In advance of construction works in the "Schürmatt" district of Kaiseraugst, archaeologists have unearthed significant Roman remains in the former settlement of Augusta Raurica.

A sanctuary first excavated in 1885 by the German archaeologist Max Ohnefalsch-Richter has been rediscovered after details of the original find site were subsequently lost.

A recent study published in the journal Antiquity has provided new insights into the people that inhabited Somló Hill in Western Hungary.

Archaeologists from the State Office for Monument Preservation (LAD) have discovered a large cemetery for Roman calvary horses during housing development works in Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt, Germany.

A recent study published in PLOS One has identified bite marks on human remains excavated from Driffield Terrace, a Roman cemetery on the outskirts of York, England.

A skull unearthed in the ruins of Hungary’s former royal coronation site may belong to King Matthias Corvinus.

Whaling-era graves from the 17th and 18th centuries are being exposed as Svalbard's permafrost melts due to climate change.

A new study by the University of Gothenburg suggests that Sweden’s Viking Age population suffered from widespread disease.

A study, led by Dr. Marina Lozano of IPHES-CERCA, has found dental remains belonging to three Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis) in Abreda Cave.

Archaeologists have conducted a study of lithic material from the Pilauco and Los Notros sites in north-western Patagonia, revealing evidence of human occupation in the region prior to the Younger Dryas period.

A new study led by the Nuclear Physics Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Institute of Archaeology of the CAS suggests that human occupation of Europe first took place 1.4 million years ago.

Researchers suggests that early humans were hunting, skinning, and eating beavers around 400,000-years-ago.

During a recent expedition aboard NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer for the Papahānaumokuākea ROV and Mapping project, NOAA Ocean Exploration and its partners discovered a 1940s Ford Woody on the wreck of the USS Yorktown.

A macabre book bound in human skin has been rediscovered at Moyse's Hall Museum in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.

Fragments of a medieval manuscript dating to the 14th century have been identified as containing rare stories of Merlin and King Arthur.

A study funded by The National Science Centre, Poland, has analysed both the geological and mythical origins of the erratic boulders scattered across northern Poland.

A local fossil hunter exploring Stevns Klint on the Danish island of Zealand has discovered a rare blob of fossilised vomit, also known as regurgitalite.

A fossilised bone discovered in the legacy collections from the archaeological site of Mycenae represents one of the earliest known examples of ancient fossil hunting.

Scientists have identified the skeletal remains of Panthera spelaea at the Notarchirico site in southern Italy.

A study of the Serrote do Letreiro Site (meaning “Signpost Hill”) in Brazil’s Paraíba State has led to the discovery of an assemblage of petroglyphs alongside dinosaur tracks.

One of Turkey’s most impressive geological wonders is Pamukkale (meaning "cotton castle"), renowned for its sinter terraced formations created by calcite-rich springs.One of Turkey’s most impressive geological wonders is Pamukkale (meaning "cotton castle"), renowned for its sinter terraced formations created by calcite-rich springs.

Archaeologists from the Institute of Archaeology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have uncovered formations of cave pearls during a study of the Ain Joweizeh spring system near Jerusalem.

The Mesoamerican site of Mitla was swallowed by a seismic landslide event, according to a new study by the Lyobaa Project.

According to a new study published in the journal Nature, the Altar Stone at Stonehenge (thought to be Welsh in origin) actually hails from Scotland.

Archaeologists have found traces of a climate disaster 1500-years-ago that might have inspired the legend of Ragnarök from Norse mythology.

A large-scale transcontinental river system from the Eocene era, dating back 44 to 34 million years ago, has been discovered beneath the Antarctic ice.

A recent study published in GeoJournal proposes that Seahenge was built to conduct rituals aimed at prolonging the summer during the extreme climatic changes of the 3rd millennium BC.

The Younger Dryas Impact Hypothesis (YDIH) proposes that a cometary or meteoric body exploded over the North American area sometime around 12,900-years-ago.

In 2020, the mummified carcass of a sabre-toothed cat was discovered frozen in the Abyisky ulus of the Republic of Sakha, Russia.

Scientists from the MKAmmosov North-Eastern Federal University have found the preserved remains of a Pleistocene wolf in the Republic of Sakha, Russia.

A new study, published in the Microbe journal, has uncovered a diverse array of microorganisms in the geothermal waters at Roman Bath that may have super healing properties.

A study of the Quibas site in Murcia, Spain, has revealed new data to suggest that one million years ago there was a succession of climatic changes in Europe.