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ruins of babylon as seen in 1932
The riddles were recently decoded, though nobody is sure where the originals are located.
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Alfred Russel Wallace's bug collection
An antique cabinet acquired inadvertently by a Washington, D.C. lawyer turned out to hold Alfred Russel Wallace's col...
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The Y-shaped Roman structure, discovered in eastern England in the Norfolk area, can be seen in this aerial shot. Nothing like it has been discovered before from the Roman Empire.
Archaeologists say the structure has no parallels but may have been a temple or place for a ceremony.
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Ancient corncob evidence next to ruler.
The oldest known corncobs in South America were discovered at two sites on Peru's northern coast.
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The sinking cruise ship Costa Concordia
What the sinkings of two giant ships have and don't have in common
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beer production tablet
tle is known about the brewing process of Sumerian beer.
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