A small group of amateur archaeologists in Philadelphia are digging into the city’s past — by excavating ancient outhouses. Armed with shovels, roughly 15 “privy diggers” are exposing and exploring ...

To be a privy digger in Philadelphia is to be part excavator, part flea market authority, and part pirate. First, you must be ...

From Peter Sellers dressing like a Nazi, to having to manage her mother Judy Garland’s addiction, jaws will drop at Minnelli’s anecdotes ...

History is usually written by the winners. But a haul of ceramics from the Singapore Strait is rewriting that history.

Thanks to the longer, sunnier days, the fresh energy of a new season and the joy of reading with the windows open, there's something especially satisfying about cracking open a good mystery in the ...

Researchers say the vintage spirit surprisingly “held up” after 150 years ...

Two rare “One of One” charity bottles have resurfaced at auction, offering a first real test of how these unique releases perform in today’s softer whisky market.

Under the cold waters of the Baltic Sea off the Åland Islands, researchers made a surprising archaeological find that provides a rare glimpse into 19th-century brewing. During a shipwreck excavation, ...

A still-full 150-year-old bottle unearthed in the Utah ghost town of Alta was taste-tested by archaeologists and a distillery in the area. The corked bottle, dated between 1870 and 1890, was found ...

The stories and the history start with the name of their North Carolina bourbon company. The name Old Hillside refers to ...