Stunning fresco of “Leda and the Swan” sex scene found in Pompeii (photos)
The story was most commonly depicted as a variation of a 4th century B.C.E. statue attributed to the Greek sculptor Timotheos
Archaeologists find missing piece of 2.200-year-old Antikythera Mechanism
A bronze disk has been discovered on the Aegean seabed
Secret “passage to the underworld” tunnel discovered beneath Mexican pyramid
A vast array of skulls buried beneath the streets of modern Mexico City are also revealing the grisly details of Aztec human sacrifice