Features stories on discoveries, excavations, and artifacts that reveal insights into ancient civilizations and reshape historical timelines.
The scroll named PHerc. 172, one of three from Herculaneum housed at the Bodleian Libraries in Oxford, was scanned last July.
The discoveries suggest the hill was not only a site of ritual but also a seat of power for the elite of the time.
The flooding in Petra occurred suddenly, catching tourists at prominent sites such as the Treasury, one of the site's iconic tombs.
Artifacts at least a thousand years old are being prepared for re-exhibition, says restorer.
City officials are taking steps to conduct DNA testing on the remains and are inviting families of the missing to provide their genetic material.
Rising abruptly in the Amazon rainforest, the peak's isolation and pyramidal shape intrigue scientists and locals.
Police confirm extensive investigation into yellow Peugeot used in heist.
Well-preserved Roman-era soldiers' dwellings were unearthed, providing a clear picture of daily life at the fortress during the reigns of emperors Diocletian and Maximian.
They discovered a previously unknown embalming method involving filling the body cavities with materials.
According to the study, the family attempted to lock themselves in a room, using a bed wedged against the door to barricade themselves as volcanic debris poured in.