explosives Hand grenades from 1,000 years ago found in Jerusalem David Pescovitz

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

smell The jars in this Egyptian tomb still smell sweet 3,000 years later David Pescovitz

archaeology Strange jaguar skeleton surrounded by starfish discovered in Mexico City David Pescovitz

archaeology Roman mosaic is largest uncovered in London for 50 years Rob Beschizza

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

alcohol Archaeologists find ancient ring meant to prevent hangovers David Pescovitz

dinosaurs and sodomy Scientists found geological evidence of the Biblical destruction of Sodom Thom Dunn

Shark attacks This man was killed by a shark attack 3,000 years ago David Pescovitz

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

augustus caesar Archaeologists unearth 2000-year-old marble head of Augustus Caesar Jess Sabine

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

egypt Archaeologists discover mummies with gold tongues David Pescovitz

archaeology This is the world's oldest known painting of an animal David Pescovitz

teeth Analyzing tooth tartar to learn about ancient drug use David Pescovitz

animal history 57,000 year-old wolf pup found frozen in the Arctic Thom Dunn