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In the middle of the sixth century B.C., King Croesus of Lydia minted the world's first gold coin. Known as a stater or ...

Iron Age Iberians nailed skulls to walls in public. But were the remains those of revered friends—or reviled foes?

After the discovery of a long-lost pharaoh's tomb was revealed last week, archaeologists may have unearthed another ...

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In 2024, the Palace of Knossos on the island of Crete witnessed a surge in tourism, with the number of visitors exceeding one ...

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The Negev is a large desert region in southern Israel, whose main city is Be’er Sheva. They unearthed 2,500-year-old tombs ...

Lidar scans have revealed a 600-year-old fortified city in southern Mexico that boasted ball courts, roads, neighborhoods and ...

The discoveries shed a fascinating light on naval warfare, trade, and daily life around the Baltic Sea in the late 15th ...

A group of amateur treasure seekers in Poland uncovered a giant two-handed sword from the Middle Ages alongside two axes.