Rare gladiator-shaped knife handle gives insight into Roman celebrity culture
English Heritage curator Frances McIntosh examines a newly discovered Roman knife handle…
Sabre-toothed ‘kitten’ mummy unearthed in Siberia is first of its kind
Shown here at left is the frozen Homotherium latidens specimen, the first…
Scientists find new piece in puzzle of America’s oldest tombstone
The United States’ oldest known surviving tombstone from 17th century Jamestown has been…
Bones from the Mary Rose shipwreck reveal what life was like aboard a Tudor warship
The wreckage of the Mary Rose hull is on display at The…
‘Well-man’ remains found at a castle have been linked to an 800-year-old Norse saga
Researchers first excavated the remains of a skeletal torso — known as…
Hoard of silver coins dating from Norman Conquest is Britain’s most valuable treasure find ever
The hoard of coins was valued at more than $5 million.