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Scientists Discover An Ancient Blue Whale Fossil Larger Than Any That’s Ever Been Found

Not only is this the largest blue whale fossil ever uncovered, but it also indicates that the species lived 1.5 million years earlier than we thought.

By Marco Margaritoff • Aug 6, 2025

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Scientists Discover An Ancient Blue Whale Fossil Larger Than Any That’s Ever Been Found

Not only is this the largest blue whale fossil ever uncovered, but it also indicates that the species lived 1.5 million years earlier than we thought.

By Marco Margaritoff • August 6, 2025

2,500-Year-Old Honey Found Inside Ancient Greek Jars Unearthed In Southern Italy

Archaeologists discovered the jars inside an underground shrine found at the ancient ruins of Paestum in southern Italy.

By Kaleena Fraga • Aug 5, 2025

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2,500-Year-Old Honey Found Inside Ancient Greek Jars Unearthed In Southern Italy

Archaeologists discovered the jars inside an underground shrine found at the ancient ruins of Paestum in southern Italy.

By Kaleena Fraga • August 5, 2025

Archaeologists In Croatia Just Unearthed The Remains Of An 1,800-Year-Old Roman Watchtower

The watchtower was part of the Danubian Limes on the northern reaches of the Roman Empire, where it was used to defend against Germanic tribes.

By Kaleena Fraga • Aug 4, 2025

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Archaeologists In Croatia Just Unearthed The Remains Of An 1,800-Year-Old Roman Watchtower

The watchtower was part of the Danubian Limes on the northern reaches of the Roman Empire, where it was used to defend against Germanic tribes.

By Kaleena Fraga • August 4, 2025

An Archaeology Student Digging In The Scottish Isles Just Found A Stone Head From The Viking Era

Archaeology student Katie Joss found the 900-year-old carving at the historic Skaill Farm settlement on Rousay, one of Scotland's Orkney Islands that's known as the "Egypt of the north" due to its wealth of centuries-old treasures.

By Ainsley Brown • Aug 1, 2025

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An Archaeology Student Digging In The Scottish Isles Just Found A Stone Head From The Viking Era

Archaeology student Katie Joss found the 900-year-old carving at the historic Skaill Farm settlement on Rousay, one of Scotland's Orkney Islands that's known as the "Egypt of the north" due to its wealth of centuries-old treasures.

By Ainsley Brown • August 1, 2025

Archaeologists Unearth A 5,500-Year-Old Canaanite Blade Workshop In Southern Israel

"Only exceptional individuals knew how to produce the Canaanite blades. This is clear evidence that already at the onset of the Bronze Age, the local society here was organized and complex, and had professional specialization."

By Kaleena Fraga • Aug 1, 2025

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Archaeologists Unearth A 5,500-Year-Old Canaanite Blade Workshop In Southern Israel

"Only exceptional individuals knew how to produce the Canaanite blades. This is clear evidence that already at the onset of the Bronze Age, the local society here was organized and complex, and had professional specialization."

By Kaleena Fraga • August 1, 2025

Paleontologists Just Identified A Previously Unknown 95-Million-Year-Old Plant-Eating Dinosaur

After a chance oil discovery in 2017, excavations revealed the 95-million-year-old bones of a dinosaur dubbed Astigmasaura genuflexa.

By Austin Harvey • Jul 31, 2025

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Paleontologists Just Identified A Previously Unknown 95-Million-Year-Old Plant-Eating Dinosaur

After a chance oil discovery in 2017, excavations revealed the 95-million-year-old bones of a dinosaur dubbed Astigmasaura genuflexa.

By Austin Harvey • July 31, 2025

Archaeology Students In Missouri Just Uncovered An Historic Pioneer Homestead That Was Built In The 1830s

In some of their final days of excavation at a Springfield dig site, these 20 undergrads helped unearth the foundation of the William Townsend house, a pioneer home built upon his arrival in the area in 1832.

By Ainsley Brown • Jul 31, 2025

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Archaeology Students In Missouri Just Uncovered An Historic Pioneer Homestead That Was Built In The 1830s

In some of their final days of excavation at a Springfield dig site, these 20 undergrads helped unearth the foundation of the William Townsend house, a pioneer home built upon his arrival in the area in 1832.

By Ainsley Brown • July 31, 2025

A Signature Made By Moses May Have Just Been Uncovered Among 3,800-Year-Old Inscriptions In Egypt

Independent researcher Michael S. Bar-Ron claims to have found the Proto-Sinaitic signature of Moses at the site of an ancient Egyptian turquoise mine on the Sinai Peninsula.

By Austin Harvey • Jul 29, 2025

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A Signature Made By Moses May Have Just Been Uncovered Among 3,800-Year-Old Inscriptions In Egypt

Independent researcher Michael S. Bar-Ron claims to have found the Proto-Sinaitic signature of Moses at the site of an ancient Egyptian turquoise mine on the Sinai Peninsula.

By Austin Harvey • July 29, 2025

Puppies Found In Ancient Chinese Tombs Were Used As Sacrifices In Lieu Of Humans

"If it's not your puppy and if you're living in a society where you don't have the same assumptions of dogs and cuteness... it's a cheaper investment."

By Natasha Ishak • Jul 29, 2025

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Puppies Found In Ancient Chinese Tombs Were Used As Sacrifices In Lieu Of Humans

"If it's not your puppy and if you're living in a society where you don't have the same assumptions of dogs and cuteness... it's a cheaper investment."

By Natasha Ishak • July 29, 2025

Archaeologists Excavating Turkey’s ‘Mosaic House’ Just Uncovered A 1,400-Year-Old Bronze Cauldron

The cauldron, which was likely used to transport water for domestic use, has been lying undisturbed since the Mosaic House was abandoned in the seventh century C.E.

By Austin Harvey • Jul 28, 2025

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Archaeologists Excavating Turkey’s ‘Mosaic House’ Just Uncovered A 1,400-Year-Old Bronze Cauldron

The cauldron, which was likely used to transport water for domestic use, has been lying undisturbed since the Mosaic House was abandoned in the seventh century C.E.

By Austin Harvey • July 28, 2025