The unsuspecting homeowner probably had no idea his discovery would lead to New York state's find of the decade.

A cannon from the 16th Century expedition of Spanish explorer Vázquez de Coronado has been discovered in Arizona.

A strange object has been found at the feet of a melting glacier, baffling both archaeologists and local experts.

A rare 2,700-year-old archeolgical find confirms the longtime settlement of Jersulam by the Jewish people.

When it was first discovered in 1913, nobody recognized its significance. Today, people look at the stone much differently.

An ancient object resembling the "Holy Grail" was discovered at the site where an Indiana Jones film about the Grail was set.

"As far as I know, the last time one of these was found during excavations was around 100 years ago," archaeologist Gerald Grabherr said.

DNA testing done on a mysterious secluded mass grave in India seems to have created more questions than it answered.

"And that night the angel of the Lord went out and struck down 185,000 in the camp of the Assyrians," the Bible says in 2 Kings 19.

Stones excavated from the site of a historic church in Israel revealed engravings of ships Christian pilgrims traveled on 1,500 years ago.