archaeology Human-shaped lead sarcophagus found under the floor of Notre Dame Cathedral to be opened. Cue heavy metal music. David Pescovitz
trepanation Ancient surgeon found buried with his scalpels, awls, needles, and other tools of the trade David Pescovitz
chug chug chug Here are the world's oldest drinking straws, used to sip beer in ancient times David Pescovitz
bronze age Vikings didn't invent those iconic horned helmets and probably never wore them David Pescovitz
dinosaurs and sodomy Scientists found geological evidence of the Biblical destruction of Sodom Thom Dunn
that belongs in a museum! On Raiders of the Lost Ark's 40th anniversary, archaeologists dispel the movie's myths about their field David Pescovitz
cave paintings Prehistoric cave painters may have been hallucinating due to lack of oxygen David Pescovitz
dogfish head Archaeologists found the oldest mass-production brewery in ancient Egyptian ruins Thom Dunn
megaliths Parts of Stonehenge may have been schlepped across Great Britain from other monuments David Pescovitz