180 volunteers are building a precise replica of the Sutton Hoo longship, which is believed to have been the final resting place of an Anglo-Saxon king almost 1,500 years ago in southeast England.
A newly deciphered Herculaneum scroll has revealed previously unknown details about the origins of Stoicism and its Greek founder, Zeno of Citium.
Archaeologists have found remarkable human-made objects dating back hundreds of thousands (and even millions) of years.
Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ship, Endurance, was crushed by Antarctic sea ice and sank in November 1915. Since then, it has been widely considered that Endurance was the strongest polar ship of its time and was lost because ice tore away the rudder.
The team found the port after tracing a previously unearthed tunnel spanning 4,281 feet (1,305 meters) that appeared to link the site of the ancient temple of Taposiris Magna.
Archaeologists have found an extraordinary cluster of Stone Age artifacts that may have been the personal gear of a single prehistoric individual.
