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Pompeii Graffiti May Rewrite Time Line of Vesuvius Eruption
October 18, 2018 | ArticleArchaeologists have long debated when the volcano blew its top and covered surrounding Roman settlements in ash.
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Do Canadian Carvings Depict Vikings? Removing Mammal Fat May Tell
October 16, 2018 | ArticleCarvings uncovered in the Canadian Arctic may be the earliest portraits of the Vikings created in the Americas.
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Jewelry Worn by Marie Antoinette Is Yours — To Try on in New York City
October 15, 2018 | ArticleWant to Feel Like Royalty?
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Viking Ship and Cemetery Found Buried in Norway
October 15, 2018 | ArticleArchaeologists discovered the anomaly using radar scans of an area in Østfold County.
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Photos: Ancient Tomb of 'Grand Lady' Discovered in China
October 15, 2018 | Image AlbumArchaeologists in China have uncovered the tomb of a 900-year-old "Grand Lady," along with various artifacts, such as the remains of a model house.
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Child 'Vampire' Was Buried 1,550 Years Ago in Italy
October 14, 2018 | ArticleA 1,550-year-old "vampire burial" of a child with a rock stuffed into his or her mouth has been discovered in an ancient cemetery in Lugnano, Italy.
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900-Year-Old 'Grand Lady' Skeleton Emerges from Watery Coffin
October 14, 2018 | ArticleThe exquisitely preserved skeleton still had hair and fingernails. Inside her coffin was a tiny dollhouse.
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Did Vesuvius Victims' Brains Really Boil and Their Skulls Explode?
October 12, 2018 | ArticleA new paper challenges the idea that many victims of Vesuvius were asphyxiated.
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Photos: The Bones of Mount Vesuvius
October 12, 2018 | Image AlbumNew research suggests that some victims of the Mount Vesuvius eruption in Herculaneum died almost instantly from heat shock.
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Giant, Prehistoric Bird Chowed Down on This Neanderthal Child's Bones
October 10, 2018 | ArticleOne Neanderthal child had a very bad day about 115,000 years ago. The child died — that much is certain — and the bones were gulped down and digested by a giant, prehistoric bird, according to archaeologists in Poland.
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