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Frightening Archaeological Finds: 15 Odd Human Remains

What bizarre and terrifying 'treasures' from long-gone ancient civilizations are still hidden in crypts, caves and deep within the earth? Most archaeologists may spend their days painstakingly ...

Creative Coverage: New Roof Preserves Archaeological Ruins

Built almost 1500 years ago, the stunning abbey of Saint Maurice in Switzerland seemed like the perfect place for a safe retreat, given its position beside a cliff. But then, the rocks began ...

Mexican Venice: The Man-Made Island City of Mexcaltitán

During the dry part of the year, Mexcaltitán looks like any other island off the coast of Mexico, save for its unusual shape. But in the rainy season, the streets flood and locals must take to ...

Architectural Archaeology in Antwerp’s Abandoned Tunnels

Beneath the bustle of Antwerp, Belgium, empty tunnels lie still and silent, forgotten by most of the inhabitants above. Meant for a metro system, the tunnels have been abandoned since they were ...

Cryptic Codes: 11 Legendary Still-Uncracked Mystery Ciphers

From five lines of letters scrawled on the back of a dead man's book to the taunting codes sent to police by the Zodiac Killer, some of history's most legendary uncracked codes and ciphers ...

10 Most Amazing Ancient Objects of Mystery in History

They're evidence of extraterrestrial visitation, time travelers or lost civilizations like Atlantis – or perhaps they're here to show us that some ancient peoples were far more advanced than we ...

Senior City-zens: 10 of the Oldest Still-Inhabited Cities

It takes a village... at first, at least. Whether that village grows into a city depends on many factors; whether it remains inhabited through centuries, even millennia, of war, natural disasters ...

Senior City-zens: World’s 10 Oldest Still-Inhabited Cities

Urban society may seem a modern phenomenon but cities have been around for a lot longer than one might think. Indeed, once nomadic tribes began to settle in one location, they saw that it was good, ...

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