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A German Woman Just Turned In An Ancient Greek Relic From Olympia — 50 Years After She Stole It

The woman picked up the relic, the top of an ancient column, during a visit to the ruins of the Leonidaion in the 1960s.

By Kaleena Fraga • Oct 16, 2025

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A German Woman Just Turned In An Ancient Greek Relic From Olympia — 50 Years After She Stole It

The woman picked up the relic, the top of an ancient column, during a visit to the ruins of the Leonidaion in the 1960s.

By Kaleena Fraga • October 16, 2025

An Ancient Scorpion Mound Measuring 200 Feet Across Has Been Uncovered In Mexico’s Tehuacán Valley

Built using stones and soil sometime between 600 C.E. and 1100 C.E., this enormous effigy was likely used to track the Sun's path throughout the year.

By Ainsley Brown • Oct 16, 2025

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An Ancient Scorpion Mound Measuring 200 Feet Across Has Been Uncovered In Mexico’s Tehuacán Valley

Built using stones and soil sometime between 600 C.E. and 1100 C.E., this enormous effigy was likely used to track the Sun's path throughout the year.

By Ainsley Brown • October 16, 2025

1.4-Million-Year-Old Ax Made Of A Hippo’s Thigh Bone Found In Ethiopia

Researchers believe the tool was crafted by Homo erectus, making this only the second time they have found a non-stone tool made by this human ancestor.

By Natasha Ishak • Oct 16, 2025

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1.4-Million-Year-Old Ax Made Of A Hippo’s Thigh Bone Found In Ethiopia

Researchers believe the tool was crafted by Homo erectus, making this only the second time they have found a non-stone tool made by this human ancestor.

By Natasha Ishak • October 16, 2025

Excavations At A Medieval Chapel In Germany Just Revealed 25 Children’s Graves And Thousands Of Artifacts

The children's graves were positioned so that "holy" rainwater would run over them.

By Ainsley Brown • Oct 15, 2025

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Excavations At A Medieval Chapel In Germany Just Revealed 25 Children’s Graves And Thousands Of Artifacts

The children's graves were positioned so that "holy" rainwater would run over them.

By Ainsley Brown • October 15, 2025

Robin Williams’ Daughter Asks Fans To Stop Creating AI Videos Of Her Dad

Zelda Williams took to her Instagram story to call out people for using AI to recreate her father's likeness and then sending the videos to her, calling the depictions "gross."

By Austin Harvey • Oct 14, 2025

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Robin Williams’ Daughter Asks Fans To Stop Creating AI Videos Of Her Dad

Zelda Williams took to her Instagram story to call out people for using AI to recreate her father's likeness and then sending the videos to her, calling the depictions "gross."

By Austin Harvey • October 14, 2025

Art Historian Claims He’s Discovered The Identity Of The Famous ‘Girl With A Pearl Earring’

British art expert Andrew Graham-Dixon believes that he has identified the famous subject of Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer's 17th-century masterwork, Girl with a Pearl Earring — and it's not who most scholars thought.

By Ainsley Brown • Oct 14, 2025

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Art Historian Claims He’s Discovered The Identity Of The Famous ‘Girl With A Pearl Earring’

British art expert Andrew Graham-Dixon believes that he has identified the famous subject of Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer's 17th-century masterwork, Girl with a Pearl Earring — and it's not who most scholars thought.

By Ainsley Brown • October 14, 2025

1,400-Year-Old Cemetery Marked By Ghostly ‘Sand Silhouettes’ Discovered In England

Archaeologists speculate that the seventh-century cemetery was once a part of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of East Anglia.

By Natasha Ishak • Oct 14, 2025

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1,400-Year-Old Cemetery Marked By Ghostly ‘Sand Silhouettes’ Discovered In England

Archaeologists speculate that the seventh-century cemetery was once a part of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of East Anglia.

By Natasha Ishak • October 14, 2025

A Fisherman In Sweden Stumbled Upon A Cauldron Filled With 20,000 Medieval Coins While Digging For Worms

The hoard found just outside of Stockholm consists mostly of coins, but it also contains pearls, rings, and pendants.

By Kaleena Fraga • Oct 13, 2025

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A Fisherman In Sweden Stumbled Upon A Cauldron Filled With 20,000 Medieval Coins While Digging For Worms

The hoard found just outside of Stockholm consists mostly of coins, but it also contains pearls, rings, and pendants.

By Kaleena Fraga • October 13, 2025

Archaeologists On Crete Just Unearthed A Life-Size Ancient Greek Statue Of A Pig

Though experts know that this statue once stood near the central thoroughfare in the ancient city of Gortyna, they aren't sure what meaning it may have had or purpose it may have served.

By Ainsley Brown • Oct 13, 2025

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Archaeologists On Crete Just Unearthed A Life-Size Ancient Greek Statue Of A Pig

Though experts know that this statue once stood near the central thoroughfare in the ancient city of Gortyna, they aren't sure what meaning it may have had or purpose it may have served.

By Ainsley Brown • October 13, 2025

Divers Save 900 Bottles Of 100-Year-Old Liquor From A World War I Shipwreck In The Baltic Sea

The 50 salvaged cases of cognac brandy and 15 cases of herbal liqueur were originally intended for the aristocracy of Russia.

By Marco Margaritoff • Oct 13, 2025

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Divers Save 900 Bottles Of 100-Year-Old Liquor From A World War I Shipwreck In The Baltic Sea

The 50 salvaged cases of cognac brandy and 15 cases of herbal liqueur were originally intended for the aristocracy of Russia.

By Marco Margaritoff • October 13, 2025