Microscopic analysis of 7,000-year-old Skateholm graves in Sweden reveals feathers and fur once used for Mesolithic headgear, clothing and footwear.

Deep below the Italian town of Osimo lies a maze of mysterious tunnels. Full of Templar symbols, were they used for secret missions long after the group was disbanded?

Gold-glazed Bodhi-leaf ornaments found at Vietnam’s Ho Dynasty Citadel may have revealed the location of the long-lost main palace hall.

Two rare Roman lead ingots dated to Domitian’s reign have been declared treasure in Ceredigion - evidence that Rome moved fast to exploit west Wales’ mineral wealth.

In the 16th century the Holy Roman Emperor commissioned a celestial globe like no other. This clockwork masterpiece used elements of mythology, science, and technology.

The Panchatantra (which means the ‘Five Principles’ in Sanskrit) is a collection of interwoven short stories from Ind

Qikou (碛口镇) is a town located in Lin County, Shanxi Province, China.

Archaeologists in Italy have discovered an “excellently" preserved and highly-colorful detailed fresco in an ancient Pompeii bedroom depicting an erotic scene in which a god disguised as a swan copulates with a famous Greek mythological queen of Sparta.

Gomolava’s Iron Age mass grave in Serbia holds 77 victims - mostly women and children - revealing targeted violence and surprising clues from DNA and isotopes.

Another collection of stone tools dating back more than 50,000 years has been unearthed on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. Details of the find, at a rock-shelter known as Leang Burung 2, are described in our paper out today in PLOS ONE.