An ancient city considered to have been founded during the reign of Alexander the Great has been discovered in Iraq, after hiding under tons of sand for more than 2,000 years. The discovery was made by a team of archaeologists from the British Museum.

Croatian archaeologists are putting dogs to work, with their uber-noses being able to sniff out remains of bodies that decomposed millennia ago.

A 3,500-year-old Egyptian medical papyrus recommends human breast milk for eye disease. New research suggests this ancient remedy may actually work for dry eye disease.

The Egyptian pyramids were supposed to protect the unimaginable treasures they held. Instead, they often did the opposite, acting as beacons to ambitious tomb raiders.

A 10,500-year-old aurochs skull on a wooden post near Germany's oldest cremation grave reveals complex Mesolithic burial rituals and animistic beliefs in northern Europe.

The Treasure of Atreus is an impressive example of later Mycenaean burial architecture to honor ancestors according to the Cult Of the Dead

Thanks to high-tech radar Norwegian archaeologists have discovered a Viking ship burial was part of a Nordic center of power, which also contains one of the largest longhouses in Scandinavia.

Ancient ceramic bowl discovered off Alexandria, Egypt contains Greek inscription possibly referencing Christ, dating to first century AD and representing earliest material evidence outside Christian scripture.

Researchers have found three new Denisovan fossils in the famous Denisova Cave of Siberia by using ZooMS and DNA analysis, and they are the oldest ever found!

Using ancient DNA, researchers have created a unique picture of how a prehistoric migration route evolved over thousa