Archaeologists have discovered four human skeletons in the ruins of an ancient workshop near Pompeii, where they were buried by volcanic ash nearly 2,000 years ago.
A team of marine archaeologists has discovered the remains of a formidable ancient Greek naval base, estimated to be some 2,500 years old, off the coast of Athens.
Italian and Eritrean researchers have uncovered fossilized footprints they believe were left by the human ancestor Homo erectus some 800,000 years ago.
Archaeologists are currently searching a parking lot and the area around a school in Reading, England, hoping to find the remains of the 12th-century ruler King Henry I.
Researchers have deciphered minute inscriptions on the 2,000-year-old Antikythera device that indicate it may have been used as more than an astronomical calculator.
This week, chemistry’s international governing body presented the proposed names for the four newest elements on the periodic table.
French archaeologists have discovered the remains of 10 individuals brutally massacred some 6,000 years ago and buried together in an ancient pit in Alsace.
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, site of the ancient tomb where Christians believe Jesus was buried, is undergoing renovations for the first time in more than 200 years.
