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Elite Bronze Age tombs laden with gold and precious stones are 'among the richest ever found in the...
Live Science via Yahoo News· 10 months agoWe see a pure gold headband close up with the image of a bull with horns. Hundreds of ancient...
Don't call him Indiana Joe Wagman, but the retired York builder unearths ancient mysteries
York Daily Record via Yahoo News· 11 months agoWhile attending Georgetown University, Joe Wagman took an art history course. For most students...
10 Oldest Countries in the World
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 6 months agoMesopotamia is known as the "cradle of civilization," but it's still not the oldest on this list. Dorling Kindersley / Getty Images/Dorling Kindersley...
3,000-year-old royal tombs unearthed in Cyprus. See the bountiful riches inside
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 11 months agoMore than 3,000 years ago, Hala Sultan Tekka was a Bronze Age “trading metropolis” in Cyprus. Now,...
How a UC professor helped find the ancient city of Troy, searched for Trojan War evidence
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 8 months agoWhen you think of archaeology, the first name that likely pops up is Indiana Jones. As for real...
Jewelry, ornate pottery show 3,000-year-old Cypriot city was a key trading hub, scientist says
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 10 months agoNew discoveries including gold ornaments and fine pottery at an ancient port city in Cyprus dating...
Who invented the toilet?
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA man holding a roll of toilet paper as he heads toward a toilet. Who invented this throne? (Image credit: boonchai wedmakawand via Getty Images) If you...
3,600-year-old hoards may contain the earliest silver currency in Israel and Gaza
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA new study of ancient silver hoards from Israel and Gaza suggests that metal was used as currency...
‘A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks’ Review: Watery Graves
The Wall Street Journal· 2 months agoBOOKSHELF Arelatively recent trend gives history books titles and subtitles that make overweening...
Archaeologists discover ancient Greek temple filled with hidden treasures
The Independent via Yahoo News· 4 months agoA 2000-year-old temple filled with gold and jewels has been unearthed in Greece by archaeologists....