History Archive
07 January 2013, 11:54 AM ET
Little shoes from Roman Army barracks in Britain
05 January 2013, 01:04 PM ET
New secrets surface of the Antikythera shipwreck discovered a century ago.
05 January 2013, 12:41 PM ET
Researchers find more artifacts and possibly another sunken ship at the Antikythera site.
04 January 2013, 07:06 AM ET
Here's a look at some of the most rancorous government clashes.
03 January 2013, 12:50 PM ET
Congressional history is anything but placid.
03 January 2013, 09:28 AM ET
New archaeological evidence shows how the city's inhabitants took advantage of what little water reached the desert region.
03 January 2013, 09:07 AM ET
It's a mystery as to why royal women in Kush wanted to be depicted with a "double chin."
02 January 2013, 04:10 PM ET
DNA analysis solved the puzzle of Carin Goering's whereabouts.
02 January 2013, 01:38 PM ET
An embalmed head thought to belong to French King Henry IV matches dried blood taken during the execution of King Louis XVI, confirming the identity of both kings.
02 January 2013, 12:34 PM ET
Dried blood found in a squash belongs to Louis XVI and is genetically similar to that found in an embalmed head, a new study suggests
31 December 2012, 01:30 PM ET
The ancient human ancestor was meticulous about its clothing.
28 December 2012, 11:35 AM ET
Recent archaeological discoveries reveal that primitive alcohol may have been a social lubricant for Stone Age people too
27 December 2012, 01:52 PM ET
Archaeologists say they've discovered a 2,750-year-old temple along with a cache of vessels and figurines.
27 December 2012, 11:05 AM ET
The dazzling, jewel-encrusted bauble was designed for Chinese aristocrats.
27 December 2012, 10:03 AM ET
The hobbit's face was unveiled and we found out humans had sex with various other hominids.
20 December 2012, 06:31 PM ET
The human skulls had been mutilated to look strangely alien, elongate and pointy at the back.
20 December 2012, 06:04 PM ET
The earliest Egyptian kings are buried here. Much of the site is still unexplored.
20 December 2012, 10:01 AM ET
There were many more giants than the wee ones in dinosaur land.
20 December 2012, 09:12 AM ET
Killing or trying to kill a mass of people is neither a modern nor a uniquely American phenomenon.
19 December 2012, 05:33 PM ET
DNA evidence may link them to another mass murder.
18 December 2012, 05:39 PM ET
New research suggests the pharaoh likely had his throat slit by conspirators in his harem.
18 December 2012, 03:27 PM ET
Egyptian king Ramesses III likely had his throat slit by conspirators in his harem.
14 December 2012, 08:03 AM ET
The device was found lodged in the skull of an ancient female Egyptian mummy.
14 December 2012, 07:18 AM ET
The mummy had a brain-removal tool lodged in her skull.
13 December 2012, 12:00 PM ET
Thousands of terracotta soldiers stand ready for battle near the tomb of China's first emperor.