At first whiff, it sounds repulsive: sniff the essence of an ancient corpse. But researchers who indulged their curiosity in the name of science found that well-preserved Egyptian mummies actually ...

Archaeologists recently stumbled across a medieval pagan cult site in the Netherlands where they found a bounty of treasure. The findings were published in the journal Medieval Archaeology ...

near the German border Sonja Anderson Daily Correspondent Researchers in the eastern Netherlands have discovered an ancient site used for cult rituals, as evidenced by structural remains and ...

Cultures throughout history have put lead to use for wacky and often deeply poisonous purposes Sonja Anderson A new, first-of-its-kind analysis of the scents of nine mummies detected woody, spicy ...

Most Chinese hospitals have a ward devoted to ancient cures. Citing traditional medicine’s potential to lower costs and yield innovative treatments, not to mention raise China’s prestige ...

Nestled on the corner of Fair Oaks Avenue and East Calaveras Street lies a modest burger joint with a bright red roof and a mural on the exterior that reads, “Come for the food, stay for the ...

New research from Utrecht University shows that these regions are not only hotter than the surrounding graveyard of cold sunken tectonic plates, but also that they must be ancient: at least half a ...

A local government in India is offering a $1 million prize to the first person who cracks the code of an ancient script found in the ruins of one of the world’s earliest civilizations.

Thieves have stolen four ancient artifacts, including an approximately 2,500-year-old gold helmet, after using explosives to break into a museum in the Netherlands. The daring heist took place at ...

Dutch authorities are desperately investigating a major art heist of a millenia-old golden helmet from an ancient civilization in current-day Romania BRUSSELS -- The prize in this art heist is ...