The grandson of a rag and bone man who acquired a small metal cup is in line for a windfall after discovering it is a pure gold vessel dating back to the third or fourth century BC. 27 May 2008 • ...

A Manhattan gallery’s lawsuit contesting the seizure and return of an ancient bust of Alexander the Great (around 300BC) has been dismissed, after a New York judge ruled in Italy’s favour. The suit, ...

A giant wave crashed over New York 2,300 years ago, scientists claimed yesterday. Geological experts say the ancient tsunami dumped sediment, shells and marine fossils across the region that date back ...

A 2,300-year-old rare gold crown is expected to fetch £100,000 after being discovered in a tatty cardboard box in Somerset. The delicate Greek myrtle wreath, which is thought to date to 300BC, is ...

The Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, has acquired Standing Figure Holding a Were-Jaguar Baby (around 900BC-300BC), a jade statuette at the centre of Olmec civilisation studies since the ...

Chennai: Though history is the foundation for the present, research can throw new light to the past. Existing theories may be prone to change, as is the case with the Keeladi excavation site in ...

Prehistoric women had stronger arms than elite female rowers do today thanks to the daily grind of farming life, researchers have revealed, shedding light on their role in early communities. The study ...