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Archaeologists Discover The World’s Earliest Narrative Carving — And It’s A Man Holding His Penis Surrounded By Leopards

Archaeologists Discover The World’s Earliest Narrative Carving — And It’s A Man Holding His Penis Surrounded By Leopards

The relief was found in 2021 at a Neolithic site in southeastern Turkey that archaeologists date back roughly 11,000 years.
Researchers Just Confirmed The Exact Date When Vikings Lived In North America — 500 Years Before Columbus

Researchers Just Confirmed The Exact Date When Vikings Lived In North America — 500 Years Before Columbus

Wooden artifacts from the Norse settlement L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland show that the Vikings were living in the Americas by at least the year 1021.
Medieval ‘Hipster’ Warrior Found Buried With Rare Ivory Comb

Medieval ‘Hipster’ Warrior Found Buried With Rare Ivory Comb

The items found in the 6th-century grave suggest the man was a wealthy warrior who cared about his appearance.
Israeli Scuba Diver Finds 900-Year-Old Crusader Sword In The Mediterranean

Israeli Scuba Diver Finds 900-Year-Old Crusader Sword In The Mediterranean

Experts estimate that the sword dates back to the Third Crusade when Christian crusaders attempted to retake Jerusalem.
Hundreds Of Colorful, Stone-Cut Tombs Dating Back To The Roman Era Discovered In Turkey

Hundreds Of Colorful, Stone-Cut Tombs Dating Back To The Roman Era Discovered In Turkey

Excavations in the ancient Roman city of Blaundos revealed 400 chamber tombs that had been cut into the side of a nearby canyon about 1,800 years ago.
How Dolores Huerta Battled Racism And Sexism To Become A Latina Civil Rights Icon

How Dolores Huerta Battled Racism And Sexism To Become A Latina Civil Rights Icon

Ever since the 1950s, Dolores Huerta has fought tirelessly to improve the lives of immigrants, women, and the working poor — despite nearly being killed in the process.
How Claudette Colvin Became The Unsung Hero Of The Civil Rights Movement

How Claudette Colvin Became The Unsung Hero Of The Civil Rights Movement

In 1955, Claudette Colvin was arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white woman in Alabama — nine months before Rosa Parks.
Scientists Just Discovered That This Common Wildflower Is Actually Carnivorous

Scientists Just Discovered That This Common Wildflower Is Actually Carnivorous

A recent study found that Triantha occidentalis, known as the western false asphodel, gets its nutrients by eating the innards of small insects.
These English Garden Ornaments Of Sphinxes Just Turned Out To Be Genuine Ancient Egyptian Relics

These English Garden Ornaments Of Sphinxes Just Turned Out To Be Genuine Ancient Egyptian Relics

The pair of sphinxes was just determined to date back over 5,000 years and recently sold for more than $265,000 at auction after spending 15 years in an English garden.
55 American History Photos And The Incredible True Stories Behind Them

55 American History Photos And The Incredible True Stories Behind Them

From the Civil War to the Space Race, these powerful pictures from American history show the past as it really happened.