Officials on Cape Cod have reportedly solved a piece of history after a mysterious object dating back to the Cold War was found on a local beach. The large artifact, resembling an aircraft fuselage, was found on Marconi Beach in Massachusetts in
A British couple could have netted themselves more than £35,000 after they found 1,000 rare 400-year-old coins under the floorboards of their home during renovation work. Betty and Robert Fooks were removing the concrete floor of their Dorset home when they stumbled
For many people around the globe, New York City is just a flight away. With three major airports, tunnels, bridges and cruise ship terminals, the Big Apple is easily accessible to millions of visitors each year. People flock here to experience the
Egypt has, throughout the years, unveiled some of the most coveted and promising archaeological treasures. Commencing in the mid-1880s, excavations in the North African nation commenced under the guidance of William Matthew Flinders Petrie, the esteemed English Egyptologist often hailed as the
Nearly 2,000 years after it was buried in volcanic ash, Pompeii is turning up yet more breathtaking ancient splendours. Archaeologists working at the site have uncovered perfectly preserved fresco paintings inside what they believe to be the private residence of a wealthy individual.
Tikal is perhaps one the best representations of Mayan culture and architecture: a labyrinthine metropolis where buildings still stand today as they do hundreds of years ago. The Maya still exist though none live in their ancestors’ creations. The majority reside in
A 2,000-year-old Roman villa with stunning mosaics and painted walls has been unearthed on land destined to become a housing estate. Archaeologists from the Red River Archaeology Group made what they called a “remarkable” discovery after working on a Barratt and David
A Good Samaritan who spent 24 hours looking after a hedgehog was surprised to discover that it was actually an abandoned bobblehat. Wildlife hospital manager Janet Kotze was assessing the alleged hedgehog after it was discovered abandoned on a pavement. Soon after
A family were left stunned after finding a mystery 22ft well beneath their home during building work to extend their kitchen. Mum Louise Watson said workmen unearthed the three-foot-wide water reservoir below an old lean-to structure attached to their 130-year-old terrace. The
The green anaconda, an aquatic snake often found in South America’s Amazon region, is the largest of its kind — measuring nearly 21 feet in length, according to experts. Now, the snake behemoth has been identified as two separate species — the