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The exterior of the catacomb that the Egyptian-Japanese team discovered. It was constructed almost 2,000 years ago at a time when the Romans ruled Egypt.

Magnificent Egyptian Catacomb Reveals Carvings of a 'Worthy' Woman and Her Pet

By Owen Jarus

Almost 2,000 years ago, at a time when the Romans ruled Egypt, a woman named "Demetria" was laid to rest in a magnificently decorated catacomb at Saqqara in Egypt.

Example of the millions of votive mummies presented as offerings by pilgrims to the god Thoth.

Ancient Egyptians May Have Corralled Millions of Wild Birds to Sacrifice and Turn into Mummies

By Nicoletta Lanese

New DNA evidence suggests that Egyptians captured wild birds for millions of ritualistic sacrifices, rather than farming the animals.

The wreck of HMS Urge was found at a depth of 430 feet (130 meters) off the coast of the Mediterranean island of Malta.

Wreck of Famous British Sub Sunk by Germans in WWII Discovered Off Malta

By Tom Metcalfe

The wreck of a Royal Navy submarine that mysteriously disappeared with 44 people on board during World War II has been discovered off the Mediterranean island of Malta.

The salvagers hope many of the 900 or so bottles of brandy and liqueur will still be drinkable after 102 years at the bottom of the Baltic Sea.

Czar's Booze Discovered on Ship Sunk by a U-Boat in the Baltic Sea in 1917

By Tom Metcalfe

Hundreds of bottles of cognac and Benedictine liqueur have been salvaged from a ship sunk by a German U-boat in the Baltic Sea in 1917.

An artist's impression of an alternative history of Berlin, if the wall between East and West had never been brought down.

What If the Berlin Wall Had Not Fallen in 1989?

By All About History

Thirty years ago this November, the fall of the Berlin Wall marked the end of the Cold War — but what would have happened if East and West remained divided?

This facial reconstruction of a Viking woman's skull shows a deep head wound, possibly sustained during battle.

Battle-Scarred Viking Shield-Maiden Gets Facial Reconstruction for First Time

By Brandon Specktor

Scientists reconstructed the face of a battle-scarred Viking shield-maiden for the first time ever.

a painting of Basina of Thuringia marrying Childeric I, by a 15th century painter

The Catholic Church Made You 'Weird.' That's Not a Bad Thing.

By Stephanie Pappas

The policies of the medieval Catholic clergy may be responsible for modern psychology in the West.

Artwork of a family of Australopithecus africanus hominins in a forest.

Ancient Ape with 'Human Legs' and 'Orangutan Arms' Moved Like No Other Creature on Earth

By Charles Q. Choi

This weird locomotion has never been seen until now.

The east end of the tunnel, where the water exited, was decorated in petroglyphs and stucco reliefs.

17th-Century Tunnel Decorated with Pre-Hispanic Carvings Discovered in Mexico

By Yasemin Saplakoglu

Archaeologists have uncovered a 17th-century tunnel filled with indigenous rock carvings in the city of Ecatepec in Mexico.

A group of researchers used a CT scan to examine the insides of this ancient Egyptian cat mummy held at the Museum of Fine Arts of Rennes in France.

Inside Ancient Egyptian Cat Mummy, Archaeologists Find the Remains of 3 Cats

By Yasemin Saplakoglu

Scans of the inside of an ancient cat mummy revealed that the 2,500-year-old feline supposedly resting within wasn't a single animal.

This satellite image was taken on July 31, 2019 by the WorldView-2 satellite. The red arrows show a surviving section of the Gawri Wall.

Ancient 70-Mile-Long Wall Found in Western Iran. But Who Built It?

By Owen Jarus

Archaeologists have identified the remains of a stone wall in Iran about the length of the famous Hadrian's Wall that was built across England by the Romans.

A cave at Creswell Crags in the U.K. contained hundreds of marks upon its walls, carved to ward off evil.

Centuries-Old 'Witch Marks' in Hidden Cave Can Finally Be Seen ... in 3D

By Mindy Weisberger

A cave that held hundreds of carved medieval wards against evil was inaccessible to the public — until now.

The mummified hand of Otzi the iceman, who died in the Alps some 5,300 years ago.

Ötzi the Iceman's Unfortunate Last Journey Possibly Uncovered

By Stephanie Pappas

The mummified body of Ötzi the Iceman was discovered alongside 75 different species of mosses and liverworts, some of which he carried with him.

The 10-inch-tall panel portrait "The Mocking of Christ" shows Jesus surrounded by a horde of unhappy men.

Jesus Painting Bound for the Dump Is Lost Renaissance Masterpiece Worth $27 Million

By Brandon Specktor

A 13th-century painting that hung over an elderly French woman's hot plate for years has sold at auction for $26.8 million.

Researchers think the bones were buried in the 1850s, to avoid the penalties of a law restricting the grisly practice of "anatomising" – which culminated in 16 murders by William Burke and William Hare to sell the corpses for anatomical lectures.

Medical Students May Have Secretly Practiced on Human Bodies Found in 19th-Century Burial in Scotland

By Tom Metcalfe

The northern aurora lights up the sky over the Gulf of Finland.

Assyrian Tablets Contain Earliest Written Record of Aurora’s Sky Glow

By Mindy Weisberger

Cuneiform tablets from ancient Assyria dating to 679 B.C. contain the earliest written record of an aurora.

Kids dressed up as zombies for Halloween.

History of Halloween

By Benjamin Radford

Halloween has its roots in a pagan harvest festival, while different traditions were added throughout the years.

The Bayeux Tapestry tells the story of the Norman conquest of England in 1066.

Mystery of 15th-Century Bayeux Tapestry Solved

By Stephanie Pappas

The Bayeux Tapestry's real home base has been identified in the Bayeux Cathedral in Normandy.

A digital facial reconstruction reveals the face of "Skeleton 125," or "SK125," a man who lived in medieval Scotland and died when he was about 46 years old.

Medieval Scottish Man Who Died 600 Years Ago Was Short and Balding, with Bad Teeth and Back Problems

By Mindy Weisberger

Archaeologists have reconstructed the weathered face of a middle-age man who died more than 600 years ago and was buried in Aberdeen, Scotland.

Leonardo da Vinci's "Salvator Mundi" sold for $450 million in 2017.

World’s Most Expensive Painting, Allegedly by Da Vinci, Could Reappear in the Louvre This Week

By Yasemin Saplakoglu

It's unlikely, but not impossible, that "Salvator Mundi" will be at the Louvre's upcoming da Vinci exhibition,