The unfortunate ship, along with its cargo of oranges, sank in 1890 while en route to New York City.
A volunteer in Germany may have linked a medieval wheel cross to a mold unearthed four decades ago.
It seems like glaciers weren't helpful in the construction of the famous prehistoric monument.
A newly dated Indonesian cave painting may be 1,100 years older than the world’s oldest known rock art, but not everyone is convinced by the evidence.
The shipwreck is exceptionally preserved and provides the first archaeological confirmation of features seen in illustrations.
The over 2,400-year-old ceramist's stylus likely features Dionysus...and his other bits.
Mount Vesuvius preserved the ancient city's water system, including evidence of filth.
A 9,500-year-old cremation site in Malawi is rewriting what we thought we knew about ancient funerals.
The use of poisoned weapons 60,000 years ago would have required big brain power.
New research sheds light on the ancestors that gave rise to Neanderthals, Denisovans—and us.