Dating indicates that at least 5,800 years ago, Neolithic people lived in the area, farming and building monuments.
Archaeologists have uncovered the head from a marble statue during excavations in Rome’s Piazza Augusto Imperatore near the corner of Via di Ripetta along the Tiber.
During excavations in Ancon, a district of northern Lima Province, Peru, archaeologists have revealed a tomb from the Ichma Culture.
Newly discovered fossils from the Lower Cretaceous Lujiatun of the Yixian Formation in China show a deadly battle between a Gobiconodont mammal and a Psittacosaurid dinosaur.
Some believe that it is a natural rock formation, while others claim that it is an ancient statue that was carved by an unknown civilization lost to time.
DNA from ancient burial unlocks the mystery of 5,000-year-old lost culture of ancient India.
The mythical Aspidochelone is a fabled sea creature, variously described as a large whale or sea turtle, that is as large as an island.
Meganeuropsis permiana is an extinct species of insect that lived during the Carboniferous period. It is known for being the largest flying insect that ever existed.
Scientists identified the unfortunate individual whose bones were found fused to the walls of a cave in Lamalunga, near Altamura. It was a gruesome death that is the stuff of most people's nightmares.
Legend has it that the downfall of Lyonesse was a result of King Arthur's battle against his treacherous nephew, Mordred