Bones of Alexander the Great’s dad found
ANCIENT bones found in a royal tomb in northern Greece belong to Alexander the Great’s father King Philip II, a team of Greek researchers have confirmed.
Archaeology
The race to find Cook’s sunken ship
WE learn about Captain Cook’s historic journey on HMS Endeavour at school but what ultimately happened to the ship? An American thinks she knows.
Bones of ‘Witch girl’ uncovered
THE skeleton of a teenage girl who died in the Middle Ages has been uncovered by archaeologists, revealing the terrifying reality of her burial.
What created this strange spiral?
A MYSTERIOUS crop circle has been spotted in an English hamlet founded by medieval order the Knights Templar — and it’s the second to be found in the area.
On the run with a stolen fortune
HE found tons of sunken gold worth millions of dollars. But Tommy Thompson’s lust for treasure consumed him – and now no one knows where he is.
Mysterious tomb promises new find
ARCHAEOLOGISTS have discovered a third chamber of a mysterious, massive tomb in northern Greece – and had a glimpse of what it contains.
Hunt for ancient computer begins
WITH torn sails and splintered timbers, a Roman ship foundered in the savage seas off Greece. Some 2000 years later, what it carried would rattle the world.
Stonehenge’s ‘big brother’ exposed
A NEW survey of Stonehenge’s surrounds has exposed a hidden hive of activity — including a long-lost “super henge” that dwarfs its famous counterpart.
4000-year-old ‘hero’ armour found
FOUR thousand years ago a mighty warrior stashed his prized possession. Today, his amazing suit of bone armour has been unearthed in remote Siberia.
Warrior-queen’s victim’s booty unearthed
ALMOST two thousand years ago British warrior-queen Boadicea stormed a Roman stronghold. Today, the tale of one of her victims — a rich noble woman — has been unearthed.
12 big mysteries scientists can’t solve
GHOST ships, alien contact, and technology built thousands of years before their time. This creepy list will have you seeking the answers nobody knows.
Mystery of China’s European skull
WHAT’S a European’s skull doing inside an ancient Chinese tomb? The answer could expose a 1400-year-old story of exploration and trade.
The truth about Stonehenge uncovered
IT’S ominous. Forbidding. Mystical. But everything we think we know about the ancient landmark Stonehenge may be wrong.
Did the sphinxes save their king?
HOPES are rising that a massive Ancient Greek tomb has remained untouched after the huge stones sealing its entrance were found to be intact.
Treasure! Wreck’s riches revealed
GOLD and silver coins glinting in the murk. Bullion bars scattered over the seabed. It’s the stuff of treasure-hunting fantasies. But this time it’s for real.
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.
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.
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