We imagine the ancient world as one made of stone. Marble temples, megalithic structures, and rock-hewn tombs dominate the modern image of the pre-modern period. That image is, of course, an ...

A new survey of an iconic ancient shipwreck off the coast of Greece has revealed new treasures — and the remains of a second sunken vessel — more than 2,000 years after it plunged to the bottom of the ...

Archaeologists recently plunged into the Mediterranean Sea to investigate a shipwreck site that dates back over 2,000 years. The expedition to the Antikythera shipwreck, which is located in the Aegean ...

Beneath the waters of Alexandria’s harbor, on Egypt’s Mediterranean coast, an ancient 'party boat' has been found.

Often archaeologists dig beneath the earth to learn about the past; however, there is another place that holds objects that ...

Archaeologists and divers returned to the 2,000-year-old Antikythera wreck in Greece and found dozens of artifacts, photos show. Photo from Return to Antikythera Off the coast of a Greek island sits ...

Human remains found on an ancient shipwreck will give researchers a glimpse into the past that was thought to be lost, according to researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic institute. The ...

An ancient city now lies submerged beneath Alexandria’s eastern harbor, on Egypt’s Mediterranean coast. The rising sea levels ...

Dutch maritime investigators searching for missing containers washed overboard during a North Sea storm have accidentally stumbled on a 16th-century shipwreck, the oldest such a find to date, ...

Scientists believe the find could push the boundaries of DNA analysis. Divers work next to skeletal remains found at an ancient shipwreck near the island of Antikythera, Greece, Sept. 6, 2016. Greek ...