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A Rare Viking Armband Made Of Iron 1,000 Years Ago Was Just Found Preserved In A Swedish Wetland

Stunningly preserved due to the oxygen-poor conditions of the bog, this iron armband retains its decorative pattern featuring intricate rows of dots as well as the miniature animal heads that make up its two ends.

By Austin Harvey • Mar 21, 2025

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A Rare Viking Armband Made Of Iron 1,000 Years Ago Was Just Found Preserved In A Swedish Wetland

Stunningly preserved due to the oxygen-poor conditions of the bog, this iron armband retains its decorative pattern featuring intricate rows of dots as well as the miniature animal heads that make up its two ends.

By Austin Harvey • March 21, 2025

Archaeologists Just Unearthed The First Roman Aqueduct Ever Discovered In Slovakia

The Roman aqueduct was forgotten for centuries despite being just two-and-a-half feet beneath the ground.

By Kaleena Fraga • Mar 20, 2025

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Archaeologists Just Unearthed The First Roman Aqueduct Ever Discovered In Slovakia

The Roman aqueduct was forgotten for centuries despite being just two-and-a-half feet beneath the ground.

By Kaleena Fraga • March 20, 2025

Scientists Just Discovered That Most Europeans Had Dark Skin As Recently As 3,000 Years Ago

Analysis of 348 genetic samples taken from 34 countries revealed that, across prehistoric and ancient Europe, 63 percent of people had dark skin, 29 percent had "intermediate" skin, and only 8 percent had light skin.

By Austin Harvey • Mar 20, 2025

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Scientists Just Discovered That Most Europeans Had Dark Skin As Recently As 3,000 Years Ago

Analysis of 348 genetic samples taken from 34 countries revealed that, across prehistoric and ancient Europe, 63 percent of people had dark skin, 29 percent had "intermediate" skin, and only 8 percent had light skin.

By Austin Harvey • March 20, 2025

A New Jersey Paleontologist’s Priceless Fossil Collection Was Dumped In A Landfill By UPS Because His University Wasn’t Paying Their Bills

Professor Martin Becker of New Jersey's William Paterson University shipped 19 boxes of fossils to a colleague in Florida — then they were dumped in a Tennessee landfill by UPS because the university failed to make their payments.

By Austin Harvey • Mar 19, 2025

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A New Jersey Paleontologist’s Priceless Fossil Collection Was Dumped In A Landfill By UPS Because His University Wasn’t Paying Their Bills

Professor Martin Becker of New Jersey's William Paterson University shipped 19 boxes of fossils to a colleague in Florida — then they were dumped in a Tennessee landfill by UPS because the university failed to make their payments.

By Austin Harvey • March 19, 2025

Declassified Documents Reveal That The Commander Of U.S. Forces Planned A Nuclear Attack During The Vietnam War

General Westmoreland wanted nuclear weapons sent to South Vietnam in the event of defeat, though President Johnson swiftly axed the operation.

By Bernadette Deron • Mar 19, 2025

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Declassified Documents Reveal That The Commander Of U.S. Forces Planned A Nuclear Attack During The Vietnam War

General Westmoreland wanted nuclear weapons sent to South Vietnam in the event of defeat, though President Johnson swiftly axed the operation.

By Bernadette Deron • March 19, 2025

A Network Of Secret Tunnels Was Just Unearthed Beneath A Bustling Train Station In England

The tunnels beneath Salisbury Station in Wiltshire, England, were closed off decades ago and forgotten until recent renovation work led to their rediscovery.

By Kaleena Fraga • Mar 18, 2025

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A Network Of Secret Tunnels Was Just Unearthed Beneath A Bustling Train Station In England

The tunnels beneath Salisbury Station in Wiltshire, England, were closed off decades ago and forgotten until recent renovation work led to their rediscovery.

By Kaleena Fraga • March 18, 2025

Texas Man Arrested For Murdering His Fiancé After Googling ‘Can I Kill An Illegal Human?’

Ty Vaughn told police that his fiancé, Luis Banos, died by suicide inside their Baystown, Texas apartment on January 14 — then investigators uncovered his incriminating Google search.

By Austin Harvey • Mar 18, 2025

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Texas Man Arrested For Murdering His Fiancé After Googling ‘Can I Kill An Illegal Human?’

Ty Vaughn told police that his fiancé, Luis Banos, died by suicide inside their Baystown, Texas apartment on January 14 — then investigators uncovered his incriminating Google search.

By Austin Harvey • March 18, 2025

An Ancient Punic Necropolis Was Just Uncovered By Construction Workers In Sardinia

So far, archaeologists have excavated six 2,400-year-old amphorae that seemingly contain the remains of young children.

By Austin Harvey • Mar 17, 2025

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An Ancient Punic Necropolis Was Just Uncovered By Construction Workers In Sardinia

So far, archaeologists have excavated six 2,400-year-old amphorae that seemingly contain the remains of young children.

By Austin Harvey • March 17, 2025

The Iconic Statues Of Ancient Greece And Rome Were Originally Scented, Groundbreaking New Study Reveals

New research into Greco-Roman sculpting has revealed the true extent to which "admiring a statue in the ancient world was not just a visual experience, but also an olfactory one."

By Kaleena Fraga • Mar 17, 2025

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The Iconic Statues Of Ancient Greece And Rome Were Originally Scented, Groundbreaking New Study Reveals

New research into Greco-Roman sculpting has revealed the true extent to which "admiring a statue in the ancient world was not just a visual experience, but also an olfactory one."

By Kaleena Fraga • March 17, 2025

New Evidence Shows Monkeys Sailed From Africa To South America On Rafts Over 30 Million Years Ago

Fossilized evidence of a now-extinct primate species suggests prehistoric monkeys traveled more than 900 miles on natural rafts.

By Marco Margaritoff • Mar 17, 2025

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New Evidence Shows Monkeys Sailed From Africa To South America On Rafts Over 30 Million Years Ago

Fossilized evidence of a now-extinct primate species suggests prehistoric monkeys traveled more than 900 miles on natural rafts.

By Marco Margaritoff • March 17, 2025