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December 5, 2017

240-year-old time capsule found inside statue of Christ

Workers in Spain restoring a statue of Christ were stunned when they discovered a hidden centuries-old time capsule.

December 4, 2017

Ancient forbidden Christian text of Jesus' 'secret teachings' to his 'brother' found

Biblical scholars have discovered the first-known original Greek copy of an ancient forbidden Christian text that purportedly describes Jesus’ secret teachings to his “brother” James.

December 3, 2017

Sphinx from set of 1923 film ‘The Ten Commandments’ unearthed in California

A plaster sphinx has been dug up by archaeologists in the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes in California, KETY reports.

December 1, 2017

Spearhead, sword and cauldrons among ancient treasure trove discovered in the UK

Archaeologists in the U.K. have discovered a stunning trove of Iron Age artifacts that includes 11 cauldrons, a spearhead and an ancient sword.

December 1, 2017

Drone finds mysterious ancient structure at Israeli military training ground

Archaeologists have used a drone to locate a mysterious ancient structure in the heart of an Israeli military training area.

November 29, 2017

New evidence dates Christ’s tomb to Roman era, matching historical records

Scientific tests have offered fascinating new insight into the tomb in Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre venerated as the resting place of Jesus Christ.

November 29, 2017

Proof of Julius Caesar's UK invasion found

The Roman invasion of Britain signified an empire at its peak.

November 27, 2017

Titanic was found largely thanks to a secret Cold War navy mission

It was famously described as unsinkable, but in April 1912 the mighty Titanic struck an iceberg and disappeared beneath the frigid waters of the North Atlantic.

November 24, 2017

Wine making has been going on longer than anyone ever knew

A loaf of bread, a jug of wine, and thou, my Neolithic darling. Archaeologists working in the Republic of Georgia have uncovered evidence that human beings have been savoring the fruit of the vine for almost 1,000 years longer than previously thought.

November 22, 2017

Ancient Roman shipwrecks, stunning artifacts, discovered near Egyptian port

Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered three Roman-era shipwrecks and other stunning ancient artifacts on the Mediterranean seafloor off the coast of Alexandria.