The octagonal-shaped tomb depicts tales with some very grim details, indicating that life definitely wasn't easy at the time.

Wild Bill Hickok died on August 2, 1876, in Deadwood, South Dakota, after he was shot in the back of the head by Jack McCall. Wild Bill Hickok’s death during a poker game was a fitting end for a man ...

You never know what you might encounter during a casual stroll in Siberia. Local resident Pavel Efimov was walking along the Tirekhtyakh River in the Russian Republic of Sakha when he came across ...

In the markets of Vietnam, researchers have identified a new species of giant isopod that astonishingly mirrors one of pop culture’s most iconic villains: Darth Vader. Named Bathynomus vaderi in honor ...

Stunning medieval wall paintings inside France’s Angers Cathedral remained hidden for centuries. But now, for the first time, conservators from the University of Cambridge’s Hamilton Kerr Institute ...

Henry Hill’s death in June 2012 marked the end of one of America’s most compelling mob stories. His life inspired Goodfellas, one of the top gangster films of all time. The movie depicts Hill’s ...

On a spring day in 2003, Rachel Corrie set out with a mission in mind. Clutching a bullhorn and wearing an orange jacket, she joined several other activists in the Gaza Strip to protest the Israeli ...

In 2022, researchers excavating the site of an 18th-century hospital in Orléans, France, uncovered a Roman necropolis containing more than 60 graves. Some of the burials included “curse tablets,” ...

During renovations at St. Andreas Church in Eisleben, workers uncovered 816 coins hidden inside a statue during the Thirty ...

In the 1350s, a knight in Lirey, France came into possession of a peculiar object. There is no record where he found it, who he got it from, or where it originally came from. But it was, the knight ...

During excavations north of the Israeli city of Kiryat Gat, archaeologists uncovered a sprawling compound from the Byzantine era that contained 10 buildings, including a monastery, a winepress, and a ...

The Vikings are not only known for their prowess in war but also their penchant for drinking — with a particular fondness for beer and mead. The latest archaeology discovery reinforces the latter ...