The copper and leather device represents the first evidence of mechanical tools from Egypt’s pre-Pharaonic history.

The tombs, discovered in the Qubbet el-Hawa site, were complete with shafts and burial chambers. A group of rock-cut tombs ...

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Imagine stumbling upon an object so strange, so impossible to explain, that it throws everything you thought you knew about the past into question. We’re not talking about dusty pottery or ancient ...

This wooden tool, which was likely used to dig through mud, was found near elephant bones. Dimitris Michailidis / © K. Harvati Researchers working along a lake shore ...

Sculptures and tools from the Stone Age show markings that could be an early precursor to written language, according to a new analysis.

Archaeologists recently uncovered “sensational” artifacts beneath a historic monastery in Poland — offering a glimpse into monastic life in the 18th century. The discovery was found near the Basilica ...

Archaeologists working in Europe have found the oldest-known bone spear in Europe, dating back to the Neanderthal age between 70,000 and 80,000 years ago, according to a study published in the Journal ...

Archaeologists say they have found some rare artifacts beneath an Ohio tavern that burned down last December.They were found under the Overfield Tavern in Troy, Ohio, a two-story log building ...

IRBIL, Iraq -- ISIS extremists have reveled in destroying ancient shrines and antiquities, posting videos on social media of their vandalism. In an odd twist, however, they've inadvertently uncovered ...

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (Reuters) - A small object called the Adorant figurine discovered in a cave in Germany in 1979 - crafted roughly 40,000 years ago by some of the earliest people to ...