The Shroud of Turin is believed by some to be the burial cloth of Jesus of Nazareth. The cloth is currently on display at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Turin, Italy. (Image credit: Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)
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In the history of mankind, discovering and studying fossils has always been one of the most fascinating jobs, as it helps us better understand the Earth's past and the creatures that existed before it. Recently, the research community has been talking about a miraculous discovery: fossils of giants.
A little-known period of Scandinavian prehistory has recently yielded some of the most extraordinary human remains ever found. Lying atop a dense layer of stone at the bottom of a small lake were pieces of ten humans who lived around 6000 BC. Even stranger than their location in a lake was what happened to them: most had shattered skulls, and two retained remnants of long wooden spikes that suggest their heads may have been dismembered and violently exposed.
British explorer Alfred Isaac MIDLETON traversed the remote corners of the world in search of zoological, botanical and archaeological wonders in the late 19th century.
An unknown setting, the discovery of treasures rivals the discovery of the famous King Tutankhamun. This is the story of the Egyptian pharaohs and the reign of tennis.
In the arid lands of Syria, an unsolved mystery has captured the imagination of archaeologists and adventurers alike: giant footprints that defy all logical explanation.
In a discovery that has shaken the very foundations of science and history, archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed what may...
For more than three decades, the story of a ghostly ship lost at sea has haunted the imaginations of sailors and storytellers alike. Now, in a shocking turn of events, the enigmatic North Korean ghost ship has reappeared, rekindling a maritime mystery that has long left observers perplexed and terrified.
“Ghost Train”: 104 people disappeared in 33 years, and they disappeared after scientists boarded the train to decipher it in 1991