Historian Michael D. Bailey explores witchcraft down the ages and why people believed that witches could fly.
A new facial reconstruction has revealed, for the first time, the true face of the writer, poet and philosopher Dante Alighieri.
The intriguing find suggests that metalworking techniques were more advanced than we thought 3,000 years ago.
The huge structure could potentially be the oldest Stone Age megastructure built by humans in Europe.
The Canadian grade eight student wanted to see if the idea of setting ships on fire with mirrors was plausible.
Three researchers have been awarded a $700,000 prize for producing the first readable text from the previously unreadable scrolls.
LiDAR technology has made it possible for archaeologists to peer beneath the dense foliage.
For years, the city of Pompeii has been associated with stories of bad luck inflicted on anyone who removes anything from the site.
The remarkably well-preserved sword has been described as a 'major archaeological sensation'.
For centuries, the whereabouts of the celebrated astronomer's final resting place had remained a mystery.
Here we take a look back at the most popular historical mysteries and discoveries from the last twelve months.
For thousands of years, the Indigenous Coast Salish people bred special dogs that had thick, long white hair.
First used centuries ago, this unique form of whistle makes the haunting sound of a blood-curdling scream.
Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of an ancient fortress built by hunter-gatherers in Siberia's Lower Ob' region.
Archaeologists spotted the road, which was once a major highway connecting two cities, using LiDAR scanning.
Lt Warren Singer's plane had disappeared without a trace during an attack on Italian airfields in 1943.
Archaeologists have found text written thousands of years ago that nobody has been able to translate.
A historian takes a look at the historical accuracy of Ridley Scott's latest blockbuster 'Napoleon'.
The creepy figure had been hiding beneath layers of paint and varnish in a painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds.
A 300-year-old Spanish galleon carrying enormous amounts of gold and jewels could soon see the light of day again.