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A gunman opened fire at the Teotihuacán archaeological site outside Mexico City before killing himself, the authorities said. Six Americans were among those injured, including two from gunshots.
The ship sank during the Battle of Copenhagen, an important moment in Danish and British history, and became the origin of a common saying.
New research pushes the first genetic evidence of dogs back by 5,000 years and suggests that hunter-gatherer groups may have acquired dogs from one another.
Experts said the fragment, recovered by divers from the Greek culture ministry, matched the style and dimensions of the Parthenon, but that it was too soon to be certain of its provenance.
Most people alive today carry fragments of Neanderthal DNA in their genome. Now scientists are gaining a more intimate understanding of the ancient encounters that put it there.
A Chinese king’s infatuation with a woman was seen as the reason that a golden age collapsed. Evidence suggests climate change and internal strife played bigger roles.
Experts are using high-res scanners and 3-D printers to illuminate ancient ailments and injuries.
“It was hiding in plain sight all this time,” one researcher said.
One of Israel’s leading archaeologists, he found evidence that the writing of the Old Testament likely began much earlier than historians had thought.
The unexpected discovery of a well-preserved and fortified villa in Margam Park in South Wales sheds new light on the Roman occupation there, an expert said.