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

Tomb Raider is a step in a the right direction for a genre desperately needing a turn-in critical performance. While nothing to boast about with 34 films in the genre thus far, the 50 percent ...

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 ...

From Alexander the Great to Cleopatra, the lost tombs of such historical figures continue to fascinate the public and ...

Chinese archaeologists have found three 1,800-year-old tombs full of treasure in the southeastern city of Rizhao. The rare ...

Secrets of the tomb : Skull and Bones, the Ivy League, and the hidden paths of power by Robbins, Alexandra, 1976- Publication date 2002 Topics Order of Skull & Bones, Yale University, Yale University, ...

Ah, Tomb Raider. A videogame icon worthy of the name, I don't know about you, but I've been traipsing through tombs, ruins, and caves since the '90s, meaning I've played just about every Lara Croft ...

Egyptian pharoah's 3,600 year old tomb discovered“The king’s name was originally recorded in painted scenes on plastered brickwork that decorated the underground entrance to the limestone ...

A Japanese research team has discovered what appears to be tomb artifacts at Daisen Kofun, the country's biggest ancient tumulus purportedly for Emperor Nintoku, in the city of Sakai, Osaka ...