Lost cities, missing tombs, and unexplained occurrences. History still holds unanswered questions for these seven events.

The 2,000-year-old Antikythera mechanism found in an ancient Greek shipwreck has been dubbed the “first computer,” using a wind-up dial system to track the celestial time of the Sun, Moon and five ...

Scientists investigating an ancient mystery have uncovered the first evidence that a Bronze Age strain of plague infected ...

The Ancient Egyptians ruled a significant chunk of the world for almost 3,000 years, and left behind a rich legacy of art, architecture and mythology. But Ancient Egypt also left behind a few ...

The world has seen many important changes in 2024. From political to environmental and technological, older patterns and set ...

What happens when several hundred archaeologists gather in a “glass box” in the desert? It’s an odd kind of question, but this actually occurred last week when experts from all over the planet ...

Research is finally unearthing some of the ancient mysteries behind leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease, which has plagued humankind throughout history. The new research findings suggest that the ...

Do archaeologists ever get tired of delving into ancient mysteries? One of my all-time favorite articles from The Onion is the one about the archaeologist who's fed up with "unearthing unspeakable ...

Hidden details of ancient Egyptian paintings from around 3,000 years ago have been revealed by researchers. A team of scientists used portable devices to perform chemical imaging on artworks in their ...

The Ancient Egyptians ruled a significant chunk of the world for almost 3,000 years, and left behind a rich legacy of art, architecture and mythology. But Ancient Egypt also left behind a few ...