Aug 01 2011
Tomb of Jesus’ Apostle Found In Turkey?
A tomb believed to be that of St. Philip the Apostle was unearthed in the ancient Turkish city of Hierapolis and not without controversy.
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Jul 27 2011
Amateur Archeologists Invited to Decipher Papyri
Hundreds of thousands of fragments of ancient papyri have been put online in a bid to crowd source translations.
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Jul 21 2011
Heavy Armor Led to French Knights’ Loss
French knights may have lost to a smaller army of English soldiers in 1415 because they had to slog it out in heavy armor.
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Jul 12 2011
Tsunamis Buried Ancient Olympics Site
Strong evidence for repeated tsunamis came from the presence of snail shells.
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Jan 14 2011
Leaning Tower of Pisa’s Kaleidoscope Effect to Be Restored
Restorers are removing wooden doors within the Leaning Tower of Pisa to restore a patterned light feature near the monument's top.
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Jan 13 2011
Climate Changes Linked to Fall of Roman Empire
Think small variations in temperature and precipitation levels don't have much of an impact? Guess again.
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Dec 15 2010
Murdered French King’s Remains Identified
A mummified head has been confirmed to belong to Henri IV, the French king who was stabbed to death by a Catholic fundamentalist 400 years ago.
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Dec 13 2010
2,400-Year-Old Pot of Soup Unearthed in China
The soup was found in the same region as China's famed ancient terracotta warriors.
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Dec 02 2010
Cleopatra Not First Pharoah of Her Line
Queen Arsinoe II, an Olympian medalist, may have ruled Egypt 200 years before Cleopatra.
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Oct 28 2010
Halloween: A (Cartoon) History
Ever wonder where Halloween comes from? Was it created in the 1950s by marketing companies, or does it have a much older and darker past?
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