The legend is this: King Frederick II of Prussia wanted his subjects to eat potatoes, introduced to Europe in the 16th ...

Similar examples of ancient lion artifacts appear to have been used as door knockers. But the newly discovered discs may have ...

A cemetery near Damascus was transformed into an industrial-scale mass grave for Syrians who opposed President Bashar ...

Reopening graves and interacting with the dead was considered a dangerous act,” but the 900-year-old burial mound was tampered with anyway.

Despite geopolitical tensions, dozens of Jews, including Israelis, have journeyed to shrine in Kurdish city of Alqosh since ...

Part of a road in Cyprus collapsed, revealing a long-forgotten tomb from about 2,000 years ago, officials said. Photos show ...

The incredible number of shiny shell beads found in the Montelirio tomb reveal an ancient economy able to support large-scale ...