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The stomach of an Egyptian mummy concealed a copy of the Iliad – Archaeologists were stunned (photos)
The mummy had been buried during the Roman period in Oxyrhynchus about 1,600 years ago. It is the first time a Greek literary text has been found embedded in a mummy’s body as part of the embalming process
The lost Alexandria on the Tigris founded by Alexander the Great discovered in Iraq: Its enormous size surprised archaeologists (photos)
The ancient city was founded in the 4th century BC as a port linking trade from India with Mesopotamia and the Mediterranean world, and it fell into obscurity after the 3rd century AD
“I think of you, I love you”: Ancient stones reveal Viking love messages from 1,000 years ago
Viking stones speak again – What the runic inscriptions that keep coming to light reveal
Erich von Däniken, Swiss bestselling author who linked ancient civilizations to extraterrestrials, dies at 90
The Swiss author whose bestselling books on the extraterrestrial origins of ancient civilizations brought him international fame
Crete, Pompeii & Stonehenge: The most important archaeological discoveries of 2025 that overturn what we knew
The 4,000-year-old Labyrinth and the myth of the Minotaur – New findings in Pompeii – 5,000-year-old tomb in Spain reveals trade networks – Submerged megalithic formations off the coast of France
7,000-year-old wall found at the bottom of Brittany may explain the myth of the lost city
With a total mass estimated at 3,300 tons, the wall is considered the work of a numerous and organized community
The 29 wonders of the Greek “Indiana Jones” – Antiquities returning to Greece
Stolen treasures are being repatriated thanks to the successful collaboration between the Greek Ministry of Culture, Assistant District Attorney Matthew Bogdanos of the Manhattan DA’s Office, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York—highlighting that treasures must return to their place of origin
