Medicine & TechnologyLast year, a British researcher proposed that the Stonehenge monument was a giant calendar. Check out how the new paper pours cold water on this theory, calling it "totally unsubstantiated."
One of the murals consisted of a man with two faces holding a feather fan in one hand and a goblet with four hummingbirds drinking in the other. Read to learn more.
The purpose of mustatils in the Arabian desert has remained a long-standing mystery. Now, researchers were able to shed light on how these structures were used for rituals, pilgrimages, sacrifices, and burials. Read to learn more.
Analysis of the Colchester vase unearthed in 1853 shows that gladiators fought in Roman Britain in the late second century AD. Read the article to learn more about this story.
After unexpectedly finding the hoard while searching for tractor parts, the man contacted Lublin archaeologists, as it is illegal to run amateur artefact searches in Poland. Read to learn more.
The altar beneath Leicester Cathedral could have been an ancient cult room or private shrine where individuals gathered to worship. Read to learn more.
The mini sphinx is much smaller than the Great Sphinx of Giza, which is 66 feet high. Read the article to learn more about the mystery of this limestone artefact.
Thousands of artifacts were unearthed during archaeological digs including an "extremely uncommon" Iron Age comb constructed from a human skull. Check it out in this article to learn more.
The "ancient inscription" of a Persian king's name in the misidentified pottery shard was etched by an expert in the ancient Aramaic inscription. Read to learn more.