Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a "unique" prehistoric ceremonial site in southern Sweden that dates back to the Neolithic period, or New Stone Age. The unusual site, located in the ...

Archaeologists have discovered an "extremely rare and unusual" ancient stone amulet in Jerusalem that could change our understanding on the prevalence of reading and writing in antiquity. Emil Aladjem ...

The burial plots were spread over nine separate archaeological sites. Archaeologists uncovered "unusual" Viking burial plots and treasures across a number of archaeolgical sites. Large cremation sites ...

Archaeologists have discovered six of the world's oldest stone needles while carrying out excavations near the shore of Lake Xiada Co in western Tibet. Knewz.com has learned that unusual stone ...

A set of prehistoric stone artifacts from the last ice age was recently found to contain 15,800-year-old engravings. The ...

A recently uncovered archaeological site has yielded a set of "surprising" insights into the lives of Neanderthals during a poorly known period of their history. The latest findings, published in the ...

Ben Witten found an unusual rock on an English beach when he was 6. It turned out to be an exceedingly rare hand ax made by Neanderthals, tens of thousands of years ago. A few years ago, a 6-year-old ...

The woman picked up what looked like an unusual stone, but turned out to be a rare ancient relic. A flint axe from around 2500 B.C.E. was discovered by a grandmother in Poland. Photo courtesy of ...

Israeli archaeologists discover 'extremely rare and unusual' artifact The Israeli Antiquities Authority touts the value of a stone ring from the era of the First Temple, roughly the 7th or 8th BCE.

An undergraduate student was startled after a finely carved ancient head rolled out during a recent excavation – and seemed to smile back at her. The discovery, made at Skaill Farm on the Scottish ...