One of the unique features of the First World War was the widespread use of chemical arms. Chemical gases of a variety of lethality, including mustard gas, phosgene and tear gas, were used to disable and kill enemy defenders. Although chemical weapons played a major role during the Great War, its practice can be dated […]

The archaeological site of Old Serum situated in Wiltshire, England, has a rich history stretching back at least five thousand years. But it was William the Conqueror’s collection of the site for his royal castle in the 11th century that left the greatest mark on this historic landmark. Now geophysical surveys have uncovered that what […]

Ancient bones exposed under a parking lot have been confirmed as those of the medieval king Richard III, through a DNA test that also raises questions about the legitimacy of Henry VIII and other well-known English royals. The team of genetics detectives reported Tuesday that DNA from the skeleton shows that the bones were Richard […]

German archaeologists working at the Baalbek site in Lebanon have exposed the largest known ancient block. The fully uncovered block, which dates back to around 27 B.C., is the well known Hajjar al-Hibla. It’s placed in a stone quarry at Baalbek, site of the first Heliopolis in Lebanon. Similar stone blocks measuring up to 20 […]

Archaeologists have found an ancient settlement lying under the Aegean Sea, just off the shore of the Greek island of Delos. According to the researchers at the National Hellenic Research Foundation and the Ephorate of Undersea Archaeology, the skeleton, which are being referred to as “small underwater Pompeii” by the local media, live 6ft below […]