Tom Metcalfe

The coins must have amounted to a huge sum when they were buried about 900 years ago.

The ancient weapon seems to be a rare type of iron sword made in the Frankish Empire.

The U.S. wreck is the grave site of the 79 crew who died when the sub was sunk in battle in 1944.

Researchers think the artifacts were made during the little-known Kangju state.

Archaeologists think the people in the tombs, dated to the Han dynasty, were all from the same wealthy family.

The wealth of grave goods suggests the person buried there was a leader of high status — possibly a Stone Age chieftain.

Researchers think a farmhouse in the Pyrenees was set on fire by Carthaginian troops on their way to attack Rome.

Investigations show the stone is inscribed with a message in ogham, an Irish alphabet used from the fourth century A.D.

The forensic facial reconstruction is based on a precise 3D model of the skull created with medical scans.

The excavations have recovered weapons, necklaces, bracelets and worked bones.

The research combined radiocarbon dating with measurements of atmospheric radiocarbon from tree rings to build a chronology of the ancient city.

The wreck near a beach on Mallorca gives a snapshot of sea trade in late Roman times.

Researchers say a villa buried by the eruption in A.D. 79 corresponds with records of the Roman emperor's death in A.D. 14.

It's not known who was buried in the tomb, but one expert says it was probably the Chu state ruler.

The chest could help archaeologists understand the fire and explosion that sank the vessel.

Archaeologists think veneration of the freshwater spring started in Neolithic times.

The research notes similarities between the carvings in southern Peru and the ayahuasca-induced art of the Amazon's Tucano people.

The research found evidence of the "incaprettamento" method of murder at 14 Neolithic sites in Europe.

The skull modifications were found on the skeletons of three women buried on Gotland almost 1,000 years ago.

Research suggests a fox buried with hunter-gatherers 1,500 years ago had a "strong bond" with humans.

The walls, discovered on a partially submerged isthmus, were exposed by recent low tides.

Researchers suggest ancient quarry sites in Israel were favored because they were close to elephant migration routes.

The researchers compared Ötzi's ancient tattoos with modern tattoos made using different techniques on the skin of one of the authors.

Researchers say the finds could help them understand the political and social changes going on in China during the Warring States period.

Three newfound brick tombs date to the Golden Khanate, a non-Chinese people who ruled in northern China centuries ago.