The Discovery of Dinosaurs: The Bones Oxford Kept Without Knowing What They Were

For centuries, fossilized bones of gigantic creatures sat stored in universities with no one knowing what they were, until a British paleontologist named them “terrible lizards.”

10 Archaeological Discoveries That Changed History

3,000-year-old swords that gleam as if freshly forged, Viking rings with Islamic inscriptions, and batteries in ancient Mesopotamia: The past holds secrets that still baffle us.

A Zapotec Tomb Sealed for 14 Centuries Discovered in Oaxaca

The recent discovery at Cerro de la Cantera: a 1,500 year old zapotec tomb revealing the secrets of the “people of the clouds” in Oaxaca.

The Palace of Knossos and the Enigma of the Minotaur’s Labyrinth

This is where the legend of the Minotaur was born — and one of the most advanced civilizations in Europe.

Petra, a City Carved Into Rock

Petra looks like a mirage of stone. For centuries, the Nabataean city hid itself to preserve itself from the world and from time. Today, to visit it, you must walk a path that feels like opening the door to another world.