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'Find of a lifetime': 15th-century gold and silver coins discovered by amateur metal detectorists in Scotland
By Jess Thomson published
A collection of over 30 gold and silver English and Scottish coins from throughout the 1400s were discovered near the Scotland border by hobbyist metal detectorists.

Onfim's doodle: A 13th-century kid's self-portrait on horseback, slaying an enemy
By Kristina Killgrove published
More than 800 years ago, a Russian boy named Onfim sketched himself on his schoolwork.

Pet cats arrived in China via the Silk Road 1,400 years ago, ancient DNA study finds
By Sascha Pare published
How and when domestic cats arrived in China has been a mystery. A new analysis of cat DNA suggests traders and diplomats likely carried the pets with them along the Silk Road 1,400 years ago.

Northwestern Morocco was inhabited long before the Phoenicians arrived, 4,200-year-old settlement reveals
By Owen Jarus published
An archaeological site in the area dates back about 4,200 years.

Was medieval armor bulletproof?
By Owen Jarus published
The metal suits worn by knights during the Middle Ages were originally designed to protect against weapons such as swords. But could medieval armor also stop bullets?

28,000-year-old Neanderthal-and-human 'Lapedo child' lived tens of thousands of years after our closest relatives went extinct
By Kristina Killgrove published
Researchers used a novel method of radiocarbon dating to figure out the age of the Lapedo child, who had both Neanderthal and human traits.

Massive Mesopotamian canal network unearthed in Iraq
By Patrick Pester published
Researchers have identified an extensive Mesopotamian canal network that supplied ancient farms in the Eridu region with water from the Euphrates river before the first millennium B.C.

29,000-year-old remains of child unearthed in Thailand cave with 'symbols of blood and power'
By Kristina Killgrove published
The skeleton of a Stone Age child discovered in Thailand is rewriting what experts know about the prehistory of the area.
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