Archaeology
A 2,000-Year-Old Golden Horse Head Suggests Romans Actually Got Along Wth German 'Barbarians'
The sculpture fragment suggests Romans lived peacefully alongside Germans until a decisive defeat at the Battle of Teutoburg Forest
Many Roman Children Suffered From Vitamin D Deficiency
New research suggests rickets was common long before the Industrial Revolution, when pollution blocked out sunlight
Egyptian Papyrus Reveals This Old Wives' Tale Is Very Old Indeed
The "Wheat and Barley" pregnancy test described in a recently translated medical text has been practiced for thousands of years
Archaeologists Are Excavating Sheffield Castle, One-Time Prison of Mary, Queen of Scots
The Scottish queen spent 14 years imprisoned at the medieval stronghold
The Oldest American Combat Ship Ever Found
In 1935, an old wooden boat was found in a lake in upstate New York. It was the USS Philadelphia - the oldest U.S. gunboat ever recovered
Egyptians Cracked Recipe for Embalming Resin Well Before Time of the Pharaohs
A new analysis shows that the Egyptian mummies were being made long before 2600 B.C.
Tools Offer More Complex, Cooperative Picture of Easter Island Society
Basalt axes from one quarry area indicate cooperation between clans, not warfare over resources as previously hypothesized
Animal Fat Found in Clay Pottery Reveals How Ancient People Adapted to Drought
Neolithic farmers switched from cattle to goat herding, abandoned communal dwellings for smaller households to adjust to new climate
Laziness May Have Contributed to the Decline of Homo Erectus
Researchers suggest early humans pursued “least-effort strategies” when crafting tools, collecting resources
Ancient Ceramic Cups Reveal Oldest Direct Evidence of Beer in Mesopotamia
Researchers are working on resurrecting the recipe
These Chilean Mummies Were Buried in Mercury-Laced Red Clothing
The Cerro Esmeralda site, where two human sacrifices were buried, shows traces of cinnabar, a toxic pigment
Cologne Archaeologists Unearth Foundations of Germany’s Oldest Known Library
The library, which was built between 150 and 200 C.E., held an estimated 20,000 ancient scrolls
1,000-Year-Old Handprint From "Europe's Lost People" Discovered In Scotland
The mark was left by a Pictish coppersmith at Swandro, a site in the Orkney Islands that is quickly washing into the sea
People Were Messing Around In Texas at Least 2,500 Years Earlier Than Previously Thought
Pre-Clovis projectile points and other artifacts at the Gault Site date back 16,000 years ago or even earlier
A Jamestown Skeleton is Unearthed, but Only Time—and Science—Will Reveal His True Identity
Jamestown Rediscovery archeologists use new technology to uncover the bones of one of the first English colonists
Construction on Rome’s Newest Subway Line Is Revealing a Trove of Ancient Treasures
Archaeologists have unearthed 2,000-year-old barracks, a military commander’s home and thousands of artifacts
New Clues About Why the Confederate Submarine H.L. Hunley Sank
An emergency keel-block release suggests the crew did not panic, meaning they may have been incapacitated when the sub went down
Archaeologists Find 2,000-Year-Old Wooden Bowl, Strands of Hair in Northern Scotland
The Iron Age artifacts were sealed in a subterranean chamber of the Cairns Broch, a tower-like stone structure
Egyptian Authorities Open Sealed Ptolemaic-Era Sarcophagus
Rampant speculation about what was inside the black granite tomb has swirled since the relic was first discovered at a building site in Alexandria
An Early Christian Church May Have Been Found in Rome
The structure, inlaid with beautiful colored marble, was built around the time that Christianity began to gain widespread acceptance
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