Archaeologists uncover the longest intact section of a 2,100-year-old Hasmonean wall in Jerusalem, possibly linked to a rare ...

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 ...

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 ...

A team of researchers analyzing a 2,100-year-old burial pit in Mongolia has uncovered new details about the fate of Han ...

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 ...

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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A new working model of a 2,000-year-old astronomical calculator reveals the sophistication and precision of mathematics, astronomy and engineering in the ancient world. A new working model of the ...

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.