In the karst mountains of northern Spain, a cave once held an ancient family. The site was first excavated about 25 years ago when archaeologists found human remains dating back to the Neolithic ...

The thrill of discovering something hidden beneath the earth has captivated explorers for decades. Whether it’s an ...

Throughout antiquity, kingdoms and nations rose and fell but Rome stood strong—until its steep decline. The fall of this ...

Discover Siena’s rich artistic heritage through its hilltop museums, from Etruscan artifacts to Renaissance masterpieces by ...

In 79 CE, Mount Vesuvius erupted in what would become one of humanity’s most infamous ancient tragedies. Tens of centuries ...

Thirty-four antiquities that were deemed looted, including 16 seized from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, have been returned ...

A statue of Marcus Aurelius was returned to Turkey after being illegally taken in the 1960s. Experts had to literally get ...

Europe's glaciers and ice patches are an enormous deep freezer for artifacts. Here is a countdown of the most fascinating ...

The unofficial title has long been disputed, with both the Mayflower and the Prospect of Whitby claiming it. Still haunted by ...

The newly discovered trilobite may be hundreds of millions of years old, but its use 2,000 years ago as an amulet is the ...

A new study examines artifacts and features of the site that may be associated with Judaism, though researchers caution that ...