ARCHAEOLOGY

There’s no better way to wrap up 2022 than by sharing a whopping 100 things we learned this year, from interesting AI developments to unintentional art heists—and, of course, the results of the 2022 Kids’ Mullet Championships.

It’s been a century since Howard Carter discovered the tomb of an obscure Egyptian pharaoh named Tutankhamen, kicking off a period of Egyptomania and a fascination with the pharaoh that endures to this day.

Tut's tomb was stuffed to the brim with thousands of objects meant to make his afterlife eternally posh.

‘Äpplet’ had a more successful naval career than its short-lived sibling, the ‘Vasa.’ Studying its wreck could help explain why.

In centuries past, mummies were put to a variety of inventive uses: art, commerce, science, entertainment, and possibly even paper making.

Cecil Chubb attended an auction in 1915 and decided Stonehenge would make for a fantastic new family possession.

Hatshepsut seized the reins of power and never let go.

Find out the real deal behind mummies, the truth behind the Sphinx’s nose, and how King Tut probably met his end.

We sometimes think human prehistory was much more peaceful than today. But archaeological evidence suggests otherwise.

One of the most important archaeological discoveries in British history, the Sutton Hoo ship burial contained a hoard of Anglo-Saxon artifacts that transformed our understanding of the "Dark Ages."

More than 5500 artifacts have been brought up since the first salvage trip to the 'Titanic' wreckage in 1987.

From massive shadow serpents to spectacular sunrises, here are some mesmerizing sites that align with the vernal equinox and herald the first day of spring.