Scientists have made a haunting and oddly poetic discovery that shows that even tens of millions of years ago, life — and death — was stranger than fiction. Here's all we know about the ancient zombie fungi discovery.

Prehistoric horror: 99-million-year-old ‘zombie’ fungus found bursting from insect heads

The team started looking for a city named Tharais, which dates back to the Byzantine Empire. The work started in 2021, and after four years of research, the archaeologists think they might have found it.

The lost city of Tharais once part of Jordan's Holy Lands has been found

Mass grave in French cave has too many males, too few females. Why?

Roman-era ring, engraved with image of goddess, found abandoned in Israel's ancient quarry

Archaeologists discover a massive 7000-year-old pre-historic settlement in Serbia

Construction workers discover 1,800-year-old Roman statue in parking lot

Braving bitter cold and wind, archaeologists in Serbia survey the site of an ancient Roman triumphal arch, one of only a handful in the Balkans, that dates back to the third century. Watch this video for all details.

Roman triumphal arch unearthed by Serbian archaeologists

Palestinian archaeologists have found another big lead at the Gaza roman cemetery. They have discovered four tombs and two coffins made of lead. It is being looked at as a big development in understanding the history of the Gaza strip. But there is bad news too. Excavation work has been stopped on the site.

Four tombs were discovered in the Roman necropolis in Gaza

Peru: Archaeologists find pre-Hispanic, pre-Incan worshipping site

Locals left stunned as 16th-century church emerges from dried up Mexican reservoir

Israel: Opium residue discovered in 3,500-year-old pottery, proves narcotic use in funeral

40,000 year-old stone-age culture found in China

Amazing discovery: 1900 year old body of a crucifixion victim, discovered in England

A mummy found in Peru is on display at San Marcos University in Lima. It is thought to be between 800 and 1200 years old. Peruvian archaeologists disclosed the finding of human remains in an underground tomb with ceramics and ornaments.

Peru: 1,200 years old Mummy revealed

Diver finds 900-year-old crusader sword off Israel coast

Brooklyn Museum returns 1,305 artefacts to Costa Rica

3,200-year-old temple mural of spider god in Peru identified

Spain: Bronze Age burial site suggests women were among the rulers

Archaeologists unearth 'world's oldest' beer brewery in Egypt

Oldest shell horn played for first time after 17,000 years

Egypt: 4,200-year-old funerary temple for a queen discovered

Egypt on Saturday (November 14) showcased more than 100 coffins dating back 2,500 years, the latest and largest find this year in the vast burial ground of the Saqqara Necropolis.

Egypt showcases scores of 2,500-year-old coffins

Two million-year-old skull of human cousin unearthed

Egyptian archaeologists discovered more than 80 coffins on Monday (October 19) in the ancient necropolis of Saqqara, a burial ground that is also home to one of the world's oldest pyramids.

Over 80 coffins discovered in ancient Egyptian necropolis

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