Ancient mystery code was probably Sargon II’s name
King Sargon II was a big fan of seeing his name around town—at least, that’s what one expert believes after…
King Sargon II was a big fan of seeing his name around town—at least, that’s what one expert believes after…
With a hollow center, 12 sides, and no known uses, Roman dodecahedrons remain one of the great enigmas in archeology.…
Archeologists have found evidence that ancient Mayans may have made ceremonial offerings during the construction of the ballcourts they used…
A research team’s “bionic eye” deciphered thousands of new words hidden within an ancient scroll carbonized during the eruption of…
Letters written by famous British mountaineer and Mount Everest explorer George Mallory are now digitized and freely available to the…
Another day in science, another massive, ancient snake discovery. Paleontologists in India have unearthed fossilized vertebrae from a snake that…
Human-made currency such as coins and paper bills have certainly evolved over time. Small pieces of precious metals or paper…
The mystery of what came first, the chicken or the egg has generally been solved–it was the egg. However, some…
A team in China used ancient DNA to reconstruct the face of an emperor who reigned 1,500 years ago. Emperor…