Fungus is destroying a buried Viking ship. Here's how Norway plans to save it. By Laura Geggel Archaeologists in Norway are racing to save a buried Viking ship from fungus.
Walter Raleigh's bloody quest for El Dorado By All About History, Mathew Lyons The Tudor explorer risked everything in his obsessive hunt for gold and glory.
Sinkhole opens near the Pantheon, revealing 2,000-year-old Roman paving stones By Laura Geggel A sinkhole that opened in front of the Pantheon in Rome has revealed 2,000-year-old stone pavers.
Amazing astronomical discoveries from ancient Greece By Gareth Dorrian, Ian Whittaker Here's a look at some of the amazing astronomical discoveries from ancient Greece. But almost as interesting as what they knew, however, is what they did not know.
Two 'warrior women' from ancient Mongolia may have helped inspire the Ballad of Mulan By Laura Geggel An ancient Mongolian cemetery held the remains of two 'warrior women.'
VE Day: The end of World War II in Europe By Callum McKelvie, All About History On May 8, 1945, Nazi Germany surrendered to the Allies, bringing an end to World War II in Europe and triggering huge celebrations around the world.
Sword fighting with Bronze Age weapons is really hard, scientists learn By Mindy Weisberger Replica swords revealed the skills that were needed in combat by ancient sword-fighters.
Welcome to Armageddon: Meet the city behind the biblical story By Owen Jarus Megiddo, a place known in the Book of Revelation as "Armageddon," was occupied between roughly 7000–300 B.C. A prophecy states that in the end times a final battle will be fought near this site.
4,200-year-old burial of Bronze Age chieftain discovered under UK skate park By Laura Geggel The Bronze Age leader's burial had a copper dagger and a 'strike-a-light kit.'
Deformed 'alien' skulls offer clues about life during the Roman Empire’s collapse By Mindy Weisberger By studying artificially deformed skulls from a graveyard dating to more than 1,000 years ago, archaeologists are piecing together clues about an ancient community's culture.
Mummy of ancient Egyptian teenager, buried in fine jewelry, discovered in Luxor By Laura Geggel This teenager was decked out in priceless jewelry.
Does an ancient street's 'solar alignment' honor Roman emperor Octavian? Scholars disagree. By Owen Jarus Scientists in Turin, Italy, have discovered that a couple of days each year, the rising sun perfectly aligns with one of the city's main streets that was constructed around 28 B.C.
Coronavirus pandemic overwhelms 'death care' industry By Vicki Daniel The coronavirus is not only controlling how we live, but increasingly what happens after we die.
Long-lost Spanish fort found on Florida island By Laura Geggel With laser and radar technology, archaeologists have uncovered a Spanish fort built more than 450 years ago in Florida.
Decapitated, kneeling skeleton found in a pit in China linked to ancient ritual sacrifice By Mindy Weisberger Archaeologists discovered a decapitated skeleton of a human sacrifice in a burial pit dating to more than 3,000 years ago.
Mystery of 2 million-year-old stone balls solved By Laura Geggel These stone balls would have helped early butchers.
Was the 'Nazareth Inscription' a Roman response to Jesus' empty tomb? New evidence says it wasn't. By Mindy Weisberger The origins of the Nazareth Inscription, a Roman emperor's edict threatening grave robbers with severe punishment, have been hotly debated for decades.
Statue of Liberty blueprints discovered, showing last-minute changes By Laura Geggel The blueprints revealed the forethought that went into designing the statue.
Biblical story of Jesus possibly explained by excavations in his hometown of Nazareth By Owen Jarus Excavations at Jesus' hometown of Nazareth may help to explain some stories told in the bible.
Child's shattered skull may be oldest Homo erectus fossil on Earth By Brandon Specktor Researchers dated a Homo erectus skull in South Africa to 2 million years ago — the oldest known H. erectus fossil on Earth.
