In a chilling revelation that has shocked the archaeological and historical communities, evidence has emerged of ancient burial rituals involving vampires. These macabre practices, which involve taping the mouths of the deceased and stabbing them in the chest, were carried out in a desperate attempt to prevent the deceased from rising again and tormenting the living.

Archaeologists in Egypt have made a new tomb discovery — the final resting place of a high priest, untouched for 4,400 years, decorated with hieroglyphics. The secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Mostafa Waziri, described the find as “one of a kind in the last decades.”

Although it’s been buried for thousands of years, the partial skeleton of a woolly mammoth discovered this week in Lima Township shows that the animal probably ended up on a Native American’s dinner plate.

The history of the Apaki is one filled with mystery and intrigue, with stories of these beloved beings capturing the imagination of enthusiasts and scholars alike. Among the main theories surrounding the Apaki, one of the most surprising is that they were giants who once walked the earth.

The Muisca mummies are the mummified remains of the ruling class of the Misco society, its main priests and their families. The mummies would be …

In 1935, an archaeological expedition led by the Metropolitan Museum of New York unearthed a fascinating and eerie find in the tombs of Deir Elbahari near Luxor, Egypt. Beneath the tomb of Senmut, a prominent architect and possible lover of Queen Hatshepsut, archaeologists discovered a separate burial chamber containing the mummified remains of an elderly woman. Her mouth was agape, frozen in what appeared to be a scream, earning her the nickname the “Screaming Woman.”

It's one of the greatest mysteries of the ancient world: how the Egyptian boy pharaoh Tutankhamun died. Theories range from violent murder to leprosy and even a snake bite. But now, 91 years after his discovery and 3,336 years since his death, a startling new analysis of Tutankhamun's remains has revealed what killed the boy king, the 11th pharaoh of Egypt's 18th dynasty.

A team of investigators has identified a young woman found buried in a coffin in San Francisco's Lone Mountain neighborhood a year ago, it was announced today.

Workers have discovered an ancient tomb near the Onon River in Mongolia's Khentii province, which scientists reveal is a 13th-century Mongol royal tomb of Genghis Khan.

The remarkable discovery of a bicycle inside a medieval grave has baffled archaeologists and historians, offering a fascinating insight into an unexpected connection between two distinct time periods. Unearthed during an excavation in a small European village, this anomaly challenges our understanding of history and raises intriguing questions about the grave’s occupant and the circumstances surrounding this unconventional burial.