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About 4 millennia ago, the Tibetan Plateau was home to a flourishing civilization that one day simply vanished

The Imperial Japanese Navy submarine was sunk close to Pearl Harbor at the end of WWII, researchers explain

Study argues that the bright light that made Paul the Apostle convert to Christianity was actually an exploding meteor

1,900-year-old papyrus found in Egypt details an ancient cure for the headaches and nausea that come with hangovers

Investigation delivers yet another blow to Christopher Columbus' reputation as the discoverer of the New World

The ship, identified as the USS Independence, rests in the waters off the Farallon Islands in California, US

Even cooler, grave, estimated to date back to around 200 AD, came complete with bronze jugs, coins and other artifacts

Although not severe, these episodes are believed to have changed his personality, even triggered his depression

Ancient Neanderthal bones unearthed in France display signs of cutting and fracturing done post-mortem

Researchers are having trouble figuring out why the bodies were laid cuddled up and with their legs intertwined

The skeleton, known as the Altamura Man to anthropologists, is believed to be between 128,000 and 187,000 years old

The ancient subterranean city was found by workers demolishing homes in the country's Cappadocia region

Study reveals a skeleton known to anthropologists as Little Foot is among the oldest hominid remains ever discovered

Come March 26, the late monarch will be laid to rest in a tomb built for him at the Leicester Cathedral in England

The fort, discovered using airborne laser scanners, is said to be the oldest Roman military camp ever documented

The pyramids, located on a remote island in the Pacific Ocean, are estimated to be about 700 years old

Archaeological evidence indicates the eagle claws were polished and used to make either necklaces or bracelets