Nov. 3 -- Four Roman-era shipwrecks, including one elaborately hand-carved wooden vessel, have been discovered in the depths of the Black Sea, members of a National Geographic expedition announced ...

European researchers recently discovered several ancient shipwrecks in Greek waters, some of which date back thousands of years. The shipwrecks were discovered in the waters surrounding the island of ...

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 ...

Can you believe it? In a stunning twist of history, ancient ships older than the pyramids have been unearthed in the Egyptian desert! These remarkable vessels, dating back over 5,000 years, were found ...

LIMASSOL, Cyprus -- Cyprus and Greece on Sunday launched a replica of an ancient ship as a symbol of hope the Mediterranean island, divided between the Greek and Turkish Cypriots, soon will be ...

JERUSALEM — A rare 2,500-year-old marble discus was found last week by an Israeli lifeguard diving in the underwater antiquities site of Yavne-Yam, an ancient port city settled in the middle Bronze ...

Ancient relics, prehistoric treasures and medieval villages are among the underwater artifacts that have resurfaced as water levels around the world plunge because of drought. Europe is facing record ...

China's cultural heritage protection department has begun to salvage an 800-year-old ship, the most precious ancient ship found so far in the world. The sunken ship, which dates back to the early ...

India is celebrating an ancient maritime tradition by launching a ship stitched together using coir ropes and natural resins. This vessel, constructed with techniques dating back to the 5th century, ...