Archaeologists are searching for a person who stole a human skull from an 1,700-year-old burial site near Kanab, Utah. Officials call the ...

The fossil called "Medusa" could be a dinosaur mummy—the remains of an Edmontosaurus about 66 million years old that ...

When two hikers stumbled upon a frozen corpse high in the Alps, they had no idea they were looking at one of the oldest and ...

In Spain, the Cave of the Bats, Albuñol, held a major secret: bowstrings discovered in the 19th century predate those used by ...

November 2025 marks 100 years since archaeologists first examined Tutankhamun's mummified remains. What followed wasn't scientific triumph — it was destruction. Using hot knives and brute force, ...

An image described as a “Fayum portrait”, a naturalistic portrait placed on mummies in Roman Egypt, has been widely shared on social media. It turns out that it is actually a fake AI-generated image ...

The Hong Kong Palace Museum will host Ancient Egypt Unveiled: Treasures from Egyptian Museums opening on 20 November 2025 and running until 31 August 2026, in a major exhibition organised in ...

When Howard Carter uncovered the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922, the world believed it had witnessed the greatest archaeological discovery in history. But over a century later, the evidence inside the ...

Over a century ago, an ancient Egyptian mummy adorned with a golden mask, having slept for 3,000 years, was unearthed, ...

Let’s face it. When we think of ancient artifacts, the first thing that pops to mind is John McCain. After all, he’s as stiff as a mummy, and his politics seem embalmed in a faded age. This Saturday, ...

The oldest evidence of mummification has been discovered in Vietnam, in the form of a single 14,000-year-old mummified arm. Unlike the Egyptian mummification practice more familiar to modern Western ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. While re-evaluating a centuries’ old, elongated skull originally ...