Has the Tomb of Saint Nicholas, the Inspiration for Santa, Been Found in Turkey?
This is a big one, especially at this time of year: excavations at the Church...
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Ben Franklin, and All Those Bodies They Dug Out of his Basement
Benjamin Franklin is a figure of historic importance. He is what used to be called...
Man’s Best Friend: Human-Dog Ties in the Americas are 12,000 Years Old
A new study has revealed that the cooperative bond between humans and canines in the...
The Harpe Brothers: The First Serial Killers in American History
The United States has had more serial killers than any other nation in modern history....
Gak Attack! Barbarians Snorted Drugs Before Battle, Study Finds
If you are facing battle, it is generally a good thing if the soldiers on...
Homo Juluensis: “Bigheads” Join the Growing List of Proto-Humans
Something new in the field of paleoanthropology: researchers have discovered a new species of human....
Cross-Species Friends? 1.5 Million Year Old Footprints Show Hominins Cohabiting
Lake Turkana in Kenya feels like an alien world. The lake, brackish and saline, is...
The Voyage of Pytheas, the Arctic Explorer of Ancient Greece
Pytheas is not a familiar name, even to those familiar with the ancient world. But...
Oldest Firearm in US History Found in Arizona
Archaeologists in Arizona have uncovered a bronze cannon which dates back to the Coronado Expedition...
Armenian Genome Mapping Proves Herodotus was Wrong, Again
A new study has analyzed a large whole genome dataset of the Armenian population. The...
Partial Decipherment of Arslan Kaya Monument Gives Its Goddess a Name
In the west of Turkey, in the highlands of ancient Phrygia stands a enigmatic tower...
Looted Etruscan Artwork Recovered from Amateurish Tomb Raiders
Italian Police have announced the recovery of looted artifacts stolen from a necropolis in Italy,...