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Eight Mummies Found in Egyptian Tomb Brimming with Treasures

An Egyptian archaeological expedition has opened a tomb in Luxor which has yielded a wealth of major discoveries. According to Egyptian news outlet Ahram Online, the tomb has been known since the early...

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Search for Tomb in Mexican Pyramid Yields Strange Statues

For hundreds of years in the first millennium, the ancient Mesoamerican city of Teotihuacán was one of the most impressive architectural marvels of its time. The city is arranged with massive stepped...

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Mysterious Ice Age Dragon and Griffin Stones Found in Siberia

The Siberian Times has reported the discovery of two prehistoric megaliths believed to depict a dragon and a griffin and which may be up to 12,000 years old. Each of the megaliths faces east, is...

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New Ancient Henge Found in England, This Time with Corpses

Archaeologists in England have unearthed a massive 4,000-year-old henge monument near a farm in Newbold-on-Stour, in Warwickshire County. The Neolithic site was discovered when construction crews began...

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Archaeologists Unearth Mythical ‘City of Giants’ in Ethiopia

Archaeologists excavating a site in Harlaa in Eastern Ethiopia have found evidence of a mythical “city of giants” which was a thriving center of commerce between the 10th and 15th centuries. Throughout...

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Mummified Head of ‘Polar Princess’ Found in Siberia

While Egypt dominated the mummy world for decades, the land of the pharaohs has a new challenger for the title of world’s hottest mummy hotbed: Siberia. Make that coldest mummy hotbed. Coldbed. Anyway,...

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3000-Year-Old ‘Giantess’ Statue Found in Turkey

Archaeologists from the University of Toronto have unearthed a startling find. While excavating a site at Tell Tayinat, a fortress built by the Iron Age Neo-Hittite Kingdom of Patina, researchers...

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Deciphered Ancient Tablet Sheds Light on Mysterious ‘Sea People’

One of the enduring mysteries of Egyptian history is the identity of the “Sea People,” an unknown civilization (or perhaps multiple civilizations) which is believed to have sailed throughout the...

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Unexplained Ancient Stone Structures Found in Arabian Desert

There’s nothing quite like an ancient archaeological mystery to get the imagination going. Just this week, archaeologists working in Saudi Arabia announced the discovery of a mysterious set of stone...

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A Mysterious Stone, Ancient Seafaring Mysteries, and Sir Isaac Newton

Early human civilizations built stone temples in Malta over 5,000 years ago which today remain some of the oldest existing free-standing structures in the world. The enigmatic Tal-Qadi Stone was...

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2,000-Year-Old ‘Mystery Structure’ Found in Israel

The Jerusalem Post is reporting the discovery of a rare and mysterious structure in the Negev desert region of southern Israel. The structure was spotted in a former military firing range area with the...

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Stonehenge May Have Been a Fertility Shrine Which Cast Phallic Shadows

Despite being one of the most studied ancient monuments in the world, Stonehenge continues to be a mystery. Because its creators left behind no written history, its true purpose and method of...

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Mysterious Aztec Shrine May Be Ancient Depiction of Universe

Researchers working on behalf of Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have unearthed an ancient Aztec site unlike anything they’ve found before. The shrine was found at an...

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Strange Stone Structure Found in Scottish Highlands Suggests Violent Past

Archaeologists in Scotland have been excavating the ruins of an Iron Age stone fort found deep in the Highlands. The ruins date back around 2,400 years and were discovered in the 1940s during surveys,...

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Hidden Egyptian Paintings Depict Unexplained Animals and Drownings

Thanks to modern imaging equipment, archaeologists now have a wide range of new tools to help them uncover the secrets of the past. New undiscovered empty areas have been uncovered in the Pyramids of...

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Mysterious Ancient Ringed Structure Unearthed by Drought in Ireland

Our planet continues to change due to the various forces falling under the blanket term of climate change. While this obviously poses challenges and threats the likes of which humanity hasn’t seen...

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Mysterious Ancient Artifacts That Shouldn’t Exist

History is an irresistible, inexorable force, moving on and plowing through time to leave many things simply buried in its wake even as it carves and barrels its way to the future. Of course there are...

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Megalithic ‘Pyramid’ Discovered in Indonesia is More Than 9,000 Years Old

We keep finding things that remind us our view of history has a lot of holes in it. We seem to be finding lost cities, hidden temples, and the remains of civilizations that completely re-frame how we...

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Hundreds of Mysterious Ancient Structures Found in the Sahara Desert

Archaeologists working in the Sahara have published their findings outlining the discovery of mysterious stone structures found scattered throughout the world’s largest desert. The structures come in...

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Mysterious Ancient Structure in North Carolina to Return to Its Rightful Owners

One of America’s most mysterious archaeological sites is finally being returned to its rightful owners after 200 years. In the small town of Franklin, North Carolina, a small mound of earth can be...

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