For years, archaeologists have wondered why sections of fingers are missing from prehistoric painted hand stencils in European caves. A new theory offers one disturbing explanation.
A walk in a field with a metal detector uncovered an amazing relic left over from Tudor England: a gold pendant linked to the wedding of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. The discovery is an amazing addition to our knowledge of England's turbulent royal past.
Recent DNA research pinpointed the identity of the people in China who suspended their dead in coffins from canyon cliffs , showing a direct genetic link to the historic Bo people.
The ancient site of Chersonesus in Crimea was the scene of a major breakthrough in the identification of a mysterious marble head discovered back in 2003. The find reshapes our understanding of the Black Sea frontiers of the Roman Empire.
Archaeologists in Iceland have uncovered the oldest Viking longhouses ever discovered in the country, changing the timeline of Iceland’s earliest settlement.
Archaeologists have dug up a rare hoard of copper coins from the final stages of Jewish resistance against Roman rule, forlorn fragments of a people’s doomed last stand.
Discover the rich history, traditions, and survival skills of the Inuit people in this engaging, easy-to-read story that explores their culture, hunting practices, family life, clothing, and resilience in the Arctic.
