1+ hour, 32+ min ago  (289+ words) This rare example of an ancient Egyptian beaded dress was likely crafted specifically for a woman's funeral. What it is: A beaded funeral dress Where it is from: Giza, Egypt When it was made: Circa 2551 to 2528 B.C. Archaeologists discovered this beaded…...

1+ day, 32+ min ago  (934+ words) An analysis of samples taken from the Shroud of Turin, the cloth thought by some to have been wrapped around Jesus, reveals a rich tapestry of animal and plant DNA. But what does it mean? The Shroud of Turin, which…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (626+ words) The Minoan civilization flourished between roughly 2000 and 1500 B.C. on Crete and nearby islands. How did it come to an end? Around 1500 B.C. their written scripts stopped being used and Minoan palaces show evidence of decline and destruction. So how did this civilization…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago  (411+ words) A new study shows that dice and games of chance date back thousands of years earlier than experts previously thought. "There is a deep history of dice, games of chance and gambling in Native America," Robert Madden, an archaeologist at…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago  (242+ words) A chance discovery of a 16th-century necklace reveals new information about Tudor-era jewelry styles. What it is: A gold necklace with a red-enameled pendant Where it is from: Warwickshire, central England When it was made: Circa 1518 Both sides of the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (772+ words) A third-century mosaic shows a topless woman battling a leopard in a Roman arena. For the first time ever, an image of a Roman woman battling a beast in an arena has been identified. While ancient texts say that some…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (362+ words) Archaeologists found the altar and human bones during a construction project near Tula, an ancient city that was the capital of the pre-Hispanic Toltec Empire. Archaeologists in Mexico have unearthed a square stone altar used for human sacrifices during the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (697+ words) Two lavish Iron Age hoards unearthed in England may have been burned in honor of a queen's royal ancestor, a new study finds Two massive Iron Age hoards of burned metal weapons, vessels, and chariots or carts, found in the…...

2+ week, 1+ hour ago  (313+ words) Discovered in a city in southern Turkey, this life-size male statue may represent an important deceased ancestor. What it is: A limestone statue Where it is from: "anl'urfa, Turkey When it was made: Circa 9500 B.C. Over 11,500 years ago, people in what…...

2+ week, 17+ hour ago  (783+ words) Two archaeologists explore the enduring myth that extraterrestrials contributed to the various ancient cultures around the world. Could ancient humans really have built the pyramids without extraterrestrial help? Or do such questions reveal more about modern anxieties than the past…...