The cauldron, which was likely used to transport water for domestic use, has been lying undisturbed since the Mosaic House was abandoned in the seventh century C.E.

Former Teamsters Union boss Jimmy Hoffa vanished without a trace on July 30, 1975, in suburban Detroit, and to this day, it's still unclear what happened to him.

New evidence confirms that the ringfort was once a settlement for high-ranking medieval figures — and parts of the site may be 1,000 years older than previously thought.

While false doors were common in ancient Egyptian tombs, this one is made of rare pink granite that would have been costly to transport from Aswan, some 400 miles away.

From dust pneumonia to "black blizzards," Kansas suffered greatly during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s — and it took years for the state to recover.

Uncovered in southern Moravia, this 13th-century B.C.E. breastplate was found surrounded by a sacrificial burial of weapons including a battle axe and a harpoon.

Mike Tyson's childhood was spent in a rough part of Brooklyn, where he was harassed by neighborhood bullies and eventually sent to reform school — where he learned how to box.

A favorite haunt of both mobsters and celebrities in the mid-20th century, the Copacabana has since been featured in several Mafia movies that have helped keep its legacy alive.

Calcium carbonate deposits produced by African fig trees could provide a sustainable method of slowing climate change.

The artifacts were preserved in low-oxygen clay and are the oldest wooden tools ever found in East Asia.

On October 15, 2009, the parents of Falcon Heene claimed that he was trapped in a makeshift weather balloon floating thousands of feet above Colorado, but he was later found safe in his attic — and it may have all been a hoax for publicity.