Bloody, Defeated Gladiator Drips Gore in Gruesome Fresco Uncovered at Pompeii By Mindy Weisberger Archaeologists recently discovered a colorful fresco of fighting gladiators on a tavern wall in Pompeii.
Bones Filled with Marrow Served as Prehistoric Humans' 'Cans of Soup' By Mindy Weisberger Around 400,000 years ago, humans set aside bones filled with tasty grease and marrow, storing them like canned soup for later meals.
2 Mummies Unearthed in Ancient Egyptian Cemetery Where King Tut and Other Royalty Were Buried By Owen Jarus Two mummies have been unearthed in Egypt's Valley of the Kings, the cemetery holding the tomb of King Tut and other Egyptian royalty.
Da Vinci's Forgotten Design for the Longest Bridge in the World Proves What a Genius He Was By Yasemin Saplakoglu Had da Vinci's bridge been built, the bridge would have been incredibly sturdy
Why Humans' Extinct 'Hobbit' Relatives Were So Small By José Alexandre Felizola Diniz-Filho, Pasquale Raia The diminutive size of the extinct human relative called the Hobbit, or Homo floresiensis, could come down to really fast evolution.
Lost Version of '50 Shades' of Medieval Erotica Is Rediscovered By Stephanie Pappas Researchers have rediscovered an early version of a medieval popular romance with a steamy sex scene.
Photos: Hidden Ruins of an Old Scottish Whisky Distillery By Tom Metcalfe These ruined stone buildings hidden in the forest in the Scottish Highlands would have been an ideal site for making illicit whisky.
Hidden Scottish Ruins May Have Been Illegal Whisky Stills, Says Archaeologist By Tom Metcalfe Mystery surrounds a group of ruined stone buildings hidden in a remote forest in the Scottish Highlands, with an archaeologist suggesting they were once an illegal whisky distillery.
Ancient Megalopolis Uncovered in Israel Was the 'New York City' of Its Time Period By Yasemin Saplakoglu Archeologists recently discovered an ancient lost city in Hasharon, north of Tel Aviv.
Ancient 'Curse of the Dancer' Deciphered, Revealing Backstabbing Rivals By Owen Jarus A Greek engraving on a 1,500-year-old lead tablet discovered in the ruins of an ancient theater in Israel has finally been deciphered.
Ancient Egyptian Temple from Reign of King Ptolemy IV Unearthed Along Nile River By Stephanie Pappas Excavations for a sewer system inadvertently unearthed a 2,200-year-old temple in Egypt from the reign of King Ptolemy IV.
Inscription Reveals Final Years of Life in Pompeii Before the City Was Buried in Ash By Owen Jarus In the decades before the city of Pompeii was buried in ash by the cataclysmic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79, everyday life was filled with parties and struggles.
Skeleton of Ancient Sports Fan and Head-Shaped Jar Found in Bulgarian Grave By Owen Jarus The skeleton of an ancient sports fan was discovered alongside an 1,800-year-old jar shaped like the head of a wrestler or boxer who may have had his nose broken, archaeologists reported.
Grave of Romani Baby Taken Prisoner During WWII Discovered at Former Nazi Camp By Tom Metcalfe The find shows, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that Nazis used the Czech camp to imprison Roma people.
Babies Drank from Ancient 'Sippy Cups' Thousands of Years Ago By Mindy Weisberger Graves of children dating to the Bronze Age and the Iron Age in what is now Bavaria held small pots with spouts that were likely used to feed milk to infants and toddlers.
How Does Impeachment Work? By Stephanie Pappas Will President Trump be impeached? Here's a look at what impeachment means, how it works and who has been impeached.
Mysterious Megastructures of the Elusive Tripolye Culture Unearthed in Ukraine By Stephanie Pappas Large "megastructures" built by the Stone-Age Tripolye culture in Europe were used for storage, food prep, eating and everyday activities.
This Ancient Sea Monster Could Do the Breaststroke By Yasemin Saplakoglu Gigantic ancient sea monsters may have been great at the breaststroke.
12 Bizarre Medieval Trends By Frances White From pigs on trial to hairless faces, discover what went viral in the Middle Ages.
The 'Spanish Stonehenge' Is Above Water for the First Time in 50 Years By Brandon Specktor Visit now — soon, this megalithic monument will return to the water again.
