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A Stunning Roman Treasure Hoard Was Found In Germany — By An ‘Illegal’ Metal Detectorist Who Didn’t Report His Discovery For Years

The 2,000-year-old treasure includes 450 silver coins, several ingots, a gold ring, and more.

By Austin Harvey • Oct 22, 2025

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A Stunning Roman Treasure Hoard Was Found In Germany — By An ‘Illegal’ Metal Detectorist Who Didn’t Report His Discovery For Years

The 2,000-year-old treasure includes 450 silver coins, several ingots, a gold ring, and more.

By Austin Harvey • October 22, 2025

Archaeologists Have Discovered A 3,500-Year-Old Egyptian Military Fortress With Ancient Ovens And Fossilized Dough

The sprawling fortress at the Tell El-Kharouba archaeological site is almost as large as a city block and contains relics from the daily lives of ancient Egyptian soldiers.

By Kaleena Fraga • Oct 21, 2025

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Archaeologists Have Discovered A 3,500-Year-Old Egyptian Military Fortress With Ancient Ovens And Fossilized Dough

The sprawling fortress at the Tell El-Kharouba archaeological site is almost as large as a city block and contains relics from the daily lives of ancient Egyptian soldiers.

By Kaleena Fraga • October 21, 2025

Researchers In Slovenia Just Discovered The Largest Prehistoric Hunting Traps Ever Found In Europe

Dating back to at least the Bronze Age, these enormous traps found on Slovenia's Karst Plateau featured stone walls that funneled prey toward pits where they would then be slaughtered.

By Ainsley Brown • Oct 21, 2025

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Researchers In Slovenia Just Discovered The Largest Prehistoric Hunting Traps Ever Found In Europe

Dating back to at least the Bronze Age, these enormous traps found on Slovenia's Karst Plateau featured stone walls that funneled prey toward pits where they would then be slaughtered.

By Ainsley Brown • October 21, 2025

1,700-Year-Old Skeletons Found In A Well In Croatia Have Been Identified As Roman Soldiers

The soldiers seemingly died during the Battle of Mursa in 260 C.E., which took place in present-day Osijek, Croatia.

By Kaleena Fraga • Oct 20, 2025

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1,700-Year-Old Skeletons Found In A Well In Croatia Have Been Identified As Roman Soldiers

The soldiers seemingly died during the Battle of Mursa in 260 C.E., which took place in present-day Osijek, Croatia.

By Kaleena Fraga • October 20, 2025

Inside The Little-Known Mythology Of Kratos, The Brutal Greek God Of Strength And Power

Though Kratos is best known today as the protagonist in the God of War video game series, the ancient legend surrounding the Greek deity is quite different.

By Ainsley Brown • Oct 18, 2025

Inside The Little-Known Mythology Of Kratos, The Brutal Greek God Of Strength And Power

Though Kratos is best known today as the protagonist in the God of War video game series, the ancient legend surrounding the Greek deity is quite different.

By Ainsley Brown • October 18, 2025

Archaeologists In Turkey Uncover A Spout Shaped Like A Lion’s Head At An Ancient Wine Workshop

The spout was seemingly once used to funnel wine or olive byproduct into a fermentation pool at a workshop in the ancient port city of Bathonea.

By Ainsley Brown • Oct 17, 2025

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Archaeologists In Turkey Uncover A Spout Shaped Like A Lion’s Head At An Ancient Wine Workshop

The spout was seemingly once used to funnel wine or olive byproduct into a fermentation pool at a workshop in the ancient port city of Bathonea.

By Ainsley Brown • October 17, 2025

A German Woman Just Turned In An Ancient Greek Relic From Olympia — 50 Years After She Stole It

The woman picked up the relic, the top of an ancient column, during a visit to the ruins of the Leonidaion in the 1960s.

By Kaleena Fraga • Oct 16, 2025

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A German Woman Just Turned In An Ancient Greek Relic From Olympia — 50 Years After She Stole It

The woman picked up the relic, the top of an ancient column, during a visit to the ruins of the Leonidaion in the 1960s.

By Kaleena Fraga • October 16, 2025

An Ancient Scorpion Mound Measuring 200 Feet Across Has Been Uncovered In Mexico’s Tehuacán Valley

Built using stones and soil sometime between 600 C.E. and 1100 C.E., this enormous effigy was likely used to track the Sun's path throughout the year.

By Ainsley Brown • Oct 16, 2025

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An Ancient Scorpion Mound Measuring 200 Feet Across Has Been Uncovered In Mexico’s Tehuacán Valley

Built using stones and soil sometime between 600 C.E. and 1100 C.E., this enormous effigy was likely used to track the Sun's path throughout the year.

By Ainsley Brown • October 16, 2025

1.4-Million-Year-Old Ax Made Of A Hippo’s Thigh Bone Found In Ethiopia

Researchers believe the tool was crafted by Homo erectus, making this only the second time they have found a non-stone tool made by this human ancestor.

By Natasha Ishak • Oct 16, 2025

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1.4-Million-Year-Old Ax Made Of A Hippo’s Thigh Bone Found In Ethiopia

Researchers believe the tool was crafted by Homo erectus, making this only the second time they have found a non-stone tool made by this human ancestor.

By Natasha Ishak • October 16, 2025

1,400-Year-Old Cemetery Marked By Ghostly ‘Sand Silhouettes’ Discovered In England

Archaeologists speculate that the seventh-century cemetery was once a part of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of East Anglia.

By Natasha Ishak • Oct 14, 2025

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1,400-Year-Old Cemetery Marked By Ghostly ‘Sand Silhouettes’ Discovered In England

Archaeologists speculate that the seventh-century cemetery was once a part of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of East Anglia.

By Natasha Ishak • October 14, 2025

Archaeologists On Crete Just Unearthed A Life-Size Ancient Greek Statue Of A Pig

Though experts know that this statue once stood near the central thoroughfare in the ancient city of Gortyna, they aren't sure what meaning it may have had or purpose it may have served.

By Ainsley Brown • Oct 13, 2025

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Archaeologists On Crete Just Unearthed A Life-Size Ancient Greek Statue Of A Pig

Though experts know that this statue once stood near the central thoroughfare in the ancient city of Gortyna, they aren't sure what meaning it may have had or purpose it may have served.

By Ainsley Brown • October 13, 2025

7 Fearsome Death Gods, From Hades Of Ancient Greek Myth To The Maya ‘Death Bat’ Camazotz

Gods of death — like Anubis of ancient Egypt, the Norse deity Hel, and Mictlāntēcutli, the vicious ruler of the Aztec underworld — have played a key role in the cultures and religions of civilizations throughout history.

By Kaleena Fraga • Oct 10, 2025

7 Fearsome Death Gods, From Hades Of Ancient Greek Myth To The Maya ‘Death Bat’ Camazotz

Gods of death — like Anubis of ancient Egypt, the Norse deity Hel, and Mictlāntēcutli, the vicious ruler of the Aztec underworld — have played a key role in the cultures and religions of civilizations throughout history.

By Kaleena Fraga • October 10, 2025