The 750-pound alligator was killed in Vicksburg, Mississippi in September and held two prehistoric Indigenous artifacts in its stomach — one of which continues to baffle experts.John Hamilton/FacebookThe animal was 13.5 feet long and was captured on Sept. 2 by John Hamilton.
This year, Shane Smith, owner of Red Antler Processing in Yazoo City, Mississippi, made it a point to look inside the stomachs of alligators brought to him for butchering.
These 30 "curse tablets" meant for the dead show what lengths Athenians would go to hex their enemies.Jutta Stroszeck/German Archaeological InstituteTablet curse containing incantation against the newlywed Glykera, focusing on her vulva, by someone jealous of her marital bliss.
Have you ever wished ill on those you disliked, like a hex or a curse? You’re obviously not alone, but as it turns out, even the ancient Greeks dabbled in the dark arts.
The 2,000-year-old room likely housed a family of three whose daily responsibilities included tending to their master's horses and ceremonial chariot, which were previously discovered nearby.Pompeii Archeological Park/Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and TourismThe room measures only 172 square feet and doubled as a storage room for fine wines and spices.
In 79 AD, Mount Vesuvius erupted in Pompeii. Its fiery rage spared no one — neither rich nor poor.
Before the Inca conquered the Chimú, the coastal Peruvian civilization built the largest mud-brick city in the world. They also partook in the ritualistic mass sacrifice of children.AFPResearchers believe the mass sacrifice was a ritualistic offering to the Chimú’s moon god, in order to ward off El Niño-related weather.
Archaeologists in Peru have just discovered what is likely to be the largest mass child sacrifice site in recorded history. The 227 victims were found north of Lima, near the coastal town of Huanchaco.
Staggeringly high levels of lead were found in Ludwig van Beethoven's hair, as well as mercury and arsenic.Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies/San Jose State UniversityA lock of Beethoven’s hair taken from his body around the time of his death in 1827.
Ludwig van Beethoven is widely recognized as one of the world’s most influential and pioneering classical composers. He was also deaf, making his symphonies all the more impressive.