Ivan Bukelic dived at Dubrovnik's old port back in April for work on the city water pipeline only to find a wooden structure buried under the sea bed. Experts have so far established that the ship ...

Archaeologists made a shocking discovery in a sixth-century copper bucket found several decades ago at the famous English excavation site of Sutton Hoo, according to a statement from the National ...

When the walls of a 15 th century Portuguese church collapsed during poor weather, they revealed more than just dust and debris—they exposed at least 12 skeletons stashed inside the walls.

An unassuming Tudor hunting lodge in the Cumbrian district in the U.K. just gave up a wild secret: rare wall paintings from the 16th century.

According to legend, King Nebuchadnezzar II built these beautiful gardens in the 6th century BC for his wife, Amytis of Media, who longed for the lush landscapes of her homeland. Ancient writers ...

The American short story has always had a challenge finding a broad audience. But in the pages of one magazine, short fiction found a consistent home.

Servicemen of the 123rd Territorial Defence Brigade uncovered an ancient burial site dating back to the 6th–5th centuries BC while constructing military fortifications in southern Ukraine.

The ancient Greeks and Romans built astonishing monuments like the Lighthouse of Alexandria and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, and while only the Great Pyramid of Giza remains intact, we’ve ...

The defeat of Astyages in an 18th century tapestry. Credit: Public domain / Wikimedia Commons In the 6th century BC, the Near East was dominated by three powerful kingdoms: the Median Empire of ...