Spain’s National Research Council has presented the incredible findings of an excavation which brings greater understanding of an ancient and enigmatic civilization that emerged in southern Spain several centuries before Christ.Â
A giant megalithic complex of more than 500 standing stones has been discovered in southern Spain, which archaeologists believe could be one of the largest in Europe.
Researchers said Thursday they have located the first tomb of Christopher Columbus, the 15th century navigator who began European incursions into the Americas, in the central Spanish city of Valladolid.
Neanderthals, long perceived to have been unsophisticated and brutish, really did paint stalagmites in a Spanish cave more than 60,000 years ago, according to a study published on Monday.
A fisherman has stumbled across a medieval religious treasure while fishing in shallow waters in a river near the pilgrimage city of Santiago de Compostela.
Forensic experts will begin testing 15 skeletons uncovered at an ancient Spanish chapel this week to see if any
belong to 16th-century Irish rebel chief Red Hugh O'Donnell.
Colombia on Friday opens bidding for investors willing to retrieve billions of dollars in gold and silver from an 18th century ship wreck off the country's Caribbean coast.
Archeologists in Mexico said Monday they have unearthed what they believe was a dwelling where upper class Aztecs who resisted the Spanish conquest tried to preserve their customs and traditions.
It's dark and surprisingly warm in a cave in western Spain that hides our most intimate connection to the prehistoric past – hand silhouettes painted tens of thousands of years ago.
The first DNA analysis of 2,500-year-old remains from one of the great early civilizations of the Middle East, the Phoenicians, has shown the man had European heritage, researchers said on Wednesday.
Engineers installing lampposts in Mexico City's historic center have discovered a stone slab covering the tomb of one of the first Catholic priests following the 1519-1521 Spanish conquest.
The first examination of a long-extinct Neanderthal's Y chromosome suggests that fertility problems may have prevented Neanderthal men from successfully mating with modern human females, researchers said on Thursday.
A Galician town whose website ended up promoting a "clitoris festival" when translated by Google, is considering making an official complaint to the company.
