The sprawling burial complex on the outskirts of Beijing was built to hold the remains of 13 emperors
The 150-million-year-old dinosaur became the most expensive fossil ever sold at auction, raising old questions about whether such specimens should be put up for sale
The fragile cut-outs are going on display at Sutton House in London, which was once a boarding school for girls
The monument to Sadako Sasaki, who died of leukemia in 1955, vanished from Peace Park in Seattle
From Civil War biscuits to a Haitian port town, theories about the word's beginnings abounded
The former British prime minister was an avid painter who sometimes gifted his works to other world leaders
Officials are asking the donor to come forward with more information about where the artifacts were discovered
A new study finds widespread DNA evidence that an ancestor pathogen of the Black Death helped bring about the end of an agricultural society responsible for megalithic tombs and monuments, like Stonehenge
The 12th-century structure and the artworks inside it sustained no significant damage
The Musée du Fromage in Paris hosts tastings and teaches visitors about traditional cheesemaking practices
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The structure appears to predate Machu Picchu, the country's best-known archaeological site, by 3,500 years
Bill Stampfl, Matthew Richardson and Steve Erskine went missing in an avalanche on Huascarán on June 24, 2002. Climbers found Stampfl's body just weeks ago
The vessel will be preserved beneath Antarctic waters inside a sprawling restricted zone
Known as the "French Excalibur," the blade is said to have hung from a rock face in the village of Rocamadour for 1,300 years
Pompey Mansfield was an enslaved man who won his freedom, purchased land, constructed a house and became a prominent community leader
The 2,000-year-old statue, which likely depicts Hermes, is a monumental discovery for Bulgaria
Both Western analyses and traditional Aboriginal knowledge helped the research team learn about a cultural practice dating to the last ice age
The French government has declared the artifacts national treasures, which means they can only leave the country temporarily
A new study challenges a core assumption about the Antikythera mechanism, a 2,000-year-old device that inspired the latest "Indiana Jones" film
A new exhibition traces the evolution of one of the world's most famous dolls over six decades
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