(Old Kingdom, 5th Dynasty, ca. 2498-2345 BC. Detail from the Mastaba of Tepemankh, Saqqara necropolis. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. JE 37101) On the baboon Police: Hieroglyphs and artwork have survived the ages depicting Egyptian authorities using …

The Sacred City of Caral in peru. At almost 5000 years old, it’s the oldest city in the Americas and predates even the great Pyramids of Egypt. It includes 6 pyramids, the largest of which measures 150×160 meters, 2 sunken ceremonial plazas, residential …

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Bizarre claims that archaeologists have discovered an ‘800-year-old mobile phone’ have sent conspiracy forums into overdrive. The object, allegedly found in Austria, is thought to be a clay model of a mobile phone with cuneiform writing engraved on the …

The treasure hunters discovered this amazing find while exploring an abandoned house. They were going through piles of old belongings and junk when they stumbled upon a dusty wooden box….

Palestinian and French archaeologists have unearthed four Roman-era tombs in the heart of Gaza City. A lead sarcophagus unearthed during archaeological excavations at the site, the second such discovery this year. Credit: Mustafa Hassona/Anadolu Agency …

Space agency say that the object found in Western Australia could be from a ‘foreign space launch vehicle’ The mystery object found on Green Head beach on Western Australia A…

After years out of sight, one of Yale’s important historic treasures is now on view at the Yale University Art Gallery: a full set of ancient Roman horse armor discovered…

An old chest bearing the symbol of a secret Nazi organization contained an object “unlike anything known to man”. In 2016, an expedition team led by scientist Vladimir Melikov discovered…