LIFESTYLE July 3 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 July 3 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 June 29 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.