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February 6, 2018

Mystery behind mass grave of Viking warriors finally solved

Archaeologists could barely believe their luck when they uncovered a mass grave in the 1980s that appeared to be filled with the remains of more than 200 warriors from the Viking Great Army. But subsequent radiocarbon dating cast doubt on this idea, showing that some of the remains dated to hundreds of years before the Viking Age.

February 5, 2018

Interlocked spiral of ancient skeletons unearthed in Mexico City

Modern-day Mexico City is built on top of centuries of previous settlements, so it's not unusual for ancient tombs to occasionally be uncovered beneath the city's streets. It is, however, strange to find 10 ancient skeletons arranged in a spiral with their bodies interlocked, as archaeologists recently did.

February 2, 2018

Mysterious lost Maya cities discovered in Guatemalan jungle

Archaeologists have harnessed sophisticated technology to reveal lost cities and thousands of ancient structures deep in the Guatemalan jungle, confirming that the Maya civilization was much larger than previously thought.

February 2, 2018

Final answer may be near on King Tut tomb mystery

The theory that King Tut's tomb also holds the remains of his stepmother, the legendary Queen Nefertiti, has tantalized Egyptian archaeology for nearly three years.

February 1, 2018

Mysterious pool and fountain discovered at ancient Christian site in Israel

Archaeologists in Israel have announced the discovery of a large 1,500-year-old pool and elaborate fountain at the site of an ancient church near Jerusalem.

February 1, 2018

Mysterious Swiss mummy with syphilis is Boris Johnson's relative, experts say

LONDON (AP) — Researchers have identified a syphilis-ravaged mummified body found in a Basel churchyard as a wealthy 18th-century Swiss woman who is an ancestor of British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson.

January 30, 2018

Jack the Ripper letter mystery solved? Expert sheds new light on notorious case

A forensic linguist has shed new light on mysterious letters supposedly written by Jack the Ripper during the killing spree that sent shockwaves through Victorian London.

January 29, 2018

10,000-year-old crayon discovery points to 'colorful' Mesolithic life

This is one crayon you're not likely to find in a Crayola box anytime soon.

January 26, 2018

15th-century manuscript with 'alien' characters finally decoded

Scientists have harnessed the power of artificial intelligence to unlock the secrets of an ancient manuscript that has baffled experts.

January 26, 2018

Here's what caused a massive epidemic killing countless people in colonial Mexico

Researchers have cracked a nearly 500-year-old mystery about the germ that caused the so-called cocoliztlioutbreak, an epidemic that killed countless indigenous people in Mesoamerica shortly after the Spaniards arrived in the New World.