discovery

offbeat

Giant swastika made of concrete excavated on Hamburg sports field

At four-by-four metres in size, the swastika had remained hidden underground for decades. That is, until a construction worker discovered it on Friday.

teeth

9.7 million-year-old ape teeth found in Germany open debate about human history

A team of archaeologists in southwestern Germany uncovered teeth millions of years old likely belonging to an ancient Euroasian primate in September last year. But after the find was made official on Friday, discussion over the understanding of our earliest history opened up.

science

German scientists find oldest-ever fossil tortoise

Palaeontologists in south-western Germany have made an incredible discovery – the oldest ever tortoise fossil in the world, clocking in at a whopping 240 million years.

treasure

Bavarian archaeologists find 250-year-old pretzel

Archaeologists have made a remarkable - and delicious - discovery in Bavaria, where during an excavation they dug up a 250 year-old pretzel.