Palaeontologists from Bulgaria and Macedonia are excavating the fossilised remains of a prehistoric elephant-like creature believed to pre-date the mammoth, after its bones were discovered accidentally by a man working in a field. Scientists at the Natural Science Museum of Macedonia and the Natural History Museum of Sofia, Bulgaria said they began excavating the skeleton …

Lots of ancient mysteries can never be solved due to many different reasons: the loss of evidence and data, the destruction of archaeological monuments, and so on. But National Geographic archaeologist Fredrik Hiebert thinks that we’re about to make even more wonderful discoveries that can reveal some secrets from the past. We gathered 9 mysterious …

The find, from a prehistoric lake site in Saudi Arabia, challenges the idea that modern humans did not leave Africa until 60,000 years ago. More than 85,000 years ago, the Arabian peninsula looked very different from the vast, sandy expanse people see today. The region was a lush grassland, seasonally greening with every rainy period, …

Ancient Peru was dominated by fearsome female monarchs who wielded as much power as their male counterparts for thousands of years. Research suggests women in pre-Columbian Peru played a vital role in tribal politics and were not ‘left out’ of governing decisions as some historians believe. Previous studies have suggested high-ranking women in ancient Peru …

A self portrait of Michelangelo has been discovered – hidden in one of his famous sketches for 500 years. The sketch is disguised in a drawing of the artist’s close friend, Vittoria Colonna, on display in the British Museum. An expert claims to have spotted it for the first time. He suggests the caricature of …