Is this the burial place of Nefertiti?
A SEARCH of Tutankhamun’s tomb has revealed hidden doors that experts say could lead to the burial chambers of Egypt’s Queen Nefertiti.
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Has real Mona Lisa been uncovered?
ITALIAN archaeologists believe they may have uncovered the identity of the woman who posed for the Mona Lisa as well as a bone belonging to her.
Mysterious 9000-year-old facepalm
FACEPALM had a completely different meaning 9000 years ago. But we have no idea what. A strange stone-age decapitation burial has anthropologists scratching their heads.
Quest for Nefertiti’s tomb set to start
THE enemies of Egypt’s beautiful heretic queen ensured her tomb would lie undisturbed for millennia. Will a modern team unlock the ancient world’s best-kept secret?
‘Serpent Jaguar’ tomb opened
AN intact 2700-year-old tomb has been unearthed in Peru, containing the mysterious remains of two ‘Serpent Jaguar’ priests and their symbols of power.
Do these images show Nazi gold train?
RADAR images said to show a buried Nazi train have been published, heightening excitement that a treasure lies in a forgotten railway siding. But not everyone is convinced.
Grisly discovery after wild storm
WHEN locals ventured out to inspect a downed tree following a violent storm they didn’t expect to find this in its roots.
Nazi gold? Or is it just coal?
THE lawyer representing two men claiming to have found a buried Nazi train in Poland has back-pedalled on claims it contains gold after one treasure hunter died when he fell into a pit.
Sorry Pete, turns out ‘paleo’ cavemen did eat grains
THINK the paleo diet makes sense? New research by archaeologists suggests cave men and women were eating grains much earlier than previously thought.
‘Super-henge’ discovery rocks archaeology
A LARGER “super-henge” discovered near Stonehenge has archaeologists very excited. They say it could reveal lost rituals of the Stone Age.
King Tut’s getting a facelift
IT’S been scratched. It’s been chipped. It’s been snapped. Tutankhamun’s death mask is one of the world’s most amazing and precious artefacts. Now it’s getting a $110,000 makeover.
Rare ancient sarcophagus discovered
AN ELABORATE ancient sarcophagus has been discovered at a building site in the Israeli city of Ashkelon.
Hunt for mystery tunnel diggers
THE men told the elderly homeowner the council sent them to ‘fix a leak’. Instead, they secretly dug a 30m shaft in her yard. Who were they and why did they do it?
‘There’s nothing else in the world like this’
WHEN this ancient idol covered in mystery markings was hauled out of a Russian bog, scientists were amazed. Now test results have “exceeded expectations”.
ISIS vandals ‘destroy Roman temple’
THE Islamic State’s nihilistic path of destruction has seen it reportedly blow up yet another archaeological treasure, Syria’s famed Temple of Bel.
Scramble to claim Nazi loot train
POLAND says it’s ‘99 per cent’ certain it has found a long-lost Nazi loot train, setting off a fierce debate about who can rightfully lay claim to the treasure.
Digital crusade to ‘recapture’ history
ARCHAEOLOGISTS are headed to the Middle East to scan every artefact they can find, in a desperate bid to head off Islamic State and preserve them for posterity.
Lost palace of Sparta uncovered
HELEN. Achilles. Agamemnon. They’re names which date from the dawn of civilisation. Now the lost capital of Mycenean Sparta is emerging from the rubble of myth and history.
Mary, wife of Jesus: Really?
IT sounds like something from The Da Vinci Code: an ancient document suggesting Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene. But is it a forgery? Researchers are determined to find out.
Ancient computer search kicks off
PRESERVED on a wreck off a Greek island, the mysterious Antikythera mechanism has remained just beyond the grasp of science. But a new expedition aims to change all that.
ISIS blasts ancient temple to rubble
A TEMPLE that stood for 2000 years has been destroyed by IS militants, prompting archaeologists to warn that their ‘darkest predictions’ are coming true.
The hunt for Nefertiti is on
THE archeologist who claimed Egypt’s most famous queen may be buried adjacent to King Tutankhamun has been invited to Egypt next month to present his case.
Gruesome Aztec skull altar found
IT was intended to shock. To awe. Some 1500 years later, it still achieves its goal. An Aztec display of the skulls of fallen warriors has been uncovered among ruins in Mexico.
Beheaded while saving history from ISIS
ISIS wanted him to say where the ancient city of Palymra’s archaeological treasures had been hidden. He wouldn’t tell them. So they had this 81-year-old scholar beheaded.
Ancient princess was no Barbie
A SWORD. A dagger. Arrows. Not exactly what you’d expect in a woman’s grave from 1600 years ago. Unless she was an Amazon.
Map could solve 400-year-old mystery
WHAT happened to a group of colonists who disappeared without a trace? A secret clue on a centuries-old map could finally provide the answer.
Is this the home of Goliath?
THE story of David versus Goliath is one of the most famous tales from the bible. Now, archaeologists believe they have found proof the battle took place.
Is this Queen Nefertiti’s lost tomb?
STRANGE indentations and touched-up artwork inside Tutankhamun’s famous tomb may hint at secret passages leading to the burial site of his notorious mother – Queen Nefertiti.
Can you solve this sword’s secret?
IT’s a medieval mystery that has researchers stumped: What’s the meaning of the cryptic code on the blade of this 13th Century sword?
4000 years of horror and love
TERROR is timeless: Grasped within its mother’s protective embrace, this child perished under rock and mud. Their final moments have been preserved for 4000 years.
Battleship Hood’s bell recovered
THE bells rang out action stations on the morning of May 24, 1941. Soon after, HMS Hood — and 1415 men — was on the seabed. Now billionaire Paul Allen has recovered one of those bells.
Mystery of the ancient monolith
A 12-METRE monolith, hacked out of limestone by stone-age humans some nine thousand years ago, has been found at the bottom of the Mediterranean.
Lost city may be home of Goliath
IT was an Iron Age city. It had a monumental fortified gate. But are the ruins now being excavated in Israel that of the lost city of Gath — the home of biblical giant Goliath?
Family’s million-dollar sunken treasure
A TREASURE hunting family in the US have found $1.4 million worth of gold and coins in a Spanish shipwreck submerged for 300 years.
Mystery of the Stonehenge teen
A 4000-year-old teenager has been unearthed in a ceremonial site near Stonehenge — clenched tightly in the foetal position and wearing an amber necklace.
Siberian ‘warrior child’ unwrapped
A CHILD warrior from a forgotten medieval world has been unearthed from Siberia’s permafrost, providing a glimpse of a strange new civilisation.
Golden enigma: What are these spirals?
ARCHAEOLOGISTS in Denmark have made a remarkable yet baffling discovery: almost 2000 tiny gold spirals dating from the Bronze Age.
Catch of the year: Fossilised fish on Aussie farm
THE discovery of a 100 million-year-old fossilised fish in the centre of Australia is being celebrated as the catch of the year. And it has left scientists stunned.
‘Sunken treasure’ an embarrassing mistake
HE got the world’s attention by claiming to have solved a 300-year-old mystery. But an adventurer’s “treasure” has turned out to be anything but.
Mayan pyramid one of world’s biggest
FIVE years after its discovery, excavations of a Mayan pyramid in Mexico have revealed it to be among the largest yet found.
Notes reveal rare glimpse into ancient life
THEY’RE just two castaway scraps holding scribbled notes. But they’re on papyrus from ancient Egypt and prove the more things change, the more we stay the same.
There will be no more pyramids
ISLAMIC State has launched a bold new attack on Egypt. And militants have made their attitude to the pyramids and Great sphinx clear: They must be destroyed.
New dinosaur found in university storeroom
FORGET digging in the dirt, all you have to do to discover a new species of dinosaur is open a storeroom at a South African university.
Meet the real Wonder Woman
THINK the warrior-women of Game of Thrones kick ass? Wistful for Wonder Woman’s return? A little ancient jar shows they hold nothing over the real thing.
Archaeologists to go ‘commando’
A GROUP of ‘commando’ archaeologists is being formed to raid deep into Iraq, Syria and Libya to snatch priceless artefacts from the jaws of destruction.
Ancient pot linked to King David
A 3000-year-old pot carrying the name of one of King David’s rivals has sent ripples of excitement through Israel as new, rare evidence of the biblical story’s authenticity.
Terrified boy frozen in time forever
THE earth shook. The air burned to 300C. A terrified little boy scrambled for the safety of his mother’s lap. Now, more than 2000 on later, he’s emerged.
Treasures of Xanadu uncovered
XANADU: It’s a name up there with Atlantis when it comes to exotic, mystic cities. But we know where this one is — and now it’s being excavated.
Is this the world’s first murder victim?
A SKULL pieced together from 52 fragments found inside the Spanish “Pit of Bones” could be the world’s first murder victim — at the ripe old age of 430,000-years-old.
Stone tools predating earliest humans discovered
ARCHAEOLOGISTS have unearthed an assortment of 3.3 million-year-old stone tools that have been linked to our apelike ancestors.
Lost temple emerges from quarry
ARCHAEOLOGISTS knew the 3300 year-old temple existed: It was marked on an old map. But where? Finally, they’ve found it — at the bottom of an enormous quarry.
Egyptian gods tomb found
HE was the king of kings, the god of gods – before being torn into 14 pieces. Now archaeologists believe they have found a “tomb” of the Egyptian supreme deity, Osiris.
