A mysterious clay figurine dating back 7,000 years was recently discovered in the Arabian Gulf — and it bears a striking resemblance to modern depictions of alien visitors to Earth.

For over a century, the artifact has been ... They found that this 3,000-year-old arrowhead contained aluminum-26 isotopes, which are not naturally found on Earth, along with an iron and nickel ...

But even 3.3m years-old tools are archaeological spring chickens when it comes to some of the items to be found on Earth. BBC Bitesize spoke to Dr Natasha Almeida, curator of meteorites at London ...

Archaeologists recently discovered the oldest ... was found on a porcelain bowl, was discovered during a joint excavation between the IAA and the Protestant Institute of Archaeology. The artifact ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. Without its magnetic field, life on Earth would not be possible since this ...

According to an announcement from the city of Frankfurt, it’s the oldest Christian artifact ever found north of the Alps. The silver amulet was buried with a man in his 30s or 40s who died ...

A stone artifact dating to around 2,000 years ago that appears to have writing on it is causing a stir in the world of academia as the find could constitute the oldest example of written language ...

A black mark on a stone artifact believed to be the oldest known written character ... The stone artifact, 9 centimeters long and 7.5 cm wide, was found at the Tawayama ruins in Matsue, Shimane ...

Scientists have identified the world's oldest asteroid ... crater about half the age of Earth, researchers say. Their conclusion was reached by testing minerals found in rocks at the site.