How One Man’s Quest for a Musketeer’s Bones Got Him Locked Up
Wim Dijkman was in Munich the first time I talked to him, in possibly illicit possession of three…
Low water reveals ancient bridge in Rome’s Tiber River
ROME (AP) — The remains of an ancient bridge have emerged in Rome’s Tiber River, near St. Peter’s…
Archaeologists find gold rings around 2,000 years old in Thailand
BANGKOK (AP) — Two gold rings aged around 2,000 years old were discovered during an excavation at a…
Egypt uncovers lost Byzantine-era city in the western desert
CAIRO (AP) — A well-preserved Byzantine-era residential city in the western desert is one of two major archaeological…
Huge Viking textile production site found in Denmark
SØFTEN, Denmark (AP) — Archaeologists have discovered a huge Viking Age textile production site in Denmark that dates…
Archaeologists unearth ‘prototype’ of world-famous Stonehenge monument a few miles away
LONDON (AP) — Archaeologists revealed Thursday that they have discovered a structure near the prehistoric stone circle of…
Neanderthal Dentistry, and the Scientist Glad Not to Have Experienced It
A decade ago in southern Siberia’s Chagyrskaya Cave, archaeologists unearthed a 59,000-year-old Neanderthal molar with a curious, deep…
Archaeologists Find Egyptian Mummy Buried With the ‘Iliad’
Archaeologists working in Egypt have discovered a remarkable combination of Homeric epic and Egyptian ritual: a 2,000-year-old mummy…
Digital reconstruction unveils face of ancient Pompeii victim using AI
ROME (AP) — Archaeologists and researchers at the ancient Roman site of Pompeii have used artificial intelligence for…
Canadian Tourist Is Shot Dead in Shooting at Mexico’s Pyramids
At least one Canadian tourist was shot dead and several other people were wounded, the authorities said, when…
Archaeologists lift the lid on a 1,700-year-old Roman sarcophagus hidden in Budapest
BUDAPEST, Hungary — A remarkably well-preserved Roman sarcophagus has been unearthed in Hungary’s capital, offering a rare window…
A 1,700-year-old Roman sarcophagus is unearthed in Budapest
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A remarkably well-preserved Roman sarcophagus has been unearthed in Hungary’s capital, offering a rare…