Butchered bones reveal new secrets
A NEW study has uncovered butchery and cut marks on bones dated to more than 10,000 years old.
Archaeology
Archaeologists unearth Australia’s dark history
A MURDEROUS modus operandi among Queensland’s earliest police force known as “dispersing” defined the colony’s government-funded paramilitary force.
China’s lost ‘pyramid of eyes’
A LOST city that’s 4300 years old. A massive stepped-pyramid. Human sacrifices. These are just some of the amazing new discoveries being unearthed in northern China.
First known human hybrid species
BONE fossils of a young girl born 90,000 years ago are the first direct evidence of interbreeding among ancient humans.
Scientists discover new giant, flying dinosaur
A PREVIOUSLY unknown species of giant pterosaur has been unearthed by scientists in Utah. It had a wingspan of 1.5 metres and 112 ‘fang-like’ teeth.
‘Treasure ship’ a crypto-scam: Police
INVESTIGATORS say a South Korean company’s declaration it had found billions of dollars worth of gold aboard a sunken Russian warship was likely a ploy to push a new cryptocurrency.
Was ‘sunken treasure’ ship claim a hoax?
POLICE have raided the offices of a South Korean company and banned its CEO from leaving the country after claims it had discovered $A175 billion in gold from a sunken Russian warship.
Nazi gold train treasure hunters’ bitter feud
THE two men who tantalised the world with claims they had found a fabled Nazi armoured train — filled with loot and secrets — have had a falling-out.
Scientists untangle Stonehenge mystery
THE secrets of Stonehenge have baffled researchers for centuries, but a major breakthrough may finally have shed some light on who built the prehistoric structure.
Pyramid’s secret could help us today
THE Pyramids may have been built 4000 years ago but scientists have discovered something useful about the way they were constructed.
Mystery ‘mummy juice’ identified
A POOL of murky, red liquid found around three mummies in an Egyptian sarcophagus has been analysed by scientists.
New twist in $190 billion treasure find
THE company that found the wreck of a Russian warship says it was carrying $190 billion in gold. But historians — and financial regulators — have taken aim at the extraordinary claim.
Mysterious ‘cursed’ tomb in Egypt opened
OFFICIALS said the spooky relic wasn’t cursed — but the deadly history of Egyptian archaeology has left onlookers worried.
Turin Shroud conceals a bloody secret
RESEARCHERS set out to see if the Shroud of Turin reveals whether Jesus Christ was nailed to a T or Y-shaped cross. What they discovered paints the ancient mystery in a whole new light.
Bizarre 2000-year-old find baffles experts
NO ONE knows what is inside this giant, two-metre long and two thousand-year-old black sarcophagus uncovered in Egypt.
Cracking the Star Wars code
THE symbols and edifices of a lost ‘golden age’ are everywhere in Star Wars. Solo’s no exception. As one archaeologist argues, it’s actually a key to the saga’s success.
A university found its books were poisonous
THREE rare historic books on the shelves of a Denmark university library have been found to be poisonous. But it wasn’t because the texts were considered toxic.
German ‘Stonehenge’ a slaughterhouse
AN ancient site has given up a grisly secret with disturbing implications for one of the world’s most wondrous monuments.
New clues in ‘devil coins’ hoax
WORKERS on a renovation project at Bath Abbey made a startling discovery after removing seating in the ancient church.
Skulls reveal grisly secret of lost city
A COLLECTION of skulls found buried beneath the streets of modern Mexico are revealing the grisly details of human sacrifice in a lost Aztec city.
Mysterious shape in middle of Australia
THE gigantic carving appeared in Australia without explanation. Now, after decades of confusion, the search for answers is intensifying.
Mysterious sea creature revealed
AN ANCIENT sea creature that lived in Australia has been revealed in new research — and scientists think it might be one of the weirdest.
$155k of gold found in abandoned home
YOU wouldn’t believe the unexpected discovery these workers made when demolishing a house — it dates back to the 1800s
Megan Fox versus archaeology
TAKE one gorgeous model — Megan Fox. Add ancient aliens. Amazons. Atlanteans. Her new move has sparked backlash from archaeologists.
Pompeii victim’s devastating end
THE skeleton of a man crushed to death and decapitated by an enormous rock as he tried to flee the explosion at Mount Vesuvius 2000 years ago has been discovered in Pompeii.
‘Holy grail of shipwrecks’ worth billions
A SUNKEN Spanish galleon dubbed “the holy grail of shipwrecks” has been valued — but treasure hunters hoping to get a piece of its $22 billion booty will be sorely disappointed.
Civilisation, on Earth, 10 million years BC?
Ancient aliens. Devious dinosaurs. Benevolent Atlanteans. Could such legendary civilisations have left any trace behind that would survive the eons? Archaeologists are certain: we have … so why not them?
Lost city mystery solved by archaeologists
ARCHAEOLOGISTS have been able to decipher early stone tablets to unlock the mystery of an ancient lost city.
Three words that solved mystery
AN 800-year-old piece of pottery has given archaeologists new clues about a medieval ship that sank off the coast of Indonesia.
Dead Sea Scroll hidden texts revealed
PREVIOUSLY unreadable remnants of the Dead Sea Scrolls are giving up their secrets — and they may have revealed there are more lost scrolls yet to be found.
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