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Fisherman Stumbles Upon Enormous Pre-Columbian Funeral Urns In The Brazilian Amazon

The urns were buried 16 inches deep in a location where Indigenous people once created a series of artificial islands, but it's unclear which pre-Columbian culture put them there.

By Austin Harvey • Jun 27, 2025

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Fisherman Stumbles Upon Enormous Pre-Columbian Funeral Urns In The Brazilian Amazon

The urns were buried 16 inches deep in a location where Indigenous people once created a series of artificial islands, but it's unclear which pre-Columbian culture put them there.

By Austin Harvey • June 27, 2025

The Ancient Egyptians Broke Statues Of The Pharaoh Hatshepsut To Deactivate Their Supernatural Powers, New Study Says

For the last century, experts had largely assumed that many statues of Hatshepsut were broken during antiquity because she was a rare female ruler and because her stepson and successor, Thutmose III, despised her and wanted to tarnish her legacy.

By Ainsley Brown • Jun 27, 2025

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The Ancient Egyptians Broke Statues Of The Pharaoh Hatshepsut To Deactivate Their Supernatural Powers, New Study Says

For the last century, experts had largely assumed that many statues of Hatshepsut were broken during antiquity because she was a rare female ruler and because her stepson and successor, Thutmose III, despised her and wanted to tarnish her legacy.

By Ainsley Brown • June 27, 2025

Oldest Scandinavian Human DNA Found In A Piece Of 10,000-Year-Old ‘Chewing Gum’ From Western Sweden

With a lack of ancient human bone excavations in the region, finding human DNA within this piece of chewed-up birch bark was a huge victory.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jun 27, 2025

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Oldest Scandinavian Human DNA Found In A Piece Of 10,000-Year-Old ‘Chewing Gum’ From Western Sweden

With a lack of ancient human bone excavations in the region, finding human DNA within this piece of chewed-up birch bark was a huge victory.

By Marco Margaritoff • June 27, 2025

The Strange History Of Canopic Jars, The Ancient Egyptian Vessels That Held The Viscera Of Mummies

Canopic jars helped preserve certain organs that were removed during the mummification process — and they were often stored in the same tomb as the actual mummy.

By Austin Harvey • Jun 26, 2025

The Strange History Of Canopic Jars, The Ancient Egyptian Vessels That Held The Viscera Of Mummies

Canopic jars helped preserve certain organs that were removed during the mummification process — and they were often stored in the same tomb as the actual mummy.

By Austin Harvey • June 26, 2025

Researchers Travel 140 Miles From Taiwan To Japan In A Canoe Made Using Only Prehistoric Methods And Materials

Scientists built a primitive canoe using only tools and methods available during the Stone Age to see if they could complete the 140-mile journey early humans made 30,000 years ago.

By Ainsley Brown • Jun 26, 2025

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Researchers Travel 140 Miles From Taiwan To Japan In A Canoe Made Using Only Prehistoric Methods And Materials

Scientists built a primitive canoe using only tools and methods available during the Stone Age to see if they could complete the 140-mile journey early humans made 30,000 years ago.

By Ainsley Brown • June 26, 2025

An 1,800-Year-Old Bronze Wrist Purse That Once Belonged To A Roman Soldier Has Been Unearthed In The Czech Republic

Capable of holding approximately 50 silver denarii, almost a full year's pay, this purse would have been worn on the left arm in order to keep the right free for combat.

By Austin Harvey • Jun 26, 2025

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An 1,800-Year-Old Bronze Wrist Purse That Once Belonged To A Roman Soldier Has Been Unearthed In The Czech Republic

Capable of holding approximately 50 silver denarii, almost a full year's pay, this purse would have been worn on the left arm in order to keep the right free for combat.

By Austin Harvey • June 26, 2025

Archaeologists Discover A Grand Roman-Era Library In Turkey’s Ancient ‘City Of Gladiators’

The library, which was first built between 300 and 30 B.C.E., was "of considerable scale and significance" in the ancient city of Stratonikeia.

By Ainsley Brown • Jun 25, 2025

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Archaeologists Discover A Grand Roman-Era Library In Turkey’s Ancient ‘City Of Gladiators’

The library, which was first built between 300 and 30 B.C.E., was "of considerable scale and significance" in the ancient city of Stratonikeia.

By Ainsley Brown • June 25, 2025

Mammoth Bones Were Just Uncovered During Construction Work In Poland

While excavating the route of a planned highway, archaeologists found a tusk and pelvis bone dating to the Ice Age.

By Austin Harvey • Jun 24, 2025

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Mammoth Bones Were Just Uncovered During Construction Work In Poland

While excavating the route of a planned highway, archaeologists found a tusk and pelvis bone dating to the Ice Age.

By Austin Harvey • June 24, 2025

The Fascinating History Of Vergina, The Ancient Town Where Alexander The Great’s Relatives Were Entombed

Verginia is a small town in Greece today, but it was once famous in the ancient world as Aigai, the royal capital of the Macedonian kingdom.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jun 23, 2025

The Fascinating History Of Vergina, The Ancient Town Where Alexander The Great’s Relatives Were Entombed

Verginia is a small town in Greece today, but it was once famous in the ancient world as Aigai, the royal capital of the Macedonian kingdom.

By Kaleena Fraga • June 23, 2025

Inside The Surprisingly Long History Of Beer And The Ancient People Who Invented It

The process of fermenting grain to make beer was likely discovered by several cultures independently as hunter-gatherers settled into agricultural societies around 12,000 years ago, but the first physical evidence of beer brewing dates to 3400 B.C.E. in Mesopotamia.

By Austin Harvey • Jun 23, 2025

Inside The Surprisingly Long History Of Beer And The Ancient People Who Invented It

The process of fermenting grain to make beer was likely discovered by several cultures independently as hunter-gatherers settled into agricultural societies around 12,000 years ago, but the first physical evidence of beer brewing dates to 3400 B.C.E. in Mesopotamia.

By Austin Harvey • June 23, 2025