Archaeologists debated the age and purpose of the ruins for years — but not anymore. Take a look at their recent finds.

The mystery of what killed King Tutankhamun may finally be solved — after scientists unearthed groundbreaking DNA evidence.

NEW research into a mysterious 2,000-year-old relic may have finally revealed its true purpose – and it’s very different to ...

A massive tomb more than 3,600 years old has been unearthed within a royal necropolis in Egypt. The wealthy king that the tomb belonged to remains a mystery.

New discoveries in archaeology are overturning the assumptions that used to be made about a woman’s place in society all the ...

Strange “hairy” covers of books in medieval Europe were made from seal skin obtained from Viking descendants, a new study has found.

an Egyptologist and professor of Egyptian archaeology at the University of Pennsylvania, who led the excavation. “This mystery tomb … opens a new kind of avenue of investigation (into the ...

Ancient frescoes like the Greek monkeys suggest Europe and south Asia had trade links as long as 3,600 years ago.

Experts discovered a massive 3-room royal tomb hidden 7 metres underground in Abydos, Egypt, believed to date back over 3,600 ...

The so-called "screaming woman" was buried around 3,500 years ago during the reign of Queen Hatshepsut in Luxor, Egypt, and ...

A new exhibition at the London Museum Docklands spotlights hundreds of mudlarking finds, from Bronze Age tools to Viking ...

In 1983, the Taj Mahal became a UNESCO World Heritage Site and was cited as the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the ...