New research from the University of East Anglia suggests that a lost papal letter could change how historians understand the events of 1066 and the Norman Conquest. England may have backed the wrong pope during a bitter religious power struggle, giving Pope Alexander II a political reason to support William the Conqueror's invasion.
The Cowra breakout, which occurred in 1944, was the largest prison escape in World War II history, resulting in the deaths of over 200 Japanese POWs and 5 Australians.
Archaeologists in Turkey have uncovered a 2,400-year-old grave lined with stones at the site of Aspendos, a Pamphylian city on the country's southern coast. The tomb contains locally minted coins bearing images of wrestlers, sparking speculation about the identity of the person buried there.
A Roman bridge in Bulgaria has been exposed by a heat wave in Europe, revealing its foundations and providing archaeologists with an unprecedented view of the ancient structure.
A 2,100-year-old Roman shipwreck carrying 500 amphoras, likely used for wine transport, has been discovered off Sicily's coast. The vessel, measuring 70 feet long and 20 feet wide, rests 150 feet underwater. Italian authorities and researchers will document the site and study its cargo.
Archaeologists have discovered a necropolis in the eastern Nile Delta, containing burials dating from the Predynastic period through the Greco-Roman era. The site, located at Kom El-Khelgan, provides valuable insights into changes in settlement patterns, funerary traditions, and the relationship between communities and the environment over thousands of years.