According to ancient Greek texts, this was a land of eternal spring, inhabited by a race of giants who lived for a thousand years without disease or war. They called it Hyperborea, a realm existing ...

Recent findings suggest that the Great Pyramid of Giza could be far older than we ever imagined, potentially dating back to ...

The colossal rock-cut Ad Deir Monastery facade in Petra, Jordan, stands against a dramatic sunset sky. Its intricate sandstone architecture dominates the rugged, arid landscape. (ChiemSeherin/Pixabay) ...

Artificial intelligence is helping to solve an ancient mystery from the Roman Empire involving scrolls from a library that was buried when Mount Vesuvius erupted. The eruption of Vesuvius in A.D. 79 ...

A Florida billionaire has unveiled a private collection of ancient Egyptian vases he believes could rewrite history. Matt Beall, CEO of the retail giant Bealls Stores, has spent the last three years ...

Thanks to viral news coverage, experts are unraveling the mystery of how an ancient Roman soldier’s gravestone ended up in the garden of a New Orleans home. The untangling began when Erin Scott ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Stone tools found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi are more than 1 million years old. - M W Moore Archaeologists have ...

Researchers believe they've cracked the mystery of a mummified "rainbow dragon" that's been sitting in a Japanese treasure house for centuries. The "dragon" has been stashed at the Shosoin Treasure ...

K’gari’s iconic lakes have existed for tens of thousands of years—but they haven’t always been full. New research shows that about 7,500 years ago, during a time of high rainfall, several of the ...

Researchers believe they’ve cracked the mystery of a mummified “rainbow dragon” that’s been sitting in a Japanese treasure house for centuries. The “dragon” has been stashed at the Shosoin Treasure ...