The excavations at Beit Habek beside the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel have unearthed a Byzantine-age church, said to be built above the house of Jesus' apostles Peter and Andrew.Credit: Zachary WongA 1,400-year-old Christian church unearthed near the
More than 100 giant stone jars, thought to have been used in burial rituals thousands of years ago, have been rediscovered at ancient sites in forests, on hillsides and along mountain ridges in remote central Laos.Local legends say the carved stone jars w
Researchers say these chalk cylinders, carved more than 4,000 years ago, give the exact length measurements used to lay out Neolithic monuments like Stonehenge.Credit: British MuseumA set of highly decorated chalk cylinders, carved in Britain more than 4,
A 1,600-year-old Christian church covered by the waters of Turkey’s Lake Iznik is giving up some of its secrets to archaeologists.The church was built around A.D. 390 on the shore of the lake beside the city of Nicaea, as Iznik was then known.But it was d
The Summerston distance slab from the western end of the Roman Antonine Wall in Scotland was once brightly painted in warning reds, yellow and white.Credit: Hunterian Museum/University of GlasgowAncient Romans used blood red, bright yellow and stunning wh
The Summerston distance slab from the western end of the Roman Antonine Wall in Scotland was once brightly painted in warning reds, yellow and white.Credit: Hunterian Museum/University of GlasgowAncient Romans used blood red, bright yellow and stunning wh
Forensic techniques that are used to solve modern homicide cases helped American anthropologists reveal family resemblances in 2,000-year-old skulls from the Roman Empire.
