Archaeologists found hundreds of burials in the Copper Age cemetery in Varna, Bulgaria, some of which were littered with gold ...

Not every notable discovery consists of a single extraordinary artifact, a previously unknown structure, or a newly revised date for an ancient technology. Some of the most significant discoveries ...

Bulgarian construction workers unearthed the world's oldest gold treasure in 1972, dating back to 4600 BC. The Varna Necropolis revealed over 13 pounds of meticulously crafted gold artifacts, ...

Bottomless stone bowl, plate, and batons, and small bowl containing animal figurines with heads in limestone rings (left) and stone animal figurines (right) Since the first stone structures were ...

Archaeologists uncovered 59 sealed wooden sarcophagi buried for over 2,600 years at Saqqara, Egypt’s vast necropolis near Memphis. Many still contained mummies in excellent condition, alongside ...

Archaeologists excavating in the west Nile Delta have discovered a necropolis and industrial complex dating from the Roman Period. Thought to date from around the 5 th century B.C.E, the two complexes ...

A stone seal found at the archaeological site of Tadım Fortress in Türkiye reveals how Neolithic people lived 7,500 years ago. The seal is thought to possibly have identifying information to mark ...

Agatha Christie's murder mysteries have captivated audiences for more than a century, but, 50 years after her death, she remains an enigma. A rarely heard BBC interview from 1955 reveals some of the ...