Did Early Britons Sport Mullets and Mustaches?
A first-century figurine found in England may reveal the ancient roots of a much-maligned hairstyle
Florida Archaeologists Find 29 Unmarked Graves at Site of Razed Black Cemetery
Authorities moved the historically African American burial ground to make way for a high school and city pool in the 1950s
Trove of Presidential Memorabilia, From Washington’s Hair to JFK’s Sweater, Is Up for Sale
RR Auction is offering a collection of nearly 300 artifacts, including a signed photo of Abraham Lincoln and a pen used by FDR
Aboriginal Australians Dined on Moths 2,000 Years Ago
The discovery of an ancient grindstone containing traces of the insect confirms long-held Indigenous oral tradition
CT Scans Suggest Egyptian Pharaoh Was Brutally Executed on the Battlefield
During the 16th century B.C., multiple Hyksos soldiers assaulted the captive Seqenenre-Taa-II, inflicting serious facial and head injuries
2,000-Year-Old Figurine of Roman Love God Cupid Found in England
Archaeologists say the petite statue, discovered ahead of construction of highway, may have been a religious offering
1,000-Year-Old Bavarian Frescoes Depict Life and Beheading of John the Baptist
The paintings, which adorn the Augsburg Cathedral in southern Germany, are among the oldest of their kind in northern Europe
Bones Venerated as St. James the Younger’s Don’t Belong to the Apostle, Study Suggests
Researchers dated the femur fragments to between 214 and 340 A.D.—at least 160 years after the saint’s lifetime
World’s Oldest ‘Industrial-Scale’ Brewery Found in Egypt
Located in an ancient necropolis, the 5,000-year-old facility was capable of producing up to 5,900 gallons of beer at a time
Explore Every Stitch of the Famed Bayeux Tapestry Online
Viewers can peruse a high-resolution image of the 224-foot medieval masterpiece, which chronicles the 1066 conquest of England
Six Skeletons Found in Wreck of 18th-Century Pirate Ship Sunk Off Cape Cod
The “Whydah” sank off the coast of Massachusetts in 1717, killing all but two people on board
How a Stone Circle in Wales Paved the Way for Stonehenge
New research suggests early Britons used megaliths from a dismantled Welsh monument to construct the iconic ring of standing stones
Archaeologists Discover Ruins of Emperor Hadrian’s Ornate Breakfast Chamber
In the second century A.D., the Roman ruler entertained his guests on a raised marble platform surrounded by elaborate fountains
$1.6 Million Grant Will Support Digitization of Native American Oral Histories
The newly announced funding will help universities make decades-old interviews widely available
Newly Unearthed Bronze Age Graves Underscore Stonehenge Tunnel’s Potential Threat to Heritage
A critic of the controversial project points out that construction could lead to the loss of half a million artifacts
2,000-Year-Old Terracotta Figurines of Deities, Mortals, Animals Found in Turkey
Some of the petite sculptures still bear traces of the pigments used to decorate them
This 2,700-Year-Old Chinese Face Cream Combined Animal Fat and ‘Moonmilk’
Researchers found the ancient moisturizer in a nobleman’s tomb
Trove of 650 Coins Bearing Likenesses of Caesar, Mark Antony Unearthed in Turkey
Minted between 75 and 4 B.C., the silver currency was probably buried by a high-ranking Roman soldier during Augustus’ reign
Venetian Glass Beads May Be Oldest European Artifacts Found in North America
Traders likely transported the small spheres from Italy to northern Alaska in the mid-15th century
A New Museum in Nashville Chronicles 400 Years of Black Music
The culmination of two decades of planning, the National Museum of African American Music opened its doors last month
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