discovered several fossils near Beijing. They named it the Peking Man. But the bones disappeared in 1941 and haven't been found yet.

Claire Toureille Dec 02, 2017

Ancient copy of Jesus' secret papyrus teachings to his brother discovered

The first-known original Greek copy of the banned Christian writing was discovered in the Nag Hammadi Library at Oxford University by biblical scholars.

Lara Rebello Dec 01, 2017

Pterosaurs Eden: 215 fossilised eggs of ancient flying reptiles found in record-breaking discovery

The archaeological treasure trove also included skeletons of what is believed to be pterosaurs hatchlings and young adults.

India Ashok Dec 01, 2017

What made prehistoric women stronger than today's female athletes and footballers revealed

Scans of prehistoric women's arms and shin bones show that they were stronger than rowers and athletes of today.

Immanuel Jotham Nov 30, 2017

2000-year-old geoglyph in Peru desert revealed to be that of killer whale

The 230-foot-long figure is expected to be older than most of the other geoglyphs that make up the Nazca Lines.

Lara Rebello Nov 30, 2017

First archaeological evidence of Julius Caesar's invasion of Britain discovered

Researchers say that Caesar's campaign had more impact on Britain's history than was previously thought.

Aristos Georgiou Nov 29, 2017

Ancient civilisation may have risen along Indus Valley river 3,000 years after it dried up

It was previously thought that the ancient cities were built on the banks of the Sutlej River, the disappearance of which was claimed to be responsible the end of the civilisation.

Lara Rebello Nov 29, 2017

How old is the tomb of Jesus Christ? Scientists reveal its age is much older than previously thought

Scientists reportedly ran tests on the remains of a limestone cave in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, dating it to around 345 CE.

India Ashok Nov 29, 2017

Cave painting of a camel discovered in Russia could be 38,000 years old

Restoration expert Eudald Guillamet found the animal artwork while cleaning the cave to remove graffiti.

Nov 28, 2017

500 million-year-old tiny sea creature with helmet-like shell and armoured spikes just discovered

Two fossil specimens of the tiny worm-like creature have been uncovered in China and may change researchers' understanding of Cambrian Period animals.

India Ashok Nov 28, 2017

Amazing Iron Age cauldron discoveries shed rare light on prehistoric feasting rituals

The University of Leicester Archaeological Services announced a team has found a "nationally important discovery" of Iron Age artefacts, including 11 cauldrons.

Charlotte Tobitt Nov 27, 2017

Geologist discovers 2 billion-year-old microfossils of the 'earliest forms of life' on Earth

Dating puts the microfossils to around the time the Earth's atmosphere started to get increasingly oxygen-rich, kick-starting life.

Immanuel Jotham Nov 26, 2017

Discovery of 7000-year-old Egyptian city could shed light on Nile Valley's earliest civilisations

The archaeological team discovered huts, pottery remains and iron tools, as well as 15 large graves at the site in Sohag.

Lara Rebello Nov 25, 2017

Joan Howard, 95, dubbed ‘Indiana Joan’ faces calls to return the ancient treasures she took from the Middle East in the 1960s and 1970s

Tomb-raiding 95-year-old 'Indiana Joan' accused of looting A$1m worth of ancient artefacts

Australian authorities have said they will look into the case of Joan Howard who is thought to be in possession of A$1m worth of artefacts from the Middle East.

Aristos Georgiou Nov 24, 2017

Three ancient Roman treasure-filled shipwrecks and a 'royal head of crystal' discovered in Egypt

Archaeologists found three gold coins dated back to the time Emperor Octavius Augustus as well as numerous Roman artefacts.

India Ashok Nov 22, 2017

The mysterious origins of the Dead Sea Scrolls could finally be unveiled by these ancient skeletons

Over 30 newly discovered graves at the West Bank site could provide clues about who wrote or protected the ancient manuscripts.

India Ashok Nov 21, 2017

Massive extinct sea cow skeleton found perfectly preserved beneath Russian beach

The Stellar's sea cow went extinct within 27 years of it being first spotted by humans.They were hunted for their flesh which supposedly tasted like almond oil.

Immanuel Jotham Nov 21, 2017

Archaeologists find 'cremated remains of Buddha' in ancient Chinese box alongside 260 statues

Around 260 Buddhist statues, some over six-and-a-half feet tall, were found in Jingchuan County, China.

India Ashok Nov 18, 2017

Black Plague victims among 1,500 skeletons discovered in 30 mass graves next to 'bone church'

Archaeologists unearthed the remains from the massive burial site near the Czech Republic's Sedlec Ossuary, known for its extensive use of human bones as decoration.

Lara Rebello Nov 18, 2017

3,000-year-old castle discovered at the bottom of the biggest lake in Turkey

The fortress, which once belonged to the Iron Age Urartian civilisation, was built at a time when water levels were much lower than they are today.

Aristos Georgiou Nov 16, 2017

Locked away for decades, Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun's artefacts finally revealed

The Egyptian Museum in Cairo opened a display of the never-seen-before items which include gold 55 pieces of fabric adorned with gold.

Lara Rebello Nov 16, 2017

Major medieval treasure trove discovery made at French abbey

A team from the University of Lyon 2 spent around six weeks on a search operation at Cluny Abbey in France. They unearthed a treasure trove of medieval coins and gold.

Charlotte Tobitt Nov 15, 2017

Ancient golden Egyptian mummy discovered in battered coffin

Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities said that although the coffin was in a bad condition, the mummy itself was well-preserved and featured decorations of sky god Khebr and Isis.