Scale Model Discovered for Florence Cathedral By Rossella Lorenzi published 11 January 13 Italian archaeologists uncover what appears to be a model for an engineering masterwork.
Mass Shootings Have Long History By Rossella Lorenzi published 20 December 12 Killing or trying to kill a mass of people is neither a modern nor a uniquely American phenomenon.
Easter Island Statues May Have 'Walked' By Rossella Lorenzi published 26 October 12 The massive statues can be moved side to side like refrigerators by a small number of people, researchers found.
Ancient Fortress Found in Spain By Rossella Lorenzi published 3 October 12 The 4,200-year-old fort consisted of 10-foot-thick walls that were once 22 feet high and was unusually advanced for its time.
Search for Mysterious Lost Da Vinci Aborted By Rossella Lorenzi published 25 September 12 The fate of a lost Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece, known as the Battle of Anghiari, will remain unsolved.
First Ever Etruscan Pyramids Found in Italy By Rossella Lorenzi published 19 September 12 The pyramids were spotted by a series of ancient stairs that had been carved into the wall of what is now a wine cellar.
Medieval Shipwreck Discovered in Danube River By Rossella Lorenzi published 12 September 12 Partially buried in mud and gravel near the riverbank some 18 miles north of Budapest, the flat bottomed wreck is about 40 feet long.
Ancient Mayan Theater Used for Political Rallies By Rossella Lorenzi published 6 September 12 A unique theater, used by the Mayan elite to control others, was found in Mexico.
Ancient Roman Tablet Holds 'Black Magic' Curses By Rossella Lorenzi published 22 August 12 An ancient Roman lead scroll unearthed in England three years ago has turned out to be a curse intended to cause misfortune to more than a dozen people, according to new research.
2,000-Year-Old Roman Ship Is Nearly Intact By Rossella Lorenzi published 9 August 12 An almost intact Roman ship has been found in the sea off the town on Varazze, some 18 miles from Genova, Italy.
Hopes of Finding Earhart's Plane Fade By Rossella Lorenzi published 24 July 12 As the expedition to Nikumaroro nears an end, hopes to identify pieces of Amelia Earhart's plane are waning.
Ancient Hellenistic Harbor Found in Israel By Rossella Lorenzi published 18 July 12 Dating back to the Hellenistic period (third-second centuries BC), the port was Israel's largest and most important at the time.
Has Amelia Earhart's Beauty Case Been Found? By Rossella Lorenzi published 14 July 12 Analysis of fractured objects on a Pacific island suggest they may have held 1930s-era American beauty products.
Search for Amelia Earhart's Plane Begins By Rossella Lorenzi published 4 July 12 A grainy photo from 1937 appears to show something on the reef off of Nikumaroro.
Mysterious Structures Found in Syrian Desert By Rossella Lorenzi published 27 June 12 Strange rock arrangements found in the war-torn region are clearly deliberately aligned -- but why?
Roman Icon Actually Younger Than the City By Rossella Lorenzi published 25 June 12 The finding quashes the belief that the sculpture was adopted by the earliest Romans.
Oldest Natural Pearl Found in Arabia By Rossella Lorenzi published 18 June 12 Until now, experts believed the oldest natural pearl came from a prehistoric Japanese site.
Great Wall of China Twice As Long As Thought By Rossella Lorenzi published 8 June 12 The Great Wall of China, the world's largest man-made structure, is much longer than anyone previously thought.
Amelia Earhart Distress Call Details Emerge By Rossella Lorenzi published 4 June 12 Dozens of radio signals heard after her plane crashed add to evidence that the legendary aviator didn't just vanish.
Hitler Used Cocaine and Had Fart Problem, Medical Records Show By Rossella Lorenzi published 6 May 12 ... and had semen injections to boost libido.
Columbus May Not Have Been First to America By Rossella Lorenzi published 5 May 12 A winding investigation yields surprising clues about who may have discovered the New World, and when ...
Smuggled Cargo Found on Ancient Roman Ship By Rossella Lorenzi published 25 April 12 Investigation of a recently excavated Roman shipwreck reveals ancient sailors smuggled on the side.
Faces of Cleopatra and Antony's Twin Babies Revealed By Rossella Lorenzi published 21 April 12 The 33-foot statue shows a naked boy and girl of identical size with coiled snakes.
Women and Children First? Not Since the Titanic By Rossella Lorenzi published 14 April 12 The idea that women and children should be helped off a sinking ship first died with the Titanic.