King Tut unmasked: Hes no pretty boy
THE golden boy of history wasn’t as pretty as you may think: Behind Tutankhamun’s elaborate death mask was a sick, crippled and deformed product of incest.
Mud threatens Amphipolis tomb
THE excavation of the enormous Amphipolis tomb in northern Greece opened a window to our ancient past. Now austerity budgets and wild weather are threatening to bury it again.
Enormous new terracotta army find
CHINA’s famous terracotta army is about to be reinforced: Fresh excavations on a burial pit in the ancient capital, Xi’an are expected to uncover 1500 life-size figurines.
Ancient mummy found in the garbage
THE preserved remains of a Peruvian mummy have been found by shocked street sweepers outside an archaeological site.
250-year-old sex toy found in toilet
A LARGE leather sex toy dating back to the 18th century has been found in an ancient bathroom by archaeologists in Poland.
Oldest human bones unearthed
ITALIAN scientists who first found the intact bones 20 years ago have finally unearthed one of the oldest-ever Neanderthal skeletons.
Huge underground city unearthed
A LABYRINTH of tunnels the size of 65 football fields discovered under the volcanic rock of Turkey may be the world’s largest underground city.
New clues point to Christ’s tomb
A GEOLOGIST has reignited the debate over the location of Jesus Christ’s tomb by saying he has “virtually unequivocal evidence” of its location.
There’s a ‘new’ restrictive paleo diet
SCIENTISTS studying the bones of an ancient skeleton in Washington state have discovered cavemen might not have been eating what we think of as a paleo diet after all.
Burial site found under university
IT’S an incredible find. A huge cemetery, with remains from over a thousand people, has been found underneath one of the world’s most prestigious universities.
Dark Ages recipe that could save us all
A REVOLTING, ancient treatment from the 10th Century is being touted as more effective against antibiotic-resistant infections than contemporary medicine.
Were vikings really just big softies?
A NEW study of the genes that made Britain suggests Vikings did not live up to their reputation as violent sex-mad marauders.
The terrifying reptile that predates dinosaurs
SCIENTISTS have located the remains of crocodilian ancestor that predates dinosaurs. Find out what makes this predator so scary.
Fascinating new Stonehenge theory
APPARENTLY, we’ve been thinking about Stonehenge the wrong way this whole time. There’s an intriguing new theory that approaches the mysterious site from a different perspective.
Priceless find after 80 years in a drawer
A PRICELESS cache of 2500-year-old Greek and Roman coins have been kept in a university library’s archives tray “undiscovered” for 80 years.
Finding Genghis Khan’s forbidden tomb
GENGHIS Khan really, really didn’t want his body to be found. But now the 800-year-old murderous wall of deception he built up around his final resting place is starting to crumble.
Genghis Khan’s forbidden tomb
GENGHIS Khan really, really didn’t want his body to be found. But now the 800-year-old, murderous wall of deception he built is starting to crumble.
Egypt unearths 3000-year-old tomb
A NEW tomb has been discovered in Egypt dating back to the New Kingdom of the 18th Dynasty.
Microsoft exec’s amazing discovery
HE’S got $17.5 billion and time to spare. So how does a former Microsoft co-founder get his kicks? Find the long-lost wreck of the world’s biggest battleship, of course.
Legendary lost city’s mystic remains
A MYSTERIOUS culture. A lost city. Archaeologists don’t even have a name for the people of the monkey god. But their legacy has just been discovered deep in a rainforest.
Buddha’s amazing secret exposed
FOR centuries, the golden glow of a life-size statue of Buddha has given followers a feeling of serenity. Now a CAT scan has revealed what lies within.
Freakosaurus: why dinosaurs were all on drugs
FORGET Woodstock. The earliest usage of psychedelics may have begun with the dinosaurs. That’s right, dinosaurs on LSD. Awesome.
Storm uncovers huge treasure trove
DIVERS have found an enormous treasure trove of gold coins after a powerful storm, and more is believed to lie beneath the shifting sands.
5800-year-old couple found spooning
THEY were discovered exactly as they died nearly six thousand years ago—a couple believed to be in their twenties locked in a tight embrace.
$19.5 million discovery in library book
YOU don’t expect to find something like this at your local library. An archivist has stumbled across a famous document – and hit a historical jackpot.
New discovery on world’s first tattoos
NEW tattoos found on a prehistoric mummy have reopened the debate about the role of tattoos in prehistoric times.
Skull holds clue to Neanderthal sex
AN ANCIENT skull found in a cave that was sealed off for 30,000 years reveals the likely location where humans first started having sex with Neanderthals.
Meditating mummy perfectly preserved
THESE are the amazingly intact remains of a meditating monk that have sat undiscovered in Mongolia since sometime in the 1800s.
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