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Archaeologists Found That People Smoked High-Potency Cannabis At Funerals 2,500 Years Ago

The cannabis traces found at Jirzankal Cemetery in the Pamir Mountains had unusually high concentrations of THC.

By Natasha Ishak • Feb 9, 2025

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Archaeologists Found That People Smoked High-Potency Cannabis At Funerals 2,500 Years Ago

The cannabis traces found at Jirzankal Cemetery in the Pamir Mountains had unusually high concentrations of THC.

By Natasha Ishak • February 9, 2025

Researchers Find Evidence Of Cannibalism On 18,000-Year-Old Bones Discovered In A Polish Cave

Nearly 70 percent of the bone fragments examined featured cut marks and intentional fractures that suggested cannibals feasted on the brains and bone marrow of their victims.

By Amber Morgan • Feb 7, 2025

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Researchers Find Evidence Of Cannibalism On 18,000-Year-Old Bones Discovered In A Polish Cave

Nearly 70 percent of the bone fragments examined featured cut marks and intentional fractures that suggested cannibals feasted on the brains and bone marrow of their victims.

By Amber Morgan • February 7, 2025

Archaeologists In Sicily Just Unearthed A Plaster Mold Used To Make Medusa Masks 2,000 Years Ago

This mold was one of several found nearby, leading archaeologists to believe that this site served as an artisanal mask factory starting in the first century B.C.E.

By Austin Harvey • Feb 7, 2025

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Archaeologists In Sicily Just Unearthed A Plaster Mold Used To Make Medusa Masks 2,000 Years Ago

This mold was one of several found nearby, leading archaeologists to believe that this site served as an artisanal mask factory starting in the first century B.C.E.

By Austin Harvey • February 7, 2025

Hundreds Of Mayan Artifacts Discovered By Archeologists In Two Different Underwater Locations In Guatemala

Some of the artifacts include an obsidian dagger and a severed head that was used as an incense holder.

By Natasha Ishak • Feb 7, 2025

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Hundreds Of Mayan Artifacts Discovered By Archeologists In Two Different Underwater Locations In Guatemala

Some of the artifacts include an obsidian dagger and a severed head that was used as an incense holder.

By Natasha Ishak • February 7, 2025

This Prehistoric Duck-Like Creature May Be The Earliest Modern Bird Ever Discovered

The 69-million-year-old fossilized skull of Vegavis iaai unearthed in Antarctica suggests that modern birds evolved before the mass extinction event that killed the dinosaurs at the end of the Cretaceous Period.

By Amber Morgan • Feb 6, 2025

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This Prehistoric Duck-Like Creature May Be The Earliest Modern Bird Ever Discovered

The 69-million-year-old fossilized skull of Vegavis iaai unearthed in Antarctica suggests that modern birds evolved before the mass extinction event that killed the dinosaurs at the end of the Cretaceous Period.

By Amber Morgan • February 6, 2025

A Long-Lost Silent Film About Abraham Lincoln Was Just Rediscovered After More Than 100 Years

A 1915 film about Abraham Lincoln and life in America during the Civil War, The Heart Of Lincoln had been declared lost by the Library of Congress before it was recently rediscovered in New York.

By Kaleena Fraga • Feb 6, 2025

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A Long-Lost Silent Film About Abraham Lincoln Was Just Rediscovered After More Than 100 Years

A 1915 film about Abraham Lincoln and life in America during the Civil War, The Heart Of Lincoln had been declared lost by the Library of Congress before it was recently rediscovered in New York.

By Kaleena Fraga • February 6, 2025

3,500-Year-Old Prosthetic Hand Made Out Of Bronze Discovered In Switzerland

The bronze and gold foil hand has baffled archaeologists in what is one of the country's most unique finds from the Bronze Age.

By Leah Silverman • Feb 6, 2025

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3,500-Year-Old Prosthetic Hand Made Out Of Bronze Discovered In Switzerland

The bronze and gold foil hand has baffled archaeologists in what is one of the country's most unique finds from the Bronze Age.

By Leah Silverman • February 6, 2025

Archaeologists Unearth A 2,500-Year-Old Burial Site In Israel With Evidence Of Human Trafficking

Researchers uncovered artifacts like jewelry, alabaster vessels, stone beads, and an amulet of the Egyptian deity Bes that suggest ancient human trafficking victims may have been laid to rest at the site.

By Austin Harvey • Feb 5, 2025

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Archaeologists Unearth A 2,500-Year-Old Burial Site In Israel With Evidence Of Human Trafficking

Researchers uncovered artifacts like jewelry, alabaster vessels, stone beads, and an amulet of the Egyptian deity Bes that suggest ancient human trafficking victims may have been laid to rest at the site.

By Austin Harvey • February 5, 2025

Archaeologists Just Found A 1,900-Year-Old Roman Ritual Site Deep Inside A Spanish Cave

Researchers exploring Spain's Cova de les Dones discovered a Roman coin and 15 inscriptions in its interior chamber, revealing that the cave served as a Roman sanctuary in the first century C.E.

By Amber Morgan • Feb 5, 2025

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Archaeologists Just Found A 1,900-Year-Old Roman Ritual Site Deep Inside A Spanish Cave

Researchers exploring Spain's Cova de les Dones discovered a Roman coin and 15 inscriptions in its interior chamber, revealing that the cave served as a Roman sanctuary in the first century C.E.

By Amber Morgan • February 5, 2025

Ancient Egypt’s First Fully Preserved Funeral Home Has Been Discovered In The City Of The Dead

The funerary complex is complete with a mummification workshop featuring natural ventilation.

By Marco Margaritoff • Feb 5, 2025

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Ancient Egypt’s First Fully Preserved Funeral Home Has Been Discovered In The City Of The Dead

The funerary complex is complete with a mummification workshop featuring natural ventilation.

By Marco Margaritoff • February 5, 2025

This 1,900-Year-Old Papyrus Unearthed In Israel Records A Dramatic Criminal Trial In The Roman Empire

The 133-line scroll — the longest Greek papyrus ever found in the Judean Desert — was recently translated and contains prosecutors' notes about a criminal trial before Roman officials.

By Kaleena Fraga • Feb 4, 2025

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This 1,900-Year-Old Papyrus Unearthed In Israel Records A Dramatic Criminal Trial In The Roman Empire

The 133-line scroll — the longest Greek papyrus ever found in the Judean Desert — was recently translated and contains prosecutors' notes about a criminal trial before Roman officials.

By Kaleena Fraga • February 4, 2025

Cache Of 1,800-Year-Old Roman Coins Found By A Metal Detectorist Beneath A Farmer’s Field In England

While metal detecting in a Leicestershire field, bathroom fitter David Dunn discovered a rare hoard of 50 Roman coins expected to fetch nearly $2,000 at auction.

By Amber Morgan • Feb 4, 2025

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Cache Of 1,800-Year-Old Roman Coins Found By A Metal Detectorist Beneath A Farmer’s Field In England

While metal detecting in a Leicestershire field, bathroom fitter David Dunn discovered a rare hoard of 50 Roman coins expected to fetch nearly $2,000 at auction.

By Amber Morgan • February 4, 2025