A Viking metal rod which left experts baffled for more than a century has finally been identified as a ‘magic wand’ used by a witch to cast spells. The staff, which was found in a ninth-century grave, is curved at the end – causing it to be misidentified …

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Egyptian archaeologists discovered the tomb of a priest dating back more than 4,400 years in the pyramid complex of Saqqara south of the capital Cairo. Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Enany told an audience of invited guests, including AFP reporters: “It …

A gold prospector has found a gold nugget worth $4,000 buried two feet underground. The prospector, known as Bill M, found the 50g nugget on a private property in the Ballarat area, south-west Victoria, last week. The exact location remains a secret. …

Archaeologists have unearthed more than two million copper coins from an ancient complex of tombs in the Xinjian District of China. The 2,000-year-old money, which bears Chinese symbols, characters, and a square hole in the centre, was found at a dig …

Inside a clear piece of amber, there is a small prayer mantis, frozen forever in time. The piece, which measures just slightly over one inch tall, was sold via Heritage Auctions for $6,000 in 2016. The pristine piece of amber, which comes from the Dominican …

The loving embrace of a mother and child has lasted 4,000 years, as Chinese archaeologists found when they discovered their interlocked skeletons. The mother is believed to have been trying to protect her child during a powerful earthquake that hit Qinghai …

A Yorkshire couple is set to be £250,000 richer after finding gold coins underneath their kitchen floor. The anonymous pair uncovered a remarkable haul of 264 coins at their 18th century detached property in the village of Ellerby, North Yorkshire. The …

Creatures from legends occasionally turned out to be real. While some of these “legendary creatures” turned out to be normal animals, others were exactly how we imagined them. Among the creatures we found was the legendary hellhound. Animals, like dogs, …