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Archaeologists In Kazakhstan Just Discovered The Remains Of A Saka Warrior Holding A Bronze Sword Inside A 2,500-Year-Old Tomb

The burial dates back to between the sixth and seventh centuries B.C.E., when the nomadic Saka people roamed the Eurasian Steppe.

By Kaleena Fraga • Nov 12, 2025

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Archaeologists In Kazakhstan Just Discovered The Remains Of A Saka Warrior Holding A Bronze Sword Inside A 2,500-Year-Old Tomb

The burial dates back to between the sixth and seventh centuries B.C.E., when the nomadic Saka people roamed the Eurasian Steppe.

By Kaleena Fraga • November 12, 2025

Archaeologists Unearth 119 Skulls At 14th-Century Aztec Temple In Mexico City

"They were all made sacred. Turned into gifts for the gods or even personifications of deities themselves."

By Marco Margaritoff • Nov 12, 2025

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Archaeologists Unearth 119 Skulls At 14th-Century Aztec Temple In Mexico City

"They were all made sacred. Turned into gifts for the gods or even personifications of deities themselves."

By Marco Margaritoff • November 12, 2025

An Ornate Egyptian Vase Has Been Unearthed At One Of Pompeii’s ‘Street Food’ Kitchens

The glazed ceramic vessel, which was decorated with hunting scenes, was seemingly used as a food storage container in a popina, or food stand.

By Kaleena Fraga • Nov 10, 2025

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An Ornate Egyptian Vase Has Been Unearthed At One Of Pompeii’s ‘Street Food’ Kitchens

The glazed ceramic vessel, which was decorated with hunting scenes, was seemingly used as a food storage container in a popina, or food stand.

By Kaleena Fraga • November 10, 2025

The Extraordinary Stories Behind 11 Historical Artifacts That Were Discovered By Children

From an ancient sword in a lake to a tiny amulet hidden among thousands of stones in Israel, these priceless relics were uncovered not by trained archaeologists but by curious young children.

By Austin Harvey • Nov 6, 2025

The Extraordinary Stories Behind 11 Historical Artifacts That Were Discovered By Children

From an ancient sword in a lake to a tiny amulet hidden among thousands of stones in Israel, these priceless relics were uncovered not by trained archaeologists but by curious young children.

By Austin Harvey • November 6, 2025

A Man In Chile Just Returned A Stolen Piece Of The Parthenon — Only To Learn It Was Actually From An Even Older Greek Temple

Enrico Tosti-Croce long believed the piece of marble his father brought back from the Acropolis of Athens in the 1930s was from the Parthenon, but experts say it's part of the Hekatompedon, which was built a century earlier.

By Ainsley Brown • Nov 5, 2025

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A Man In Chile Just Returned A Stolen Piece Of The Parthenon — Only To Learn It Was Actually From An Even Older Greek Temple

Enrico Tosti-Croce long believed the piece of marble his father brought back from the Acropolis of Athens in the 1930s was from the Parthenon, but experts say it's part of the Hekatompedon, which was built a century earlier.

By Ainsley Brown • November 5, 2025

2,000-Year-Old Hercules Sculpture Found In An Ancient Roman Refuse Pit On The Spanish Island Of Ibiza

This astonishingly well-preserved Hercules relic was found 23 feet deep inside a Roman garbage dump, where the anaerobic environment allowed it to remain largely intact even after two millennia.

By Kaleena Fraga • Nov 5, 2025

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2,000-Year-Old Hercules Sculpture Found In An Ancient Roman Refuse Pit On The Spanish Island Of Ibiza

This astonishingly well-preserved Hercules relic was found 23 feet deep inside a Roman garbage dump, where the anaerobic environment allowed it to remain largely intact even after two millennia.

By Kaleena Fraga • November 5, 2025

Archaeologists In England Just Unearthed The Remains Of An Iron Age Teenager Who Was Likely Sacrificed By Their Celtic Tribe

Researchers suspect that this victim was a girl who was between the ages of 15 and 17 when she was tied up, executed, and tossed face down into a pit sometime in the first century B.C.E.

By Austin Harvey • Nov 4, 2025

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Archaeologists In England Just Unearthed The Remains Of An Iron Age Teenager Who Was Likely Sacrificed By Their Celtic Tribe

Researchers suspect that this victim was a girl who was between the ages of 15 and 17 when she was tied up, executed, and tossed face down into a pit sometime in the first century B.C.E.

By Austin Harvey • November 4, 2025

Inside The Ancient Legend Of Dido, The Founder Of Carthage And The Doomed Lover Of Aeneas

Sometimes known as "Elissa" or "Alashiya," Dido was the first ruler of Carthage in Greco-Roman legend — but her life ended with suicide.

By Andrew Milne • Nov 3, 2025

Inside The Ancient Legend Of Dido, The Founder Of Carthage And The Doomed Lover Of Aeneas

Sometimes known as "Elissa" or "Alashiya," Dido was the first ruler of Carthage in Greco-Roman legend — but her life ended with suicide.

By Andrew Milne • November 3, 2025

A Sprawling Ancient Burial Ground Where The Dead Were Ritualistically Cremated Has Been Discovered In France

The site near the ancient city of Olbia in southern France contains evidence of funeral pyres, cremated remains, and a "libation" channel for liquid offerings to the dead.

By Kaleena Fraga • Nov 3, 2025

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A Sprawling Ancient Burial Ground Where The Dead Were Ritualistically Cremated Has Been Discovered In France

The site near the ancient city of Olbia in southern France contains evidence of funeral pyres, cremated remains, and a "libation" channel for liquid offerings to the dead.

By Kaleena Fraga • November 3, 2025

This 3,500-Year-Old Disposable Cup Shows Ancient Humans Weren’t Too Green, Either

"We are doing what human beings have always done but we are doing it on an unprecedented scale with materials that are going to take hundreds, if not thousands of years, to biodegrade."

By Marco Margaritoff • Oct 30, 2025

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This 3,500-Year-Old Disposable Cup Shows Ancient Humans Weren’t Too Green, Either

"We are doing what human beings have always done but we are doing it on an unprecedented scale with materials that are going to take hundreds, if not thousands of years, to biodegrade."

By Marco Margaritoff • October 30, 2025