Stonehenge: where rock’n’roll began
IT’S been called a giant sundial. Or a temple for human sacrifice. But researchers now think Stonehenge was a giant xylophone.
Archaeology
Sinkhole opens temple of doom
A CRACK in the wall. A growing pothole. Strange rumblings in the night. When a sinkhole in suburban Abydos collapsed, it opened a portal to a long-lost temple.
Skeletons could rewrite history
STUDENT archaeologists have made a ‘hugely significant’ discovery of five skeletons that could rewrite Roman history in Britain.
Is one of world’s biggest mysteries solved?
THE story behind the Terracotta Army has been plaguing archaeologists for decades, but now one of man’s biggest mysteries could finally be solved.
Is one of world’s biggest mysteries solved?
THE story behind the Terracotta Army has been plaguing archaeologists for decades, but now one of man’s biggest mysteries could finally be solved.
Neanderthals ‘like Game of Thrones’
THE survival of humans and Neanderthals mirrors the Game of Thrones saga, say scientists who have discovered a hoard of ancient skulls.
Bucks find 3-million-yr-old skull
A GROUP of men at a bachelor party in New Mexico have made a once-in-a-lifetime discovery – a three-million-year-old prehistoric elephant skull.
Is that you, Jesus? (not a selfie)
A TEAM of archaeologists may have stumbled upon a holy discovery after uncovering what they believe could be one of the oldest pictures of Jesus.
Is that you, Jesus? (not a selfie)
A TEAM of archaeologists may have stumbled upon a holy discovery after uncovering what they believe could be one of the oldest pictures of Jesus.
Holy Grail ‘found’ in Spanish church
HISTORIANS say they have discovered what Monty Python could not — the Holy Grail, the cup Jesus drank from — in a Spanish church.
Secrets of the Black Death revealed
ONE of the deadliest diseases ever recorded has had us running scared of rats ever since. But new findings reveal we might be wrong for blaming our furry foes.
Egypt’s old king rises again
ARCHAEOLOGISTS have unveiled two colossal statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III in Egypt’s famed temple city of Luxor.
Roman gladiator school unearthed
A TEAM of archaeologists have discovered the almost complete remains of a Roman school of gladiators and virtually recreated the site.
Treasure troves burst at the seams
A $10 MILLION gold coin stash in California isn’t the only recent treasure find. A Roman gold hoard and a cache of medieval coins have also been unearthed.
UK footprints 800,00 years old
SCIENTISTS have discovered footprints in England that are the oldest ever found outside Africa.
Ancient tablet reveals ‘Ark before Noah’
IT’S a few notches on a 4000-year-old clay tablet. But what it reveals about the ancient biblical story of Noah’s ark has scholars crowing the world over.
Why a pyramid was vandalised
EXACTLY what drove two men to hack away at an inscription inside the Great Pyramid? Atlantis. It’s a tale of cranks, conspiracies and an ancient cartouche.
Sands of time expose lost Pharaoh
FOR more than 3800 years the final resting place of Pharaoh Sobekhotep I has been lost to history. Now, his tomb has emerged from Egypt’s sands.
King Tut’s erection arouses curiosity
NEW research suggests Tutankhamun’s mummified erection may have been an attempt to combat a religious revolution unleashed by the boy-king’s father.
Archaeologists identify pharaoh’s tomb
A US team in Egypt has identified the tomb of pharaoh Sobekhotep I, believed to be the founder of the 13th dynasty 3,800 years ago.
New clues reveal ancient explorers
A WRECK in New Zealand has been dated to some 70 years before Captain Cook. It is just the latest find showing seafarers explored our great southern lands – but never returned.
Tomb raider – meet tomb radar
WE know they’re there: King Thutmose. Rameses VIII. A handful of queens. Now, archaeologists have a good idea where they are.
‘Stunning’ tsunami record found in cave
SCIENTISTS have discovered a cave in Sumatra that provides a “stunning” record of Indian Ocean tsunamis over thousands of years.
Skulls reveal ancient female sacrifice
ARCHAEOLOGISTS have unearthed the skulls of more than 80 young women who may have been sacrificed more than 4000 years ago.
Archaeologists find 10,000 year old house
ARCHAEOLOGISTS have uncovered a 10,000 year old house near Jerusalem showing “evidence of man’s transition to permanent dwellings.”
Buddha ‘lived centuries earlier’
THE discovery of a wooden structure at the Buddha’s birthplace suggests he lived in the 6th century BC, two centuries earlier than thought.
‘Alien’ cone-shaped skull unearthed
A SKULL of an aristocratic woman with a deformed, pointed ‘conehead’ has been found in an ancient burial plot in France.
Oldest big cat find changes science
WERE you taught that tigers, lions and leopards were from Africa? It seems our teachers were wrong after a fossil 4.1 – 5.95 million years old found.
King Tut ‘cooked’ in tomb
NEW research reveals the famous pharaoh’s body may have spontaneously combusted inside the sarcophagus after a botched mummification job.
Poms ‘once feasted on toads’
BRITONS often make fun of the French for feasting on frog. But now a new discovery suggests their prehistoric ancestors may have had a taste for toad.
Paintings by cavemen? Make that caveWOMEN
AFTER a long day hunting cavemen would return home to chart their exploits on the walls in paintings…or would they? Analysis of humanity’s oldest artworks has provided convincing evidence that most of them were actually painted by women.
The lake of the living dead
A LAKE so poisonous that almost nothing can live there has become a canvas for an artist who has captured the essence of life in death.
800yo skeleton’s last days revealed
NEW technology is giving scientists unheard of detail about the lives of people who died centuries ago.
New sphinx puzzles archaeologists
PART of an ancient Egyptian king’s unique sphinx was unveiled at a dig in Israel, but researchers say how it got there is a mystery.
Archaeological treasures in trouble
THE ruins of this ancient complex sit on dunes by the sea, a world away from Gaza City’s noise and bustle. Now the race is on the save them.
The secrets of the lost souls of Bedlam
HUNDREDS of skeletons, including the remains of patients from the notorious Bedlam Hospital have been discovered in an old graveyard.
Badger digs up medieval tombs
A BADGER has discovered medieval chieftain tombs that have been hailed as a “significant find” by archaeologists.
Found: ‘Part of Jesus’s cross’
A GROUP of archaeologists claim to have discovered “a piece of a cross” associated with Jesus’s crucifixion in an ancient chest.
Large Mayan frieze found in Guatemala
AN ‘extraordinary’ Mayan frieze depicting deities and rulers has been uncovered by archaeologists in Guatemala.
Blackbeard’s cannons to be raised
BLACKBEARD’S pirate ship is about to be plundered, with a team of archaeologists aiming to recover a set of eight cannons in coming weeks.
DNA tests say skull isn’t Henri IV
THREE years ago, French researchers declared that a centuries-old mummified head was that of the beloved King Henri IV. But a new study says, “Non!”
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