The discovery of Egypt’s lost golden city, “the Dazzling Aten,” led researchers to many strange artifacts—but few were as mind-boggling as the gold-covered mummified fish.
The mysterious pillars at Göbekli Tepe are incredible examples of Pre-Pottery Neolithic architecture—but historians think their engravings served a more chilling purpose than just decoration.
Historians were shocked when a recent discovery at the Sanxingdui sacrificial pits revealed new information about one of ancient China’s greatest treasures: silk.
The Terra Nova Expedition is infamous for the tragic deaths of five explorers, but it also led to scientific discoveries that changed what we know about the world around us.
In northeastern Louisiana, there is a site that rivals the enigma of Stonehenge. This is Poverty Point, and it's raised some interesting questions about the lives of the earliest Americans.
Modern historians are still unravelling the mystery of the catastrophic Bronze Age collapse—and the evidence they've uncovered paints a chilling picture about the moment that civilization collapsed.
Church architecture has often been used to evoke divinity and worship, from Notre Dame in Paris to the Basilica De La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. But this spiral flight of steps in the Loretto Chapel might be the most miraculous holy mystery.
