The discovery was made near the remains of a mummified adult lion, which was found underneath the Saqqara necropolis in 2004.

Andy Warhol’s death in 1987 was a somber conclusion to a life marked by celebrity. He passed away unexpectedly at age 58 after what was meant to be a simple surgery. Though Warhol had survived a ...

While excavating what’s believed to be a cemetery for ancient Roman gladiators near York, England, archaeologists came across a decapitated skeleton — with a large bite mark in its pelvis. And ...

Scholars are currently locked in a heated debate over the number of penises depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry. In 2018, University of Oxford’s Professor George Garnett counted 93 individual genitalia on ...

Two British metal detectorists who came across a 1,000-year-old treasure haul and failed to report their discovery to local authorities are facing jail time because of it. According to The Guardian, ...

In the 1920s, the extremely old remains of a horse were discovered in Bad Cannstatt, a historic district in Stuttgart, Germany. Locals long suspected that the site was an ancient Schindanger, or an ...

For centuries, the Cenacle in Jerusalem has been considered sacred ground for millions around the world. Christians contend that it’s the site of the Last Supper that Jesus and his disciples shared ...

“To live like we are supposed to, we need to listen to our blood, so to speak. Our paganism is in our blood, and to be able to create a positive and meaningful civilization in the future, on the ruins ...

In addition to their unprecedented historical importance, the Dead Sea Scrolls are archaeological marvels. First discovered in 1946 by a shepherd in the Qumran Caves of the Judaean desert, this ...

In 79 C.E., Mount Vesuvius erupted near Naples, Italy. It was traditionally thought that the disaster happened in August of that year, but recent evidence has shown it probably occurred in October or ...

At first, April 19, 1995 seemed like a normal day at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Hundreds of federal employees and contract workers entered their offices in the ...

Ettore Boiardi introduced a generation of Americans to spaghetti. His canned ravioli fed millions. And he has one of the most recognizable faces in the food industry. Yet few know the man behind the ...