Napoleonic Soldiers Buried(01 of53)
Open Image ModalA Catholic priest blesses a grave during a burial ceremony for the remains of 110 Napoleonic soldiers who died in a major battle against the Russian army, near the of Studenka, about 100 kilometers (63 miles) east of Minsk, Belarus, Friday, Nov. 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) (credit:AP)
Rare WWII Planes Discovery(02 of53)
Open Image ModalIn this Sept. 28, 1941 file photo, Spitfires, subscribed for by the people of Assam, are now operating with fighter command of the Royal Air Force, at an airfield somewhere in England. (AP Photo) (credit:AP)
Aztec Skulls Found In Temple(03 of53)
Open Image ModalAn archeologist sprays water on a skull recently discovered at the archaeological site Templo Mayor in Mexico City, Friday, Oct. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini) (credit:AP)
A 'Mammoth' Discovery(04 of53)
Open Image ModalIn this handout photo provided by The International Mammoth Committee in Russia on Friday Oct. 5, 2012, the carcass of a 16-year-old mammoth that was possibly killed by humans tens of thousands of years ago and was excavated on the North Siberian Taimyr peninsula in late Sept. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Sergei Gorbunov, International Mammoth Committee in Russia, HO) (credit:AP)
Mass Graves Of Communist Soldiers(05 of53)
Open Image ModalA woman sits crying among graves of Vietnamese communist army soldiers killed during wars against French and the US at an official cemetery on the outskirts of Hanoi to mark the occasion of National Day for War Martyrs and Invalids, 27 July, 2004. (HOANG DINH NAM/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Tomb In Philippines(06 of53)
Open Image ModalA local government employee lies in one of the large limestone coffins measuring six and a half feet long, part of an archaeolgical find in the mountains of Mulanay town, Quezon province, southeast of Manila on September 27, 2012. (TED ALJIBE/AFP/GettyImages) (credit:Getty Images)
Famed 17th Century Warship(07 of53)
Open Image Modalin this April 24, 2011, file photo, the royal warship Vasa is seen at the Vasamuseet museum in Stockholm. Swedish scientists said Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012 that the Vasa, a 17th century warship raised nearly intact from Stockholm's harbor to become one of the country's top tourist attractions is deteriorating faster than expected. (AP Photo/Scanpix Sweden, Anders Wiklund, File) (credit:AP)
Lost Grave Of King Richard III(08 of53)
Open Image ModalUndated University of Leicester handout photo of a stone frieze, which may have been from a choir stall, which was discovered during an excavation of the car park behind council offices in Leicester, made available Wednesday Sept. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/ University of Leicester) (credit:AP)
Found In The French Alps(09 of53)
Open Image ModalThis Aug. 21 2012 photo provided by the Office de Haute Montagne de Chamonix (OHM) on Friday Aug. 31, 2012 shows a diplomatic bag reading "Diplomatic mail, Ministry of External Affairs" belonging to the Indian Government, found on the slopes beneath Mont Blanc by French mountain guide Arnaud Christmann. (AP Photo/Arnaud Christmann/OHM) (credit:AP)
Amazing Find Near Jerusalem(10 of53)
Open Image ModalBathing Children Find Ancient Buddha Statues(11 of53)
Open Image Modal100-Year-Old Mystery Package Opened(12 of53)
Open Image ModalPilot And Jet Share Amazing Survival Story(13 of53)
Open Image ModalMajor Discovery Off Italian Coast(14 of53)
Open Image ModalRare WWII Dispatch Sells For How Much?(15 of53)
Open Image ModalGruesome Discovery At Aztec Burial Site(16 of53)
Open Image ModalPropeller From 1946 Plane Crash Found In Swiss Glacier(17 of53)
Open Image ModalSatellite Images Could Show 'Lost Pyramids'(18 of53)
Open Image ModalCaptain Morgan's 17th Century Treasure Unearthed(19 of53)
Open Image ModalRoyal Tomb Found In Ruins Of Ancient City(20 of53)
Open Image ModalExplorers Find Sunken U-Boat Off Mass.(21 of53)
Open Image ModalHuge Treasure Haul From Cargo Ship Sunk During WWII(22 of53)
Open Image ModalRare Early Map Of America Unearthed(23 of53)
Open Image Modal1,000 Year-Old Coins Found At Crusader Battleground(24 of53)
Open Image ModalChinese Cave Holds 20,000 Year-Old Pottery(25 of53)
Open Image ModalRare Atlas That Was Stolen Decade Ago Found(26 of53)
Open Image ModalMissing C-124A Discovered 60 Years Later(27 of53)
Open Image ModalIs This The Oldest Pearl In The World?(28 of53)
Open Image ModalArcheologists Discover East Asia's Oldest Farming Site(29 of53)
Open Image ModalAmateur Treasure Hunter Makes $15 Million Discovery(30 of53)
Open Image ModalSubway Construction Reveals Ancient Road(31 of53)
Open Image ModalAncient Roman Artifacts Found In Japanese Tomb(32 of53)
Open Image ModalRare WWII Wreck Studied(33 of53)
Open Image Modal'Viking' Shipwreck Discovered(34 of53)
Open Image ModalLong-Lost Report Of Lincoln's Death Found(35 of53)
Open Image ModalRare Remains Unearthed From Battle Of Waterloo(36 of53)
Open Image ModalNapoleon Letter In English Up For Auction(37 of53)
Open Image ModalIs This The Biggest Oyster In The World?(38 of53)
Open Image ModalWorld's Oldest Fishing Traps Found(39 of53)
Open Image ModalVietnam War Letters Finally Reach Home(40 of53)
Open Image ModalAncient Roman Shipwrecks Discovered(41 of53)
Open Image ModalCrashed Bomber's Ejection Seat Believed Found In Maine(42 of53)
Open Image ModalAncient Trove Unearthed Near Armageddon Site(43 of53)
Open Image Modal19th Century Shipwreck Discovered In Gulf Of Mexico(44 of53)
Open Image ModalAlaskan 12-Year-Old Discovers Drift Card On Alaska Shore(45 of53)
Open Image ModalWorld War II Kittyhawk P-40 Found In Egyptian Desert 70 Years After Crashing(46 of53)
Open Image ModalHitler WWI Postcard Unearthed At History Roadshow(47 of53)
Open Image ModalLost Colony's Location Revealed?(48 of53)
Open Image Modal1958 Postcard Mailed From Chicago Finally Arrives(49 of53)
Open Image ModalMd. Civil War Museum Gives Severed Arm A Good Look(50 of53)
Open Image ModalU.S. To Sink Ghost Ship With Explosives(51 of53)
Open Image ModalHillary Clinton Wades Into Amelia Earhart Mystery(52 of53)
Open Image ModalTitanic Menu: First Class Menu Of Final Lunch Up For Auction(53 of53)
Open Image ModalOn the last day aboard the doomed Titanic, first-class passengers about to enjoy lunch were offered items such as Eggs Argenteuil, Chicken a la Maryland and fillets of brill. Nearly 100 years later, the menu from the final lunch, dated April 14, 1912, went up for auction on March 31, 2012. (Photo: AP Photo/Tim Ireland/PA Wire) (credit:AP)