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Explore the mysterious elongated skulls of Paracas, Peru, and uncover the latest DNA findings that reveal surprising ancestral origins. Discover the unique physical traits, genetic anomalies, and ...

The Hagia Sophia, constructed during the Byzantine era, had been hiding seven tunnels that were part of a network connecting ...

Explore the intriguing reasons behind the Titanic's gradual disappearance while an ancient 5th-century BC ship remains ...

A 3,400-year-old lost city has resurfaced, revealing 'Golden' secrets of ancient empires and rewriting human history.

Ghost ships, maritime history, live music and film highlight a week of events across Manitowoc, with festivals, talks, tours ...

New genetic data may bring researchers closer to solving one of the biggest historical mysteries — the burial place of the Genghis Khan family. Archaeologists have discovered burial sites in ...

For centuries, the Ark of the Covenant, the sacred gold-plated chest said to contain the Ten Commandments, has been one of the greatest mysteries in religious history. The object, which once ...

Joan Passey is a senior lecturer in English at Bristol University and a BBC Arts and Humanities Research Council New ...