Archaeologists in China have unearthed what they believe to be the first complete skeleton of a giant panda in a royal tomb dating back more than two millennia. Photo shows…
Archaeologists have discovered a beautifully preserved fossil of an extinct turtle that thrived when the south of Europe was still a tropical paradise 150 million years ago. Image shows the…
Historians examining the Roman shipwreck where the Dial of Destiny from the new Indiana Jones film was found deep underwater and surrounded by skeletons have found a second ship nearby.…
A nearly complete fossil of a woodpecker dating back 200,000 years has been discovered in Argentina. Photo shows artistic interpretation of the general aspect of the woodpecker whose fossil was…
A Brazilian 3D designer has opened a window onto Britain's ancient past with these stunning recreations of a Bronze Age woman whose remains were found in Scotland. Picture shows the…
A new tiny precursor of the dinosaurs has been unearthed by scientists excavating rocks on Spain's holiday island Mallorca. Photo shows a well-preserved fossil skeleton of a new reptile species,…
A rare fragment of a poem by Ancient Roman scholar Virgil has been discovered scratched on a shard of a broken olive oil jar dating back nearly 2,000 years. The…
A rare 3,000-year-old sword described as 'magical' after it still looked like new after being dug out of the ground surrounded by skeletons has been unearthed in Germany. The extraordinary…
A pointy-headed ancient Mayan death god dating back up to 1,800 years has been unearthed at an ancient site in Mexico. The statue - with what appears to be a…