Even though ancient people died, or their civilizations were wiped-out by catastrophes, they left behind evidence of how they once lived. This collection reveals some of the wonders which archeologists have uncovered.
Although not everyone agrees, some paleontologists believe thatArchaeopteryx lithographicais the earliest-known bird which has been discovered anywher...
King Tut's death mask has an inscription on its back and sides.
The ancient Laws of Eshnunna, which scholars believe predate the Code of Hammurabi, contain a "mad dog law" specifying compensation if a rabid dog kil...
Madagascar is an ancient island, adrift in the Indian Ocean. Much of it is unlike anywhere else on Earth.
From the BBC's "Planet Dinosaur," we see a clip of Majungasaurus behaving in a most extraordinary way - as a cannibal.
Majungasaurus was a fearsome dinosaur which roamed the northwestern area of Madagascar. Paleontologists believe it may have been a cannibal.
Early in the 17th century, William Buckland began to find some interesting fossils in the Stonesfield quarries (now known as the Taynton Limestone For...
Believed to be a superpower of ancient Greece, Mycenae was home to King Agamemnon.
Nero became the Emperor of Rome in 54 AD.
Scholars believe the famous poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) - which he called "Ozymandias" - was inspired by a statue of the young Ramesses I...
This red-figure vase, from the 4th century B.C. It depicts an important story from ancient times.
Pelops, a key character in ancient Greek mythology, is the namesake for the southern part of Greeces mainland.
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