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Piu Eatwell's recent true crime book on the case suggests that one-time suspect Leslie Dillon was the killer of Elizabeth Short in the unsolved 1947 murder
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The controversy around <i>Padmaavat</i> centers around its depiction of a legendary Hindu queen
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The dilapidated structure appears to be an early iteration of the infamous Cold War partition
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Explore continents, islands and unicorns with scholar Urbano Monte's epic map that's been digitally pieced together by Stanford’s David Rumsey Map Center
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Spanning 6,000 years, the well-preserved items hint at the history of mountain dwellers
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Researchers at the University College of London are working to find a way to read the ancient scraps without destroying the artifacts in the process
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A new campaign by historians seeks to bring recognition to the site where the 20th president was shot
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Historians pay tribute to the legacy of Naomi Parker Fraley, who died Saturday at 96. In 2015, she was linked, circumstantially, to the We Can Do It poster
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The text sheds light on an unusual Jewish calendar
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The mouth harp, found in Siberia’s Altai Republic, produces music when you strike or pluck it with a finger
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A summer dig unearthed what may be the oldest and largest tomb left behind by the ancient nomadic culture in southern Siberia
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Excavations show the settlement of Dhaskalio at the pilgrimage site Keros was a sophisticated urban center
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After Tut's death, Ankhesenamun might have wed the Pharaoh Ay, and there's a possibility she's buried near him in the Valley of the Monkeys
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Sulak Sivaraksa cast doubt on whether the legendary King Naresuan had really defeated an adversary while riding an elephant
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Human pests like fleas and lice may be responsible for spreading the pandemic that devastated Medieval Europe
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The elusive monastery is associated with the Book of Deer, which contains the oldest-surviving examples of Scottish Gaelic writing
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Michigan State's 'Enslaved: The People of the Historic Slave Trade' will combine available historical data on slavery into one searchable hub
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The J. Marion Sims statue is the only one the Mayor de Blasio task force recommended to be moved. It will go to the Brooklyn cemetery where he is buried
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The Weimaraner will inspect incoming artwork for beetles, moths and other critters that can damage museum collections
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Conservators spent some 92,400 hours cleaning and protecting the great east window's 311 panels
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