Ever since Plato wrote that Atlantis sank beneath the Atlantic Ocean around 10,000 B.C.E., theorists have set out to determine the location of this ancient civilization.

The legendary sword from "The Song of Roland," Durandal was a popular tourist attraction in the French town of Rocamadour, where it supposedly sat in a stone for 1,300 years.

On May 26, 2022, Goodfellas star Ray Liotta died in his sleep at age 67 — and the cause was later revealed to be a combination of heart and respiratory issues.

Despite being 80 years old, the cardboard chess pieces were in shockingly good condition, offering new insight into the daily lives of Auschwitz prisoners.

The devastating Lynyrd Skynyrd plane crash near Gillsburg, Mississippi on October 20, 1977, claimed the lives of both pilots and about half of the band's members.

This sprawling burial site spans more than 270,000 square feet and contains the remains of hundreds of people laid to rest as far back as the sixth century B.C.E.

Five years ago, Anna Lee Dozier purchased a vase from the clearance shelf of a Maryland thrift store — then she learned it was actually crafted by the Maya 2,000 years ago.

In October 2023, Egyptian archaeologists unveiled a trove of artifacts from a New Kingdom cemetery, including a sarcophagus lid with an image of the goddess Nut — which had an uncanny resemblance to Marge Simpson.

At the site of a former gallows in the town of Holíč, archaeologists are conducting the first systematic examination of such a site — and learning much about the region's history of execution.

Nadine Caridi was a 22-year-old model when she met stockbroker Jordan Belfort at a party in the Hamptons, and they were engaged six months later — but their 14-year marriage was marked by accusations of infidelity and drug addiction.

Known as caligae, these sandals were worn by Roman soldiers primarily in the first century C.E. and provided traction as they traveled over rough terrain.