Explore 5 ancient mysteries that still baffle historians and scientists, from lost civilizations to unexplained artifacts ...

Fragments of the bucket were first found at England's Sutton Hoo burial site in 1986. New research has revealed that the ...

Tall el-Hammam was a Middle Bronze Age city found in what is now Jordan. Some think the city may have been the biblical city ...

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In the book - actually a set of inscribed clay tablets - Gilgamesh was described as having been buried under the Euphrates, in a tomb apparently constructed when the waters of the ancient river parted ...

The goal of Ancient Origins is to highlight recent archaeological discoveries, peer-reviewed academic research and evidence, as well as offering alternative viewpoints and explanations of science, ...

The Book of the Dead passage engraved on the bottom ... Kristina Killgrove is a staff writer at Live Science with a focus on archaeology and paleoanthropology news. Her articles have also appeared ...

The goal of Ancient Origins is to highlight recent archaeological discoveries, peer-reviewed academic research and evidence, as well as offering alternative viewpoints and explanations of science, ...