Laura Geggel

A new reconstruction of a woman from a 17th-century "vampire" burial reveals a young-but-sickly woman whom villagers feared so much they buried her under a blade and padlock.

Pangaea is Earth’s most recent supercontinent.

A 12th-century stone carving discovered in northern Germany may depict Otto of Bamberg, a bishop and missionary.

The 17th-century sword was found in a cellar that was destroyed during World War II, but it's unknown how it ended up there.

The newfound bracelet was likely awarded for a feat of valor carried out during Rome's conquest of Britain.

Archaeologists have found a shrouded skeleton that was buried around 2,200 years ago in a tomb with extravagant murals.

While it may initially appear that strawberries are fruits covered in seeds, this is not actually the case.

A 13-year-old boy hiking in Haifa discovered a Roman-era ring with a depiction of Minerva, the goddess of war and wisdom.

Archaeologists in Campeche, Mexico, have found an underground structure beneath a Maya ball court, as well as offerings on top of a Maya pyramid at another site.

The unique shape of an ear bone belonging to a Neanderthal child found in a cave in Spain suggests that she had Down syndrome.