New theory on Stonehenge’s secret
IT’S been the most enduring mystery of Stonehenge: how huge bluestone blocks were lugged some 225km in order to build the structure. Now one researcher has turned that story on its head.
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Megan Fox’s controversial new move
TAKE one gorgeous model — Megan Fox. Add ancient aliens. Amazons. Atlanteans. Her new move has sparked backlash from archaeologists.
Discovery sheds light on ‘dawn of man’
AUSTRALIAN archaeologists have led a project shedding light on a crucial time period when Homo sapiens first started showing signs of modern behaviour.
King Tutankhamun mystery solved
IT’S been a mystery for centuries — but now Egypt has revealed more details about King Tutankhamun’s tomb that might disappoint devotees.
Is this the original face of God?
THIS timber statue’s tale of survival is extraordinary. It’s 11,600 years old — making it twice as old as Egypt’s pyramids — and 6000 years older than Stonehenge.
Clues uncovered in Ancient biblical text
TECHNOLOGY that was originally developed for NASA has been used to reveal previously unseen script.
Ruins found under former IS territory
ANCIENT Christian ruins with Roman-era effigy have been uncovered after Islamic State militants were run out town.
Mars ‘female warrior’ sparks frenzy
AN image taken on the surface of Mars which looks like a woman’s face in profile is being touted as evidence of an ancient space-faring humanoid race. But is something else going on here?
This ‘fake’ coin is actually worth millions
THE owner of this incredibly rare coin was told his find was a fake, so he tossed it back in his collection. Now it is worth millions.
This warrior was no Walking Dead villain
FORGET Captain Hook. The Walking Dead’s no match for this. And Luke Skywalker’s robotic hand is passe. This warrior had a sword as a prosthetic limb — during the Dark Ages.
13-year-old finds Viking king’s treasure
A YOUNG teen’s find has led to the discovery of a trove of medieval jewellery that once belonged to a famous Viking king who brought Christianity to Denmark.
‘Stolen’ teapot’s eye-watering price
LOOTED by a British soldier more than 170 years ago, the teapot has been sold at auction. But not everyone was happy about the sale.
More mysterious Nazca lines found
THE enigmatic Nazca lines of Peru have gripped the public’s imagination since they were first seen from the sky a century ago. Now drones have discovered 50 more of them.
Holes poked in Great Pyramid ‘find’
THERE may not be an enormous hidden chamber buried within the Great Pyramid. Instead, one archaeologist suggests it could all be an unfortunate trick.
Huge World War II shipwreck recovered
A HUGE World War II shipwreck has been raised from the depths in a massive salvage operation in Sri Lanka.
Chinese coin a Medieval mystery
IT’S just 2.4cm across. It’s heavily worn. But this 900-year-old copper Chinese coin found in Britain is causing archaeologists and historians to scratch their heads. How did it get there?
Lost villages of the Amazon uncovered
A DISCOVERY of ancient villages in the untouched rainforest means we have to “re-evaluate the history of the Amazon,” archaeologists say.
Giant robot goes up in flames
Guests at a Colorado theme park were treated to an impromptu pyro show when a giant dinosaur went up in flames.
Truth behind ‘alien’ mummies
FIVE mummified bodies found in Peru have been produced as evidence of aliens. But there may be something more sinister behind their pasty-white remains.
Giant hole in Earth defence shield
SOMETHING odd is happening beneath the South Atlantic. It’s punching a hole in Earth’s radiation shield. It’s so bad, it’s killing satellites.
Early human behaviour uncovered
TOOLS discovered in Kenya give us a glimps into some interesting behaviour of early humans, researchers say.
Scientist: Mummies may be aliens
A SET of three-fingered “mummies” recently discovered in Peru are not human and could be aliens, a scientist has claimed.
Found: The ship that saved Australia
IT was the day that decided Australia’s fate. The aircraft carrier USS Lexington was lost in 1942 in a desperate bid to block a Japanese invasion force. Now, 76 years later, she’s back.
China’s ominous treasure hunt
A GREAT explorer. An epic battle. Lost treasure. But the search for a eunuch’s wrecked fleet has allure far beyond myth and wealth.
‘A prehistoric Game of Thrones’
AUSTRALIAN researchers say giant hand axes discovered in Spain suggests different groups of early humans coexisted in ancient Europe, sort of.
Grisly Ancient Egyptian tombs discovered
AN ANCIENT Egyptian cemetery has been discovered near the Nile Valley city of Minya, with 40 mummies just one of the finds from the previously hidden site.
Oldest painting rewrites history
CAVE paintings dating back some 65,000 years ago have been referred to as the “smoking gun” that should change how we view our ancient ancestors.
Great pyramid mystery may be solved
AN ARCHAEOLOGIST claims he has finally been able to unravel a longstanding mystery involving the Great Pyramid Of Giza and two other ancient structures.
Ancient lost city stuns archaeologists
A LOST city uncovered in Mexico is believed to have had more buildings than New York’s Manhattan on a much smaller area of land.
Mystery of ‘Screaming Mummy’ solved
IT’S a mystery from ancient Egypt that has baffled experts for years, but now archaeologists claim to have the answers behind the haunting ‘Screaming Mummy’.
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