Metal detectorist Constantin Fried found a miniature lock dating to the Roman era while exploring a field near Petershagen-Frille, Germany.

The 1904 Olympics were the first to take place in the United States, and they established the tradition of awarding gold, ...

The Sac Actun cave system in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula has served as a treasure trove of ancient remains since 2007 when researchers found the skull and bones of a teenage girl who lived in its ...

Immortalized in HBO’s 2004 series Deadwood, Seth Bullock was a lawman, businessman, and — according to U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt — a “true frontiersman.” During his time in Deadwood, Bullock ...

More than 5,000 years ago, in ancient Egypt, a mixture of silica, lime, copper, and an alkali was heated, resulting in a bright blue compound known as calcium copper silicate. This striking, vibrant ...