Creepy sculpture with human faces is even older than experts thought By Owen Jarus A human-shaped wooden idol decorated with an eerie human face and considered the oldest of its kind ever discovered may date back even further in time, researchers now say.
10 influential women in history By All About History From politics to protests, women have shaped the world we live in today. These 10 stand out above the rest.
King Tut's father revealed in stunning facial reconstruction By Mindy Weisberger An astonishingly lifelike facial reconstruction reveals the face of an enigmatic mummy who may have been the biological father of the renowned pharaoh Tutankhamen.
Did a scholar really find an early copy of the Ten Commandments? By Owen Jarus A biblical text dismissed as a forgery in the 19th century is not only authentic but is actually a predecessor to the Book of Deuteronomy, a scholar now says. Not everyone agrees.
Ancient Maya power broker died in obscurity, hieroglyphics show By Laura Geggel Hieroglyphics in a stairway near a burial tell the tale of an elite Maya ambassador's life.
$35 yard sale bowl sells for over $700,000 By Yasemin Saplakoglu A $35 bowl sold at a yard sale was estimated to be worth up to $500,000. It sold for over $700,000.
Medieval bishop's palace unearthed in England By Yasemin Saplakoglu A construction crew hired to build a run-of-the-mill bungalow unexpectedly discovered a medieval bishop's palace.
Early Christian monks' quarters and churches found in Egypt By Laura Geggel Archaeologists in Egypt have found three early churches and the living quarters of monks.
6,000 WWII-era bomb craters mapped in Poland By Mindy Weisberger Approximately 40,000 bombs were dropped on Poland's Koźle Basin during WWII, targeting industrial plants operated by the Nazis.
Biblical scroll discovered in 'Cave of Horror' in Israel By Owen Jarus Fragments of a biblical scroll dating back 1,900 years have been discovered in the "Cave of Horror" in the Judean Desert in Israel.
Scientists unlock the 'Cosmos' on the Antikythera Mechanism, the world's first computer By Ben Turner Scientists may have finally made a complete digital model for the Cosmos panel of a 2,000-year-old mechanical device called the Antikythera mechanism that's believed to be the world's first computer.
11-year-old boy discovers biblical-era amulet during Negev Desert hike By Mindy Weisberger A boy's desert hike with his family led to the discovery of a rare statuette of a bare-breasted woman, used as a protective amulet during the biblical era.
What fueled humans' big brains? Controversial paper proposes new hypothesis. By Stephanie Pappas A new hypothesis argues that as animals shrank over the Pleistocene, human brains grew. But brain evolution may not have been that simple.
'Powerful, maybe even frightening' woman with diadem may have ruled in Bronze Age Spain By Laura Geggel A Bronze Age woman buried with a silver diadem may have ruled a kingdom in what is now southeastern Spain.
Gold and precious gems unearthed in a 5th-century grave in Bohemia By Mindy Weisberger Archaeologists in the Czech Republic recently discovered a 1,600-year-old grave holding the remains of a woman and several precious artifacts.
Power technicians discover secret medieval tunnel under footpath in Wales By Harry Baker Secret medieval tunnels have been accidentally unearthed in Wales by electrical workers digging a hole in a customer's back yard.
1st COVID-19 vaccine vial used in the US headed to museum By Rachael Rettner The historic shot was administered to New York nurse Sandra Lindsay on Dec. 14.
