Papyrus scroll burnt to a crisp during Vesuvius eruption deciphered with help of AI
A papyrus scroll that was burned and carbonized when Mount Vesuvius erupted almost 2,000 years ago has been virtually unrolled…
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Archaeologists discovered an iron cannonball near the Alamo Church in San Antonio that may have played a role in the…
The most controversial fossil site in human evolution just got even more puzzling
Scientists studied the remains of a mysterious human relative called Homo naledi found deep in a South African cave and…
Sunken wreck of WWII ‘hell ship’ used to transport POWs discovered after more than 80 years
Archaeologists have discovered the wreck of the Hōfuku Maru — the final resting place of 1,000 British and Dutch POWs…
A submersible ride revealed a vast whale graveyard. And it holds more than just bones
Researchers found a huge whale graveyard dating back millions of years, with fossils, modern carcasses and deep-sea scavengers, some of…
The largest scorpion to walk the Earth was the size of a baseball bat
Scientists describe a baseball bat-size scorpion — the world’s largest — and suggest that the 400 million-year-old creature was also…
Iron Age woman likely had her brains scooped out before burial, study suggests
An Iron Age Scottish woman likely had her brains scooped out after she died as part of her burial, according…
Ötzi the Iceman is long dead, but some of his ancient microbes are still alive
The remains of Ötzi the Iceman, who died 5,300 years ago, contain ancient microbes that are still alive, new research…
Fossil reveals bizarre gliding creature that hunted birds 120 million years ago
A fossil found in what’s now northwestern China belonged to a microraptor, a gliding dinosaur that hunted ancient birds.
‘Unparalleled discovery’: Gold Roman ring unearthed by amateur metal detectorist
An amateur metal detectorist unearthed an “extraordinary” gold ring dating back to Roman times in a field in Somerset, south-west…