The Marquesas, located some 3,000 miles from their nearest continental neighbor, are some of the most isolated islands on the planet
Homo sapiens interbred with Neanderthals as early as 250,000 years ago and may have ultimately bred them out of existence, according to new research
The small clay rectangle is engraved with an ancient Semitic language known as Akkadian
The Blackwell School was once Marfa's only public school for Mexican and Mexican American students
The burial site, rife with Iron Age artifacts like a chariot and a helmet, likely belonged to a Piceni prince
Discovered near Sweden, the vessel was loaded with bottles of sparkling wine, mineral water and porcelain
New research suggests the monument in Teotihuacán, along with the larger Pyramid of the Sun, were designed based on astronomical movements
A version of the gold outfit worn by Carrie Fisher on the set of "Return of the Jedi" fetched $175,000 at auction
Commissioned by a wealthy tapestry maker in the 1590s, the Tudor king's likeness features a distinctive frame with a rounded top
The stone coffin likely contains the leader of the family that built the frescoed chamber in Naples
Devoted readers are worried about the fate of the historic Dolphin Hotel in southern England
The 500-mile-long stone highway is Italy's 60th property to receive the designation
Found near Naples, the marble slabs once adorned a villa in a city known as the Las Vegas of the Roman Empire
The items also went on display in an exhibition that detailed the repatriation process
The fragment, which was part of Washington's dining marquee during the Revolutionary War, is now on display at a museum in Philadelphia
Before the papacy relocated in the 1300s, first to Avignon and then to the Vatican, pontiffs lived at the Lateran Palace
The captain said he would "rather lose any sum of money than to have the brute perish as he did"
The small artifact, discovered near an ancient farmstead, features an engraving of the goddess Minerva
The sale's big-ticket item, a torch from the 1960 Winter Games, did not end up selling
The underwater expedition took place at a site that was flooded during the construction of the Aswan High Dam in the 1960s
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