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Archaeologists In Turkey Uncover A Spout Shaped Like A Lion’s Head At An Ancient Wine Workshop

Archaeologists In Turkey Uncover A Spout Shaped Like A Lion’s Head At An Ancient Wine Workshop

The spout was seemingly once used to funnel wine or olive byproduct into a fermentation pool at a workshop in the ancient port city of Bathonea.
The Tragic Story Of Kristen Pfaff, The Bassist For Hole Who Died At Just 27

The Tragic Story Of Kristen Pfaff, The Bassist For Hole Who Died At Just 27

Even though Kristen Pfaff's death in June 1994 was attributed to a heroin overdose, rumors have persisted in the years since that she was a victim of foul play.
An Ancient Scorpion Mound Measuring 200 Feet Across Has Been Uncovered In Mexico’s Tehuacán Valley

An Ancient Scorpion Mound Measuring 200 Feet Across Has Been Uncovered In Mexico’s Tehuacán Valley

Built using stones and soil sometime between 600 C.E. and 1100 C.E., this enormous effigy was likely used to track the Sun's path throughout the year.
Excavations At A Medieval Chapel In Germany Just Revealed 25 Children’s Graves And Thousands Of Artifacts

Excavations At A Medieval Chapel In Germany Just Revealed 25 Children’s Graves And Thousands Of Artifacts

The children's graves were positioned so that "holy" rainwater would run over them.
Meet 7 Of History’s Most Notorious Occultists, From Madame Blavatsky To ‘The Evilest Man In The World’

Meet 7 Of History’s Most Notorious Occultists, From Madame Blavatsky To ‘The Evilest Man In The World’

Some occultists like Aleister Crowley started new religions based on mysticism, while others like Grigori Rasputin claimed to be "faith healers" and used their influence to gain power.
Art Historian Claims He’s Discovered The Identity Of The Famous ‘Girl With A Pearl Earring’

Art Historian Claims He’s Discovered The Identity Of The Famous ‘Girl With A Pearl Earring’

British art expert Andrew Graham-Dixon believes that he has identified the famous subject of Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer's 17th-century masterwork, Girl with a Pearl Earring — and it's not who most scholars thought.
Archaeologists On Crete Just Unearthed A Life-Size Ancient Greek Statue Of A Pig

Archaeologists On Crete Just Unearthed A Life-Size Ancient Greek Statue Of A Pig

Though experts know that this statue once stood near the central thoroughfare in the ancient city of Gortyna, they aren't sure what meaning it may have had or purpose it may have served.
The Secret Tunnel That Once Led Roman Emperors Into The Colosseum Is Opening To The Public For The First Time Ever

The Secret Tunnel That Once Led Roman Emperors Into The Colosseum Is Opening To The Public For The First Time Ever

The Commodus Passage led directly to a private box in the Colosseum reserved for Roman emperors, but archaeologists aren't yet sure where it began.
This 650-Year-Old Sandal Was Found In The Nest Of A Bone-Eating Vulture Inside A Spanish Cave

This 650-Year-Old Sandal Was Found In The Nest Of A Bone-Eating Vulture Inside A Spanish Cave

Researchers studying these abandoned, centuries-old nests in Spain found a wealth of other human-made objects, including baskets, a crossbow bolt, a wooden lance, and a slingshot.
How Ossip Bernstein Escaped Execution — By Winning A Game Of Chess

How Ossip Bernstein Escaped Execution — By Winning A Game Of Chess

During the Russian Revolution in 1918, Ossip Bernstein was sentenced to die by firing squad, but at the last minute was offered a chance to play a game of chess to save his life.