1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (703+ words) A forgotten civilisation that may have been mistaken by Spanish colonists for the legendary City of Gold - El Dorado - has been revealed deep beneath the Amazon rainforest after archaeologists used laser scanning technology to uncover hundreds of previously unknown ancient…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (468+ words) Deep within the double helix of every living person on Earth lies a secret older than civilisation itself. Scientists have now traced a phantom presence in our DNA. Anatomically modern humans form only one branch of a far bushier family…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago   (941+ words) A remote chain of islands off the coast of California could hold the clues to rewriting the story of America's first inhabitants. California's own Channel Islands are home to 13,000-year-old human remains, ancient settlements and archaeological evidence that suggests some…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (939+ words) 'I could be the last surviving Wren linguist and this was the strangest part of my role' Daily Express Patricia Owtram is 103 today (June 18) and remains one of the most interesting, intelligent and remarkable people you could ever hope to…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (665+ words) A revolutionary archaeological excavation has discovered a skull which may belong to a previously unknown species of 'dragon man.' Chinese scientists revealed the skull which represents our closest ancient ancestor to species including the Neanderthals and Homo erectus. Named dragon…...

3+ mon, 1+ day ago   (515+ words) The mystery of Atlantis has created a city-sized gap in our grasp of history, with archaeologists searching the oceans for any trace of this submerged civilisation. A prominent theory suggests that Atlantis never actually existed. Nevertheless, as we're now aware,…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (252+ words) However, the groundbreaking discovery comes with a severe warning. The region is currently gripped by an intense, unregulated gold rush and civil conflict, leaving the ancient monuments entirely unprotected. Dr Cooper said: "Sadly, many of these enclosure monuments are currently…...

4+ mon, 2+ day ago   (510+ words) The water levels of the Euphrates River, situated in the so-called "cradle of civilisation", are falling at an alarming rate, fuelling fears of a Biblical end-of-times prophecy coming to pass. The dwindling Euphrates — the longest river in Western Asia, flowing…...