Far below the waves off the coast of Brittany, France, divers have mapped a massive stone barrier that should not exist, at least not according to the standard story of early European prehistory.

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A dry stone wall is a purposeful pile of rocks, held in place by friction and gravity rather than mortar. It’s one of the oldest building methods known to mankind, used over millennia to construct ...

Researchers have recently made a remarkable discovery along the River Nile in Egypt and Sudan. A report shared by Phys.org tells us that the experts have uncovered a vast network of stone walls that ...

In the summer of 1976, a ground fire burned through a vegetated area on the island of Guernsey, revealing a granite slab protruding from a high mound of earth. The ensuing excavation revealed an ...

A low stone wall nearly a kilometre long has been found 21 metres below the surface of the Baltic Sea off the German coast. The wall is thought to have been built around 11,000 years ago to channel ...

Archaeologists have discovered dozens of ancient "stone grenades" along the iconic Great Wall of China, according to a report. Researchers made the find in the ruins of a building located in a section ...

The prehistoric fortresses are each located near key water features, and some are connected to additional settlements. There’s a varying complexity to the sites, but the researchers believe they ...

French artist Jean Charles Blais had a surprise when he discovered an ancient engraved stone beneath the plaster of his studio wall during repairs for a water leak. Located on the French Riviera, ...

A pair of ancient tombs featuring paintings of Greek mythological characters, in one of the world’s oldest urban areas, will soon be open to the public. Located in the Israeli coastal city of Ashkelon ...