Mysteries
Did a Neolithic Cattle Cult Build These Sprawling Structures in Saudi Arabia?
The roughly 7,000-year-old mustatils, or rectangular monuments, predate both Stonehenge and the Egyptian pyramids
Whale Wax Helps Scholars Solve Mystery of Supposed Leonardo da Vinci Sculpture
Radiocarbon dating places the bust's creation centuries after the Renaissance artist's death in 1519
Why Did This Picasso Painting Deteriorate Faster Than Its Peers?
Study examines how animal glue, canvases, layers of paint and chemicals interacted to produce cracks in one work but not in others
Pottery Shard May Be 'Missing Link' in the Alphabet's Development
An inscription found on a 3,500-year-old vessel suggests that a standardized script arrived in Canaan earlier than previously thought
Why Did Cahokia, One of North America's Largest Pre-Hispanic Cities, Collapse?
A new study challenges the theory that resource exploitation led to the Mississippian metropolis' demise
Why Were These Ancient Adults Buried in Jars on the Island of Corsica?
Researchers are unsure of the unusual funerary practice's purpose but point out that such burials were typically reserved for children
Were These Ancient Mesoamerican Cities Friends Before They Became Foes?
Ruins found in the Maya metropolis of Tikal appear to be an outpost of the distant Teotihuacán
Five Things to Know About the Gardner Museum Heist—the Biggest Art Theft in Modern History
In 1990, two thieves made off with a $500 million cache of art by Rembrandt, Vermeer, Degas and more. Three decades later, the works remain missing
Did Shakespeare Base His Masterpieces on Works by an Obscure Elizabethan Playwright?
The new book "North by Shakespeare" examines the link between the Bard of Avon and Sir Thomas North
Men Have Feared Women for Millennia. Just Look at the Monsters of Greek Mythology
A new collection of essays considers how the villainous women of classical antiquity, from Medusa to the Sphinx, resonate in contemporary Western society
Was This Ornament of a Knight Emerging From a Snail Shell a 'Medieval Meme'?
The unusual image "may be a satirical reference to cowardly or non-chivalric behavior of opponents," says curator Beverly Nenk
3,000-Year-Old Gold Mask, Silk Linked to Enigmatic Civilization Found in China
The state of Shu left behind few written records. A trove of 500 newly excavated objects may offer insights on the mysterious kingdom
Contractors Discover Forgotten Medieval Tunnel Beneath Welsh Garden
The passageway runs along a brook near Tintern Abbey, a 12th-century monastery on the border between Wales and England
Archaeologists Solve Mystery of 5,600-Year-Old Skull Found in Italian Cave
Natural forces moved a Stone Age woman's bones through the cavern over time
New Research Suggests 'Salvator Mundi' Originally Looked Completely Different
Two separate studies posit that Leonardo da Vinci's initial composition only featured Christ's head and shoulders
Have Scientists Finally Unraveled the 60-Year Mystery Surrounding Nine Russian Hikers' Deaths?
New research identifies an unusual avalanche as the culprit behind the 1959 Dyatlov Pass Incident
The House Where Lizzie Borden's Family Was Murdered Is Up for Sale
You can now take a virtual tour of the Massachusetts property, which most recently served as a bed and breakfast
You Can Now Explore the CIA's 'Entire' Collection of UFO Documents Online
Thousands of pages of declassified records are available for anyone to peruse
Art Historian Claims a Newly Discovered Drawing Is the Work of Leonardo da Vinci
Much like "Salvator Mundi," the proposed da Vinci sketch is likely to attract intense scrutiny
The Case of the Autographed Corpse
The author of the Perry Mason novels rose to the defense of an Apache shaman who was falsely convicted of killing his wife
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