Remarkable complex of early Neolithic monuments discovered in Herefordshire, England
Dating indicates that at least 5,800 years ago, Neolithic people lived in the area, farming and building monuments.
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What secret lies behind these exceptionally preserved fossils with a “golden” shine?
A recent study found that many of the fossils from Germany's Posidonia shale do not get their gleam from pyrite, commonly known as fool's gold, which was long thought to be the source of the shine. Instead, the golden hue is from a mix of minerals that hints at the conditions in which the fossils formed.
Medieval sword found on seabed was likely lost during naval battle
Evidence of a naval engagement from the Crusades has been discovered in the form of a medieval sword located off Israel's Hof HaCarmel coast, which has been estimated to have been lost approximately 900 years ago.
Uncovering a Bronze Age barrow cemetery in Salisbury, England
A new residential housing development in Salisbury has revealed the remains of a major round barrow cemetery and its landscape setting.
Scientists baffled by unidentified Ice Age figurine of unknown animal species
For more than 20 years, the first ivory work of art recovered from the World Heritage cave Hohle Fels was believed to be a horse – until archaeologists made a new find.
A predatory dinosaur from Brazil and its surprising anatomy
Spinosaurids are amongst the largest land-dwelling predators to have ever lived on Earth. Their peculiar anatomy and sparse fossil record make spinosaurids mysterious when compared with other large-bodied carnivorous dinosaurs.
Cryptic lost Canaanite language decoded on ‘Rosetta Stone’-like tablets
Two ancient clay tablets from Iraq contain details of a "lost" Canaanite language.
The two-century-old mystery of Waterloo’s skeletal remains
More than 200 years after Napoleon met defeat at Waterloo, the bones of soldiers killed on that famous battlefield continue to intrigue Belgian researchers and experts, who use them to…
“The Coliseum”: 70-million-year-old giant set of dinosaur tracks discovered in Alaska
A 20-story rock face in Alaska known as "The Coliseum" is covered with layers of footprints belonging to a range of dinosaurs, including a tyrannosaur.
Archaeologists discovered 1,800-year-old medal with the head of Medusa
A military medal believed to be almost 1,800-year-old has been found by archaeologists in Turkey.
