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University of Kentucky challenged computer scientists to reveal contents of carbonised papyrus, a ‘potential treasure trove for historians’When the blast from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius reached Herculaneum in AD79, it burned hundreds of ancient scr…
AN EERIE ancient underground city where dozens of skeletons were discovered is set to reopen after a lengthy restoration.
The underground city of Samen has an astounding 25 rooms connected by tunnels and served as a home for ancient Iranians.
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Innovative scanning techniques show painting of sculptures was potentially as intricate as their carvingThough the Parthenon marbles were admired for centuries for their stark white brilliance, it has long been known that the sculptures were originally…
THE ‘world’s most advanced’ ancient underground city, kitted out with modern stoves and cellars, has been unearthed for the first time.
Turkish archaeologists discovered the long-lost complex that is believed to have been used as a…
Experts uncover 17th-century coins at site linked with clan chief Alasdair Ruadh ‘Maclain’ MacDonaldA hoard of coins linked to a Highland chief – which may have been stashed away as he tried in vain to escape the Glen Coe massacre – has been discovered…
Excavations reveal structure that may be one of a kind below building that was used for range of leisure activitiesThe therapeutic value of ice baths or cold water immersion were recognised long before wellness gurus and celebrities extolled them on so…
Fossil footprints date back to between 21,000 and 23,000 years ago, upending previous theory that humans reached continent laterNew research confirms that fossil human footprints in New Mexico are probably the oldest direct evidence of human presence i…
Silver and copper alloy disc from days of King Alfred hailed as one of the most important finds of its kindWhen it emerged from the earth it was dull, corroded and battered, the centuries it had spent lying beneath a Somerset field having taken their t…
Exclusive: archaeologist Christos Tsirogiannis accuses Manhattan DA’s office of abusing intellectual propertySince 2017, when the Manhattan district attorney’s office announced the formation of its first antiquities trafficking unit, it has recovered n…
Archaeologists to survey waters off coast of northern France using latest technology to scour seabedChurchill called the mass evacuation of allied forces from the beach and pier at Dunkirk a “miracle of deliverance”, but the operation to rescue more th…