Archaeology

Metal detectorists have unearthed a cache of gold and silver coins hidden in a mountain range in Poland that once belonged to a legendary con artist.

Researchers recruited volunteers from the Hellenic Armed Forces to test the strength of replicas of 3,500-year-old body armor.

Archaeologists and amateurs armed with metal detectors have discovered previous hoards from centuries past.

The massive statues likely depict rulers from the ancient Olmec civilization.

The wealth of grave goods suggests the person buried there was a leader of high status — possibly a Stone Age chieftain.

Ongoing excavations at the historical site in Virginia have revealed the remnants of military barracks dating to the Revolutionary War.

Baltic pagans imported horses to be sacrificed from their Christian neighbors around 1,000 years ago.

While still the topic of ongoing debate, some scientists think Neanderthals could talk and may have had language.

Neanderthals are our closest relatives who went extinct around 40,000 years ago. Here's how they differed to us.

Researchers think a farmhouse in the Pyrenees was set on fire by Carthaginian troops on their way to attack Rome.