Human remains buried with a 2,300-year-old bronze mirror in Israel may be the first ever found of an ancient Greek courtesan who accompanied the Hellenistic armies on their campaigns.

Museum in North Lanarkshire, Scotland

An enormous system of caves, chambers and tunnels lies hidden beneath the Pyramids of Giza, according to a British explorer who claims to have found the lost underworld of the pharaohs. Populated by bats and venomous spiders, the underground complex was found in the limestone bedrock beneath the pyramid field at Giza.

Where was God when Mount Vesuvius spewed molten ash, gas and pumice on Pompeii? Campion College’s Stephen McInerney pondered this on a visit to the site.

A stolen ancient mummy hand disguised as a movie prop was seized by customs officials. Now it gets a different showing.

The Pyramids were built between 2589 and 2504 BC. There are so many interesting facts about the Pyramid that still baffle archaeologists, scientists, astronomers, and …

The medieval toilet or latrine, then called a privy or garderobe, was a primitive affair, but in a castle, one might find a little more…

The seal was actually a seal to the King Tut’s fifth shrine. He was buried in a series of four sarcophagi, which were kept inside a series of five shrines.

As a researcher of unusual historical phenomena, I investigate strange stories, but I had no intention of doing so in Alberta, Canada.

Archaeologists in Bulgaria have discovered the remains of what they have described as a “huge skeleton” in downtown Varna, a city on the shores of the Black Sea whose rich culture and civilizations spans some 7,000 years.

In 1987, a captivating discovery was made by the University of Chelyabinsk’s archaeological expedition: an ancient fortified settlement belonging to the Sintashta culture , nestled in Russia’s Southern Urals , dating back to 2,000 – 3,000 BC. This enigmatic fortress, known as Arkaim, has been dubbed the Russian Stonehenge, with experts believing it to be even older than its famous British counterpart.

A Urukagina foundation cone. A second cone is shown below. The matched pair is Urukagina’s declaration of his social reforms for his citizens. Enlarge. The first …

Clay relief of a female nude believed to be Inanna, 19th – 18th century BC, Southern Mesopotamia; with LIFE Magazine June 1956 Issue cover featuring Ancient Sumerian Queen Puabi, USA, via The British Museum, London

She was a polyglot, as she spoke nine languages, including Ancient Egyptian and the languages of the Parthians, Hebrews, Medes, Troglodytes, Syrians, Ethiopians, and Arabs.

So God said to Noah, “I am going to put an end to all people,

Around the world, scholars of Ancient Egypt have made finds of artefacts that suggest that our story, as we know it, is not entirely true …

“Huzzah!” Visitors to the Boston Tea Party Ships get to channel the spirit of the colonial Sons of Liberty as they toss canvas-wrapped replica tea chests into Fort Point Channel. Photo Credit : Michael Blanchard Photography/Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum

In mid-March, Live Science published an article about the results of an image analysis that had never been done before, showing that the oldest, oldest human mummies did not come from Egypt or even Chile, but Europe.

New discoveries in Mesopotamia

What did King Tut look like?