Digging History

LIFESTYLE 2 days ago

Divers discover 'hidden treasures' during expedition to eerie ancient shipwreck

Divers recently conducted an expedition to the Antikythera shipwreck, which sunk over 2,000 years ago. The ancient trade ship is in the Aegean Sea.

ARCHAEOLOGY 2 days ago

Archaeologists excavate haunting 'City of the Dead' packed with hundreds of tombs

An excavation of a necropolis in Aswan, Egypt, has revealed hundreds of tombs and precious artifacts. The University of Milan says that there are between 300 and 400 tombs.

LIFESTYLE 6 days ago

Fisherman discovers mammoth bone, 'thick as a human leg,' dating back to the Ice Age

A "mammoth"-sized object was found in Poland by a fisherman who discovered the Ice Age-era bone — which was "as thick as a human leg" — belonging to an extinct elephantid.

LIFESTYLE June 24

Dirty laundry: ancient washroom dating back to the Roman Empire uncovered near the Vatican in Italy

Italy's Ministry of Culture announced the discovery of an ancient laundry in Rome on June 14. Excavators came across centuries-old laundry tubs and tiled floors.

LIFESTYLE June 22

Florida treasure hunters amazed by discovery in 300-year-old shipwrecks: 'You don't expect that'

A group of treasure hunters from Florida made a rare find that they brought up from the 1715 Treasure Fleet, Spanish ships that sank off the coast hundreds of years ago.

LIFESTYLE June 21

Fossil of ancient sea reptile is oldest found in Southern Hemisphere

The oldest fossil of an ancient sea reptile that wasn't thought to have existed near what is modern-day New Zealand until 40 million years later has been identified.

Odd News June 18

Eerie 'portal to the underworld' returns to ancient cave it was stolen from

Mexican officials recently announced that the 2,700-year-old Olmec Cave Mask, also called a "portal to the underworld", will be returned to the ancient cave that it was stolen from.

ARCHAEOLOGY June 17

Ancient treasure among 1,650-year-old objects unearthed in Israel

Israeli archaeologists recently announced the discovery of buried treasure dating back to the Jewish revolt against Roman ruler Constantius Gallus in the fourth century.

ARCHAEOLOGY June 16

Man walking his dog stumbles across unusual pits on beach, leading to unexpected discovery

A man walking his dog in Northumberland helped archaeologists uncover centuries-old fishing bait tanks at at Foxton Bay in in North East England.

ARCHAEOLOGY June 13

Carvings on ancient stone discovery leave experts in awe

The Spanish National Research Council recently announced the discovery of a written alphabet that may be 2,600 years old. It dates back to Tartessos, an ancient civilization.