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Irish Farmer Stumbles Onto 'Untouched' Ancient Tomb
Archaeologists think the well-preserved burial dates to the Bronze Age—or perhaps even earlier
Site of Julius Caesar's Assassination Will Be Transformed Into Open-Air Museum
Rome's "Area Sacra," a sunken square home to the ruins of four ancient temples, doubles as a sanctuary for stray cats
Trove of 2,000-Year-Old Bronze Mirrors Found in Ancient Chinese Cemetery
The well-preserved artifacts bear inscriptions such as "Eternal Joy," "Family Wealth" and "Long Memory"
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
Why Was This Mummified 17th-Century Bishop Buried With a Fetus?
The stillborn baby was likely the grandson of Peder Winstrup, whose well-preserved remains have been the subject of much study
How Prince Philip Modernized—and Fought to Preserve—the Monarchy
The U.K.'s longest-serving royal consort died Friday at age 99
From Books Bound in Human Skin to Occult Texts, These Are Literature's Most Macabre, Surprising and Curious Creations
A new tome takes readers into collector Edward Brooke-Hitching's "madman's library"
These Iron Age Swedish Warriors Were Laid to Rest on Luxurious Feather Bedding
Researchers say the various types of bird feathers used may hold symbolic significance
Is This the Face of King Tut's Father, Pharaoh Akhenaten?
New 3-D reconstruction visualizes what KV55, a mummy long thought to be the ancient Egyptian ruler, may have looked like
Burrowing Bunnies in Wales Unearth Trove of Prehistoric Artifacts
Rabbits on Skokholm Island discovered Stone Age tools and fragments of a Bronze Age cremation urn
The Little-Known Story of Violet Gibson, the Irish Woman Who Shot Mussolini
A free radio documentary tells the tale of the long-overlooked individual who nearly killed the Italian dictator in 1926
Looking Back at the Tulsa Race Massacre, 100 Years Later
Confronting the murderous attack on the most prosperous black community in the nation
Analysis of 6,200-Year-Old Grave Raises New Questions About Neolithic Massacre
Researchers in Croatia extracted DNA from 38 victims of a fifth-millennium B.C. mass killing
Silver Diadem Found in Spain May Point to Bronze Age Woman's Political Power
Researchers say the crown—and the trove of ornate objects buried alongside it—could have belonged to a female ruler of La Argar
How the 1996 Dunblane Massacre Pushed the U.K. to Enact Stricter Gun Laws
A devastating attack at a Scottish primary school sparked national outcry—and a successful campaign for gun reform
A Medieval Woman Wore This 'Birthing Girdle' to Protect Herself During Labor
Researchers found traces of bodily fluids, as well as milk and other materials associated with pregnancy, on the ten-foot long parchment
Researchers Uncover Remains of Polish Nuns Murdered by Soviets During WWII
As the Red Army pushed the Nazis out of Poland in 1945, soldiers engaged in brutal acts of repression against civilians
Is This 2,000-Year-Old Egyptian Burial Site the World's Oldest Pet Cemetery?
Excavations show how humans treated cats, dogs and monkeys in first- and second-century Egypt
Oldest Known Mummification Manual Reveals How Egyptians Embalmed the Face
Prior to the find, researchers had only identified two ancient texts detailing the enigmatic preservation process
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
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