A 2,100-year-old hoard of 160 coins has been discovered at an archaeological site in the Jordan Valley. The coins date to the reign of Alexander Jannaeus (circa 103 to 76 B.C.), who was both a high ...

Archaeologists have made a number of historic discoveries while excavating the ancient Greek City of Laodicea, which housed a church mentioned in the Bible. Among the most notable discoveries was a ...

Archaeologists excavating an underground tunnel in Dürrnberg unearthed the well-preserved lace-up shoe of an ancient kid miner, photos show. Photo from the German Mining Museum Deep underground, an ...

Even ancient societies didn’t want to pay for Apple Care! Archaeologists have pulled what looks like a jewel-studded iPhone case from the depths of the ocean in southern Siberia – a site known by some ...

A 2,100-year-old section of the wall surrounding Jerusalem, dating from Hasmonean times, has been unearthed on Mount Zion, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Wednesday. The excavations have ...

TOKYO -- A 2,100-year-old melon with the flesh still on the rind was unearthed in western Japan, apparently preserved underground over the centuries in a vacuum-packed state, an official said Friday.

TOKYO — A 2,100-year-old melon with the flesh still on the rind was unearthed in western Japan, apparently preserved underground over the centuries in a vacuum-packed state, an official said Friday.

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Detroit — It appears contractor Bobby Ferguson is concealing income since being freed early from a 21-year prison sentence for helping former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick turn City Hall into a ...