Many rare discoveries have been made across the globe over the course of the year 2024. The public was able to view some religious relics that highlighted historical moments, giving people a better ...

While Santa Claus is often pictured flying across the night sky on Christmas Eve, a team of archaeologists may have unearthed a sarcophagus containing the remains of the saint whose spirit of ...

One day while patrolling the Roman Court of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, former museum guard and Secrets of the Met Museum tour guide Patrick Bringley noticed that one of the artifacts, an ancient ...

Israeli archaeologists recently uncovered an ancient sarcophagus depicting a scene familiar to many today: a drinking game. The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced the discovery in a Facebook ...

A remarkably well-preserved Roman sarcophagus has been unearthed in Hungary’s capital, offering a rare window into the life of the young woman inside and the world she inhabited around 1,700 years ago ...

A newly discovered tomb in Egypt, dating back more than 3,600 years, has revealed a massive sarcophagus and a missing piece of the Second Intermediate Period — but the identity of the king buried ...

A 2,000-year-old Roman sarcophagus has been discovered near Naples. It contains a mummy in an exceptional state of preservation, which could lead to a better understanding of Roman burial practices.

A tourist noticed an old-looking table at a bar in Varna later identified by archaeologists as a 1,700-year-old Roman coffin. Photo from Bulgaria's Ministry of Interior An attentive tourist at a beach ...