Category: Discovery

Colored photo of mummified body from Pompeii on its stomach.

Almost 2,000 Years Later, Scientists Have Sequenced a Vesuvius Victim’s DNA

Six of the Most Intriguing Things Ever Found on Shipwrecks

Black and white drawing of townspeople fleeing the plague

What Was the Black Death, and Where Did It Originate?

Graffiti Unearthed at Hadrian’s Wall Reveals a Hilarious Ancient Insult

Why Did Buddhist Monks Self-Mummify While They’re Still Alive?

Exterior of a Goodwill store + Portrait of King Ludwig I of Bavaria

Art Collector Finds Ancient Roman Bust at Texas Goodwill Store