On a windswept ridge overlooking the plains of northern Oman, a pair of ancient cymbals lay buried beneath layers of plaster ...

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Most of us have skeletons in our closets, but they can also lurk in much less familiar places. Literally.

Archaeologists in Dahwa, Oman, found two strange discs that turned out to be a rare 4,000-year-old musical instrument, according to a recently published study.

During an excavation at a site believed to date back to the Greek-era near Alexandria, archaeologists uncovered a stunning ...

Wealth inequality began over 10,000 years ago, gradually increasing after the advent of agriculture due to population growth ...

Dumitrache is no stranger to ancient discovery. In 2024, the shepherd was at the base of Merez Hill in the town of Șoimești, about an 8-mile drive to the northeast, when he spotted bones for the first ...

The remains of a Late Bronze Age settlement "of considerable significance" were uncovered during the development of a new ...

On a riverside in eastern Austria sat a mysterious set of ruins. Some believed it to be an abandoned, run-down castle. Others ...

Using advanced drone-deployed LiDAR and ground penetrating radar technologies, researchers from Macedonia’s Institute and ...

Dimas once again guided the archaeologists into the cave and down into the hidden room, where the experts noticed the stalagmites had been retouched in pre-Hispanic times, making them a more rounded ...

Discoveries in the archaeological record have sparked debate about how we should define art. Some researchers argue that art ...