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The pirates stole jewelry, fine plates, gold, silver, tapestries, and even portable altars, Vatican documents reveal

Researchers say the imprints were created by the blood vessels delivering oxygen and nutrients to the mummy's brain

This Nazi extermination camp, named Sobibór, was demolished back in 1943, not long after covered up by a road

The gorgeous female sculptures were not too long ago discovered in an Alexander the Great-era tomb in Greece

The amulet was found by a student who spotted it while walking around the site of several ancient copper factories

The woman's remains were not too long ago discovered in a cemetery at an archaeological site dubbed Amarna

Specialists with the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration say two of these vessel have been identified

The coffin lid was sold at an auction held in the UK this past Saturday, fetched way more money than expected

The ship was lost during an expedition led by British explorer Sir John Franklin

Archaeologists say this fortress likely witnessed several fights in its heydays

Detective Russell Edwards bases his claim on DNA samples collected from a shawl

The jewelry likely belonged to a wealthy woman who buried it during a violent riot

The mosaic adorns the floor paving the entrance to an Alexander the Great-era tomb

Odd pattenrs in the ground suggest the monument was once a circle

The papyrus fragment contains references to the Last Supper and manna from heaven

The engravings were not too long ago discovered in a cave in Gibraltar

New evidence indicates there is more to Stonehenge and its surroundings than meets the eye