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 ...

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 ...

The remains of a long-lost vessel once described by the ancient Greek historian Herodotus have been discovered by researchers off the northern coast of Egypt. The ship, called a baris, was detailed by ...

CAIRO — An American-Italian team of archeologists has found the remains of 4,000-year-old ships that used to carry cargo between Pharaonic Egypt and the mysterious land of Punt, the Supreme Council of ...

Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered the wreck of an extremely rare vessel that traveled the Nile around 2,500 years ago, solving an ancient puzzle. The barge is one of more than 70 wrecks found in ...

Did you know they found ships in the middle of the desert that are older than the pyramids? Sounds crazy, right? These ancient ships were discovered in Egypt, buried near the Nile River, and they date ...

NARRATOR: The ancient Egyptians created some of the greatest wonders on Earth—pyramids, temples, statues—but they are far less known for their mastery of the sea. CHERYL WARD (Coastal Carolina ...

An archaeological survey expedition called the Black Sea Maritime Archaeological Project discovered a shipwreck about 80km (49.7 miles) from the Bulgarian city of Burgas. A pair of remotely operated ...