A cache of Byzantine-era gold coins and pearl-inlaid earrings dating back over 1,500 years was unearthed by archaeologists at ...

For hundreds of thousands of years, a secluded cave in Siberia was a refuge for our ancient ancestors. Carved into the foothills of the Altai Mountains, Denisova Cave holds a treasure trove of tools ...

A golden pendant depicting the ancient Egyptian goddess Hathor was found this week in a tomb dated 1500 BCE— but it was uncovered in Greece, not Egypt. The unexpected find has illuminated unknown ...

Traces of ancient DNA contained in old bones have spilled fascinating secrets about the past. But extracting genetic material involves a certain amount of damage to the object in question, and many ...

Even Stone Age humans enjoyed the finer things in life, such as animal-tooth jewellery. Capitalizing on ancient fashions, scientists have extracted DNA from a 20,000-year-old deer-tooth pendant to ...

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. It’s the kind of feeling Joseph Botting experienced when he found a piece of ...

In keeping with tradition, next month’s Super Bowl will kick off with a coin toss on the field — and it’s a decent bet that up the stands, Taylor Swift will be wearing a coin of her own. Over the past ...