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Museum Construction In Germany Just Turned Up An Ancient Roman Governor’s Palace And Basilica

While digging right in the heart of Cologne, excavators uncovered ancient Roman ruins that had been hiding just below the streets for more than 1,600 years.

By Kaleena Fraga • Feb 16, 2026

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Museum Construction In Germany Just Turned Up An Ancient Roman Governor’s Palace And Basilica

While digging right in the heart of Cologne, excavators uncovered ancient Roman ruins that had been hiding just below the streets for more than 1,600 years.

By Kaleena Fraga • February 16, 2026

Archaeologists In Germany Unearthed A 7,500-Year-Old Headdress Made From A Deer’s Skull And Antlers

While experts remain unclear about this stunning artifact's meaning and purpose, it may help shed light on the little-understood people that resided in the area circa 5375 B.C.E.

By Kaleena Fraga • Feb 13, 2026

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Archaeologists In Germany Unearthed A 7,500-Year-Old Headdress Made From A Deer’s Skull And Antlers

While experts remain unclear about this stunning artifact's meaning and purpose, it may help shed light on the little-understood people that resided in the area circa 5375 B.C.E.

By Kaleena Fraga • February 13, 2026

Albert Einstein’s Letters Expressing Fears About The Rise Of Adolf Hitler And Nazi Germany To Be Sold At Auction

"All this is the result of the Hitler-insanity, which has completely ruined the lives of all those around me."

By Marco Margaritoff • Feb 12, 2026

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Albert Einstein’s Letters Expressing Fears About The Rise Of Adolf Hitler And Nazi Germany To Be Sold At Auction

"All this is the result of the Hitler-insanity, which has completely ruined the lives of all those around me."

By Marco Margaritoff • February 12, 2026

Volunteer Archaeologists Unearthed The Head Of An Ancient Figurine At The Ruins Of A Roman Fort Along Hadrian’s Wall In England

Made of terracotta and dating back roughly 1,800 years, this three-inch artifact has crude features that likely mark it as the work of an unskilled amateur.

By Kaleena Fraga • Feb 11, 2026

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Volunteer Archaeologists Unearthed The Head Of An Ancient Figurine At The Ruins Of A Roman Fort Along Hadrian’s Wall In England

Made of terracotta and dating back roughly 1,800 years, this three-inch artifact has crude features that likely mark it as the work of an unskilled amateur.

By Kaleena Fraga • February 11, 2026

Half Of Japan’s Samurai In The Edo Period Were Actually Women, According To A New Exhibition At The British Museum

By the early 17th century, as an extended era of peace dawned across Japan, female samurai served as everything from patrons of the arts and scientists to painters and firefighters.

By Cara Johnson • Feb 10, 2026

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Half Of Japan’s Samurai In The Edo Period Were Actually Women, According To A New Exhibition At The British Museum

By the early 17th century, as an extended era of peace dawned across Japan, female samurai served as everything from patrons of the arts and scientists to painters and firefighters.

By Cara Johnson • February 10, 2026

Workers Restoring An Historic Merchant’s House In Moscow Uncovered Nearly 20,000 Silver Coins Dating Back 400 Years

Found inside a ceramic vessel tucked away in a second-floor vault, these coins were likely hidden during Russia's Time of Troubles, the period of political instability that defined the turbulent turn from the 16th century into the 17th.

By Kaleena Fraga • Feb 9, 2026

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Workers Restoring An Historic Merchant’s House In Moscow Uncovered Nearly 20,000 Silver Coins Dating Back 400 Years

Found inside a ceramic vessel tucked away in a second-floor vault, these coins were likely hidden during Russia's Time of Troubles, the period of political instability that defined the turbulent turn from the 16th century into the 17th.

By Kaleena Fraga • February 9, 2026

Unexploded WWII-Era Bombs Dropped By The U.S. Army Found On Hawaiian Volcano

A hiker in the Mauna Loa Forest Reserve happened upon the two bombs, which had been used to divert a dangerous lava flow.

By Marco Margaritoff • Feb 8, 2026

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Unexploded WWII-Era Bombs Dropped By The U.S. Army Found On Hawaiian Volcano

A hiker in the Mauna Loa Forest Reserve happened upon the two bombs, which had been used to divert a dangerous lava flow.

By Marco Margaritoff • February 8, 2026

Archaeologists In Spain Believe They’ve Uncovered The First-Ever Remains Of The Elephants That Hannibal Used Against The Romans

While expanding a hospital near the city of Córdoba, diggers found a baseball-sized bone dating back 2,200 years that came from the ankle of an elephant.

By Kaleena Fraga • Feb 6, 2026

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Archaeologists In Spain Believe They’ve Uncovered The First-Ever Remains Of The Elephants That Hannibal Used Against The Romans

While expanding a hospital near the city of Córdoba, diggers found a baseball-sized bone dating back 2,200 years that came from the ankle of an elephant.

By Kaleena Fraga • February 6, 2026

Jack Kerouac’s First Draft Of ‘On The Road,’ A 121-Foot Scroll He Typed In Three Weeks In 1951, Is About To Be Sold At Auction

Expected to fetch as much as $4 million, this original manuscript pauses for neither paragraph breaks nor chapter titles, instead presenting its epic tale of Beat Generation misadventures in one unbroken stream.

By Cara Johnson • Feb 5, 2026

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Jack Kerouac’s First Draft Of ‘On The Road,’ A 121-Foot Scroll He Typed In Three Weeks In 1951, Is About To Be Sold At Auction

Expected to fetch as much as $4 million, this original manuscript pauses for neither paragraph breaks nor chapter titles, instead presenting its epic tale of Beat Generation misadventures in one unbroken stream.

By Cara Johnson • February 5, 2026

Archaeologists Preparing For Property Development In London Just Found Marbles And A Writing Slate Once Used By Victorian Schoolchildren

From several beautifully colored marbles to a reusable writing slate that was found alongside its accompanying pencil and was still covered in children's scribbles, these artifacts illuminate what life was like in the schools of Victorian England.

By Kaleena Fraga • Feb 4, 2026

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Archaeologists Preparing For Property Development In London Just Found Marbles And A Writing Slate Once Used By Victorian Schoolchildren

From several beautifully colored marbles to a reusable writing slate that was found alongside its accompanying pencil and was still covered in children's scribbles, these artifacts illuminate what life was like in the schools of Victorian England.

By Kaleena Fraga • February 4, 2026