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A PhD Student Just Discovered A New Prehistoric Reptile Species By Reuniting Two Fossil Halves From Separate Museums

PhD student Victor Beccari was studying reptile fossils at London's Natural History Museum when he saw something that looked oddly familiar: a specimen very similar to one he'd seen at the Senckenberg Natural History Museum in Frankfurt, Germany.

By Ainsley Brown • Jul 15, 2025

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A PhD Student Just Discovered A New Prehistoric Reptile Species By Reuniting Two Fossil Halves From Separate Museums

PhD student Victor Beccari was studying reptile fossils at London's Natural History Museum when he saw something that looked oddly familiar: a specimen very similar to one he'd seen at the Senckenberg Natural History Museum in Frankfurt, Germany.

By Ainsley Brown • July 15, 2025

Archaeologists Find A 1,000-Year-Old Carving Of A Human Face At The Bottom Of A Polish Lake

The face was carved into a wooden beam around 967 C.E. and was likely part of a medieval fortress that once stood on an island in the middle of Poland's Lake Lednica.

By Ainsley Brown • Jul 14, 2025

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Archaeologists Find A 1,000-Year-Old Carving Of A Human Face At The Bottom Of A Polish Lake

The face was carved into a wooden beam around 967 C.E. and was likely part of a medieval fortress that once stood on an island in the middle of Poland's Lake Lednica.

By Ainsley Brown • July 14, 2025

Four Donkeys Likely Ritually Sacrificed 4,500 Years Ago Were Just Found Under The Ruins Of A Canaanite House

Found in the ancient Canaanite city of Gath, located in Tell es-Sâfi, Israel, three of the donkeys were found with their legs bound and the fourth was decapitated with its head placed on its abdomen.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jul 14, 2025

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Four Donkeys Likely Ritually Sacrificed 4,500 Years Ago Were Just Found Under The Ruins Of A Canaanite House

Found in the ancient Canaanite city of Gath, located in Tell es-Sâfi, Israel, three of the donkeys were found with their legs bound and the fourth was decapitated with its head placed on its abdomen.

By Kaleena Fraga • July 14, 2025

Archaeologists In Turkey Just Unearthed Astonishing Artifacts That Could Prove The Trojan War Really Happened

Archaeologists digging at Hisarlık Hill have unearthed evidence including ancient sling stones that could prove, more so than ever before, that the Trojan War was more than just a myth.

By Austin Harvey • Jul 11, 2025

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Archaeologists In Turkey Just Unearthed Astonishing Artifacts That Could Prove The Trojan War Really Happened

Archaeologists digging at Hisarlık Hill have unearthed evidence including ancient sling stones that could prove, more so than ever before, that the Trojan War was more than just a myth.

By Austin Harvey • July 11, 2025

Archaeologists In Poland Just Uncovered A 700-Year-Old Tombstone Depicting A Medieval Knight

The tombstone was discovered in the center of Gdańsk, Poland, and archaeologists believe it dates back to at least the 14th century.

By Ainsley Brown • Jul 9, 2025

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Archaeologists In Poland Just Uncovered A 700-Year-Old Tombstone Depicting A Medieval Knight

The tombstone was discovered in the center of Gdańsk, Poland, and archaeologists believe it dates back to at least the 14th century.

By Ainsley Brown • July 9, 2025

Archaeologists In Tajikistan Just Unearthed An Ancient Water Jug Inscribed With The Owner’s Name

Archaeologists digging at the Khalkajar archaeological site in Tajikistan just uncovered an ancient water jug labeled with the name of its owner: "This water jug belongs to the woman Sagkina."

By Kaleena Fraga • Jul 9, 2025

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Archaeologists In Tajikistan Just Unearthed An Ancient Water Jug Inscribed With The Owner’s Name

Archaeologists digging at the Khalkajar archaeological site in Tajikistan just uncovered an ancient water jug labeled with the name of its owner: "This water jug belongs to the woman Sagkina."

By Kaleena Fraga • July 9, 2025

Archaeologists Just Pulled Pieces Of The Lighthouse Of Alexandria Out Of The Mediterranean Sea

These 22 colossal stone blocks, some weighing as much as 80 tons, include parts of everything from the Lighthouse of Alexandria's threshold to its base to its door.

By Ainsley Brown • Jul 8, 2025

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Archaeologists Just Pulled Pieces Of The Lighthouse Of Alexandria Out Of The Mediterranean Sea

These 22 colossal stone blocks, some weighing as much as 80 tons, include parts of everything from the Lighthouse of Alexandria's threshold to its base to its door.

By Ainsley Brown • July 8, 2025

The Shipwreck From One Of History’s Biggest Pirate Heists Identified Off The Coast Of Madagascar

Researchers believe that they've located the wreck of the Nossa Senhora do Cabo, a Portuguese ship that was carrying $138 million worth of treasure when it was attacked by pirates in 1721.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jul 7, 2025

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The Shipwreck From One Of History’s Biggest Pirate Heists Identified Off The Coast Of Madagascar

Researchers believe that they've located the wreck of the Nossa Senhora do Cabo, a Portuguese ship that was carrying $138 million worth of treasure when it was attacked by pirates in 1721.

By Kaleena Fraga • July 7, 2025

A Fisherman Just Stumbled Upon A Well-Preserved Medieval Sword In Poland’s Vistula River

Though it initially looked like a piece of rebar, Andrzej Korpikiewicz cleaned off the leeches, snails, and shrimp clinging to it — and revealed a sword.

By Ainsley Brown • Jul 7, 2025

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A Fisherman Just Stumbled Upon A Well-Preserved Medieval Sword In Poland’s Vistula River

Though it initially looked like a piece of rebar, Andrzej Korpikiewicz cleaned off the leeches, snails, and shrimp clinging to it — and revealed a sword.

By Ainsley Brown • July 7, 2025

Archaeologists Find 25,000-Year-Old Mammoth Rib Pierced With An Arrow From Early Human Hunters

"We finally have a ‘smoking gun,’ the first direct evidence of how these animals were hunted."

By Leah Silverman • Jul 6, 2025

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Archaeologists Find 25,000-Year-Old Mammoth Rib Pierced With An Arrow From Early Human Hunters

"We finally have a ‘smoking gun,’ the first direct evidence of how these animals were hunted."

By Leah Silverman • July 6, 2025