According to archaeology news site Ancient Origins, the Sumerian tablet was first uncovered at the site of the city of Uruk located in ancient Mesopotamia, which is in present-day Iraq. It was part of ...

When they burst onto the scene in 1968, Led Zeppelin established themselves as a force to be reckoned with by putting out iconic songs like “Whole Lotta Love,” “Immigrant Song,” and “Stairway To ...

The crumbling wooden water well above certainly doesn’t look impressive, but a tree-ring dating method revealed the oak used to build it is 7,275 years old. That might make it the oldest known wooden ...

Using the most detailed digital model of the ill-fated Titanic to date, researchers were able to reconstruct the ship’s final hours, confirming eyewitness accounts that engineers worked until the very ...

Archaeologists found the remains of three children under the age of four alongside the artifact — suggesting that it was once ...

Two youths were metal detecting in Houthalen-Helchteren when they uncovered a collection of dangerous WW2-era weapons.

In ancient Greece, education wasn’t limited to the mind — it included the body as well. Physical fitness and scholarly pursuits went hand-in-hand, a principle reflected in the number of gymnasiums ...

On June 23, 2018, a group of 12 boys from the Wild Boars soccer team and their coach entered Tham Luang Nang Non cave in northern Thailand. It was meant to be a quick adventure after practice, but ...

Recent storms that tore through the Baltic Sea and surrounding regions also brought a fascinating piece of history to light. Two metal detectorists were searching a beach in northern Poland following ...

The Paris Gun, one of World War I’s most formidable and terrifying weapons, was a giant artillery piece that reached unimaginable distances and heights, striking fear into the heart of Parisians.

Hundreds of millions of trees die from lightning strikes worldwide every year, and as the climate changes, that number is ...

The wreck of the RAAF plane Baltimore FW282, which was shot down by the Nazis in December 1943, was found in the Aegean Sea ...