One of the biggest questions about these mysterious sites is where the raw material was dug out of the earth. Excavations at quarrying sites for the most famous megaliths have led to surprising ...

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(How ancient Egyptians—from kings to commoners—strived for eternal life.) Nicknamed the Royal Cache, this tomb (known to experts as TT320 or DB320) originally housed the bodies of the high ...

Thomsen and Schroeder have also sent a few samples to University of Wisconsin-Platteville for dendrochronology studies, because tree-ring data ... for canoe-making. The ancient Ho-Chunk, who ...

Many unexpected treasures have turned out to be true storytellers, solving mysteries and illuminating the shadows of the past.

This week, see how gold is leaking from the planet’s core, watch sharks sharing a communal meal, unearth Egyptian tombs, and more.

Researchers found a tiny gold ring, embedded with what's believed to be a garnet, during recent excavations in Jerusalem. (Eliyahu Yanai/City of David via CNN Newsource) A gold earring and a gold ...

JERUSALEM – A small gold ring embedded with a dark red gemstone dating back to ancient times 2,300 years ago, was recently discovered in the Jerusalem Walls National Park in Israel. The piece of ...

Archaeologists in Jerusalem say they have discovered a roughly 2,300-year-old gold ring with a red ... based on mentions in ancient texts, Gadot said. But the jewelry, and the customs associated ...