Medicine & TechnologyWhile swimming through the Mediterranean Sea, a diver was able to find an ancient Roman shipwreck that archaeologists knew of but hadn't located. Read to learn more.
The buiilders of the 5,400-year-old megalithic tomb carefully made a cavity inside the tomb for light from the summer solstice to seep through. Read to learn more.
The 8-year-old girl brought the "stone" to her teacher, who later contacted local authorities after observing ancient features on the item. Read to learn more.
The ancient doctor's recovered medical tool collection includes needles, scalpels, forceps, replaceable blades, pliers, and a grinding stone. Read to learn more.
Researchers from the Dry Tortugas National Park discovered an underwater cemetery off the Floridian coast. Only one person, a laborer in Fort Jefferson who died in 1861, has been identified so far. Read to learn more.
A bone found in a cave in Alaska and initially thought from a bear casts new light on the genetics of Native American people. Read the article to learn more details.
The Renaissance-era medical dump was found in the area of Caesar's Forum, containing 500-year-old urine flasks used to collect patients' pee for analysis. Read the article to learn more details.
Over a hundred years ago, the burial mound was found empty during excavations. However, the earlier team could have discovered the Viking ship if they had gone deeper. Read to learn more.
Archaeologists used Google Earth to spot the card-shaped outlines of the lost Roman military camps, hinting at a deadly massacre in the Arabian desert. Read the article to learn more about this discovery.
DNA analysis of eight skeletons from two Pictish burial sites shows that Picts did not come from distant locations as previously thought. Read the article to learn more.