Archaeologists have unearthed a sprawling country villa believed to be the birthplace of Vespasian, the Roman emperor who built the Colosseum, they said Friday. The 2,000-year-old ruins were found about 80 miles (130 kilometers) northeast of Rome, near Cittareale, lead archaeologist Filippo Coarelli said. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Parts of a giant, exquisitely-carved marble sculpture depicting the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius have been found at an archaeological site in Turkey. picked by topofall 1 year ago

First, researchers grew enough fungus to give dandruff to 10 million people. Next, they sequenced its genes. Then they found out that not only does an icky fungus live on your head and cause dandruff - but it could be having sex. On your head. Right now. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Mystery continues to shroud the case of a severed tiger's head found off a busy highway near Lakemoor last week. picked by Bornbad 9 months ago

Beard Head beard caps will protect your head from the cold and keep your upper lip and chin toasty warm, much like a real beard would!

For those of us not manly enough to grow a beard or the female Plimers picked by DoggyLives 9 months ago

One doctor thought the bleeding, strange bumps on Aaron Dallas' head might have been a gnat bite. A specialist thought it was shingles. Then the bumps started to move. It turns out five bot fly larvae were living on Dallas' head, near the top of his skull. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A British children's book writer and artist has offered his own head to replace a collection of shrunken heads that a museum may return to South America. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Egypt's antiquities council says that archaeologists have unearthed a 3,000-year-old red granite head believed to portray the 19th Dynasty pharaoh Ramses II. Update on this post. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A human head found an attic when remodleing.
P.S. This was near where I live. picked by zulublue42 1 year ago

This happens to me at least once a month. picked by gnikgnok 3 years ago

An ancient Roman wood and ivory throne has been unearthed at a dig in Herculaneum, Italian archaeologists said on Tuesday, hailing it as the most significant piece of wooden furniture ever discovered there. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

For diminutive men such as French President Nicolas Sarkozy, famously overshadowed by his wife Carla Bruni, a pair of stack heels used to be the only way to stand tall. But a surgeon has devised a new way of adding up to 2in to a person's height - inserting a silicone head implant. During a 90-minute operation an incision is made in the side of the head and the implant squeezed in between the skul... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A pipe bowl depicting a stereotyped African head was found in Philadelphia at the site of the first presidential mansion. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

A man wandering down a Madrid street allegedly carrying the decapitated head of his mother has been arrested by police.

Angelo Carotenuto Macanas, 34, reportedly told police he had cut off his mother's head with a large knife, Spanish authorities said today. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

It's one of the of the finest examples I've ever seen of the always-popular 'man with his head covered in bananas which then explode' genre. picked by Bornbad 11 months ago

Everything you ever wanted to know about primitive head hunting tribes and the practice of shrinking heads. Includes a section on how to tell if your shrunken head is real or a cheap knock-off. picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago

Chiefs of the tribe that ensured the head of the former Ahanta king are now arguing again, AFTER it has been returned from The Netherlands. Very funny read in Ghana's The Chronicle.

Update to this story. picked by Ankabout 3 months ago

Besides the head and body switching, some necks were stretched, one girl's arm was missing, and another girl's head was placed on what appeared to be a nude body, with the chest blurred. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

This concept for a combination shower head/ MP3 player definitely falls under the unnecessary gadgets category, but that doesn't make it any less cool or imaginiative. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

It may only be small. But, as the picture shows, what this grass snake lacks in size it more than makes up for in ambition. It has taken to eating goldfish more than ten times the size of his head after discovering them in Valerie and Raymond Bell's pond. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago