THE idea that ancient humans sent spears flying through the air to pin down woolly mammoths might only be that – an idea. Archaeologists at UC Berkeley believe they’ve discovered …
When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, the residents of Pompeii died nearly instantly as they were overwhelmed by superheated gas and ash, their last moments preserved through time by …
A FRIGHTENING giant claw from an extinct beast has been found mummified with flesh remaining – but it’s not the animal most would expect. The mysterious animal part was unearthed …
CODE etched onto an ancient Babylonian tablet has finally been cracked by experts – and the message contains a chilling omen. The research team successfully decoded the 4,000-year-old text bizarrely …
The parents of a child ritually sacrificed in pre-contact Mexico were likely close relatives. Like, really close relatives. Sounds like something out of Game of Thrones (RIP Princess Shireen Baratheon), …
THE face of the oldest known human being, whose body rewrote history, can be seen for the first time in 300,000 years. The Jebel Irhoud remains were a bombshell revelation …
SCIENTISTS have conducted an autopsy of an ancient wolf that was found frozen solid after 44,000 years with its last meal still in its stomach. The snarling Ice Age beast …
A NEW dinosaur with gigantic blade-like horns that walked the Earth almost 80 million years ago has been discovered in the US. The creature, one of the largest and most …
THE mystery of an ancient 3,000-year-old “door to hell” dedicated to an Aztec god has been solved after it was stolen from a hidden cave. The Mexican artefact, called the Olmec Cave …
ARCHAEOLOGISTS believe they have discovered the “lost” survivors of Pompeii who made it through the horror 18-hour volcanic eruption 2,000 years ago. It’s often been depicted that there were no …