Researchers studied fossils, well-preserved remains and even a single fingerprint to solve some of history’s long-standing mysteries this year.

New evidence of cremation 9,500 years ago in south-central Africa challenges long-held notions about how hunter-gatherers ...

Rediscovered at the beginning of the 20th century through the work of British archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans, the Minoan ...

A mystery that started with the discovery of a pinkie finger bone in Denisova Cave in the Altai Mountains of southern Siberia may finally have been cracked.

The order of the Knights Templar was officially founded in 1119 AD by a group of nine prominent knights, led by Hugues de Payens (Hugo de Paganis). Besides Payens, the other knights were recorded as ...

Journey through Eastern Turkey from ancient Antioch to the prehistoric marvels of Gobekli Tepe. Explore Roman engineering feats, forgotten Armenian villages, Hittite quarries, and the sacred pools of ...

After years of poring over historical documents and reading voraciously, I made an important discovery that was published ...

Mayong, often called the "Black Magic Capital of India," is a place where history, myth and mystery blend into the daily ...

A faded label suggested the bones had been unearthed at the nearby Beachy Head cliffs sometime in the 1950s, though specific details of the original excavation had been lost to time. What followed was ...

The ancient city of Dongjing, the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127), continues to resonate with modern-day ...

For 5,000 years scholars, generals, and mystics have been fascinated by the Egyptian pyramids. That obsession persists in the modern age. Today the Pyramids of Giza are surrounded by desert. But 4,600 ...