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Archaeologists Find ‘Very Rare’ African Figurines In A 1,500-Year-Old Burial In Israel’s Negev Desert

Made from valuable ebony and carved with "African facial features," the figurines found in graves in Israel seem to have been worn as pendants around the sixth or seventh century C.E.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 19, 2025

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Archaeologists Find ‘Very Rare’ African Figurines In A 1,500-Year-Old Burial In Israel’s Negev Desert

Made from valuable ebony and carved with "African facial features," the figurines found in graves in Israel seem to have been worn as pendants around the sixth or seventh century C.E.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 19, 2025

This Stained Document Sitting In Harvard’s Archives Since 1946 Turns Out To Be An Original Magna Carta Issued In 1300

Purchased for just $27.50, this document was believed to be a mere replica, but a medieval history professor searching Harvard's archives recently determined that it's actually an original Magna Carta issued by King Edward I.

By Austin Harvey • May 19, 2025

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This Stained Document Sitting In Harvard’s Archives Since 1946 Turns Out To Be An Original Magna Carta Issued In 1300

Purchased for just $27.50, this document was believed to be a mere replica, but a medieval history professor searching Harvard's archives recently determined that it's actually an original Magna Carta issued by King Edward I.

By Austin Harvey • May 19, 2025

Researchers Just Uncovered An Ancient 39-Foot Whale Skeleton In Southern Thailand

The fossilized remains of a Bryde's whale were found near Bangkok, seven miles inland from the shore.

By Marco Margaritoff • May 19, 2025

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Researchers Just Uncovered An Ancient 39-Foot Whale Skeleton In Southern Thailand

The fossilized remains of a Bryde's whale were found near Bangkok, seven miles inland from the shore.

By Marco Margaritoff • May 19, 2025

Researchers Uncover Horrors Of Russian ‘City Drowned In Blood’ By The Mongols In 1238

More than 300 bodies were buried across nine death pits of 15 people each. One contained three generations of one family.

By Marco Margaritoff • May 18, 2025

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Researchers Uncover Horrors Of Russian ‘City Drowned In Blood’ By The Mongols In 1238

More than 300 bodies were buried across nine death pits of 15 people each. One contained three generations of one family.

By Marco Margaritoff • May 18, 2025

Spanish Town Outraged By Botched Restoration That Turned A Historic Statue Into A ‘Potato Head’

The pantheon of horrid art restorations has a new contender: this 1923 carving in the Spanish town of Palencia.

By Marco Margaritoff • May 17, 2025

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Spanish Town Outraged By Botched Restoration That Turned A Historic Statue Into A ‘Potato Head’

The pantheon of horrid art restorations has a new contender: this 1923 carving in the Spanish town of Palencia.

By Marco Margaritoff • May 17, 2025

Archaeologists In Peru Discover Evidence Of Ritual Drug Use Among Ancient Elites Nearly 3,000 Years Ago

Animal bone tubes uncovered at Chavín de Huántar were found to contain a mix of nicotine and vilca residue, a combination that would have produced terrifying and profound visions for those who snorted it some 2,800 years ago.

By Austin Harvey • May 16, 2025

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Archaeologists In Peru Discover Evidence Of Ritual Drug Use Among Ancient Elites Nearly 3,000 Years Ago

Animal bone tubes uncovered at Chavín de Huántar were found to contain a mix of nicotine and vilca residue, a combination that would have produced terrifying and profound visions for those who snorted it some 2,800 years ago.

By Austin Harvey • May 16, 2025

Smugglers In Turkey Caught Trying To Steal An Ancient Roman Mosaic Because They Livestreamed Their Excavation

The four men were apprehended not long after trying to dig up the mosaic, found in the vineyard of a home right next to Zile Castle, the site where Julius Caesar famously declared "Veni vidi vici."

By Kaleena Fraga • May 16, 2025

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Smugglers In Turkey Caught Trying To Steal An Ancient Roman Mosaic Because They Livestreamed Their Excavation

The four men were apprehended not long after trying to dig up the mosaic, found in the vineyard of a home right next to Zile Castle, the site where Julius Caesar famously declared "Veni vidi vici."

By Kaleena Fraga • May 16, 2025

Warrior Woman Found Buried Alongside Her Axe In 1,000-Year-Old Viking Cemetery In Denmark

"Though some Viking women buried with weapons are known, a female warrior of this importance has never been determined and Viking scholars have been reluctant to acknowledge the agency of women with weapons."

By Natasha Ishak • May 16, 2025

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Warrior Woman Found Buried Alongside Her Axe In 1,000-Year-Old Viking Cemetery In Denmark

"Though some Viking women buried with weapons are known, a female warrior of this importance has never been determined and Viking scholars have been reluctant to acknowledge the agency of women with weapons."

By Natasha Ishak • May 16, 2025

Scientists Just Identified A Caterpillar That Wears The Corpses Of Other Bugs As Camouflage

This "bone collector" caterpillar is found only in a six-square-mile area on the Hawaiian island of Oahu.

By Austin Harvey • May 15, 2025

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Scientists Just Identified A Caterpillar That Wears The Corpses Of Other Bugs As Camouflage

This "bone collector" caterpillar is found only in a six-square-mile area on the Hawaiian island of Oahu.

By Austin Harvey • May 15, 2025

‘Glimpse Into The Past’: A Saxon Pendant Likely Worn By A Medieval Elite Has Been Unearthed In Northern England

A metal detectorist surveying a field in Leeds, England recently happened upon a medieval Saxon pendant covered in gold leaf and dating back to the 8th century C.E.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 15, 2025

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‘Glimpse Into The Past’: A Saxon Pendant Likely Worn By A Medieval Elite Has Been Unearthed In Northern England

A metal detectorist surveying a field in Leeds, England recently happened upon a medieval Saxon pendant covered in gold leaf and dating back to the 8th century C.E.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 15, 2025