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.
History of Halloween By Benjamin Radford Halloween has its roots in a pagan harvest festival, while different traditions were added throughout the years.
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.
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.
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,
Bringing Ancient Mesopotamia to Life By All About History How building a narrative around ancient artifacts is bringing Mesopotamia to life.
Why Witches Are Usually Women By Bridget Marshall From the Salem witch trials to today's "witch hunts," women are front and center because they are considered powerless and more easily swayed by demons.
The World's Oldest Pearl Was Just Discovered on an Island in the Persian Gulf By Yasemin Saplakoglu The pearl dates back 8,000 years to the Neolithic period — the last stage of the Stone Age
Ancient City of 'Mahendraparvata' Hidden Beneath Cambodian Jungle By Yasemin Saplakoglu Archaeologists have mapped the ancient city of Mahendraparvata, hidden beneath thick vegetation on a Cambodian mountain not far from the temple of Angkor Wat.
Archaeologists Identify 'Lost' Jerusalem Street Built by Pontius Pilate — the Man Who Condemned Jesus to Death By Owen Jarus Archaeologists have identified a grand street in Jerusalem that was built by Pontius Pilate, the Roman prefect of Judea who is famous for overseeing the trial and crucifixion of Jesus.
30 Perfectly Preserved Coffins Holding Ancient Egyptian Priest Mummies Discovered By Owen Jarus Archaeologists have unearthed 30 sealed wooden coffins with mummies inside at "El-Assasif," an ancient necropolis near Luxor, Egypt.
In Photos: 'Cachette of the Priests' Discovered in Luxor By Owen Jarus Archaeologists near Luxor, Egypt, have discovered 30 sealed wooden coffins with mummies inside, some of which belonged to ancient Egyptian priests. Here are photos of the findings.
Long-Lost WWII Ship Found at the Bottom of the Pacific Ocean By Nicoletta Lanese The Kaga sank during the historic Battle of Midway, along with six other vessels.
The Man Who Found the Titanic Just Ended His Search for Amelia Earhart's Lost Plane By Yasemin Saplakoglu Two weeks and a multimillion-dollar search later, Robert Ballard said he has found no hint of it.
17th-Century Dutch Smugglers' Shipwreck Comes to Life in Virtual Reality By Mindy Weisberger A virtual dive of a 17th-century shipwreck explores the remains of a ship used by the Dutch to secretly trade with Iceland.
4,000-Year-Old Mummies Showed Early Signs of Heart Disease By Mindy Weisberger Five mummies dating to 4,000 years ago had cholesterol buildup in their arteries, hinting that humans have been susceptible to heart disease since ancient times.
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
