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An Archaeologist Found Dozens Of Religious Artifacts In An English River — And Now He Knows Why

For years, archaeologist Gary Bankhead kept finding religious artifacts clustered within one section of England's River Wear, including a 19th-century Russian icon depicting Jesus on the cross and a Christ medal with Greek letters in a Byzantine-style font.

By Braden Bjella • May 17, 2026

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An Archaeologist Found Dozens Of Religious Artifacts In An English River — And Now He Knows Why

For years, archaeologist Gary Bankhead kept finding religious artifacts clustered within one section of England's River Wear, including a 19th-century Russian icon depicting Jesus on the cross and a Christ medal with Greek letters in a Byzantine-style font.

By Braden Bjella • May 17, 2026

Archaeologists Enter An Ancient Stone Tower In Italy And Discover A Hidden Bronze Sword

Inside a millennia-old stone tower sits a bronze sword that was likely never used in battle. Its discovery changes our understanding of how these buildings were used.

By Braden Bjella • May 16, 2026

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Archaeologists Enter An Ancient Stone Tower In Italy And Discover A Hidden Bronze Sword

Inside a millennia-old stone tower sits a bronze sword that was likely never used in battle. Its discovery changes our understanding of how these buildings were used.

By Braden Bjella • May 16, 2026

A Hiker In Norway Just Stumbled Upon A 1,500-Year-Old Gold Ornament That Once Adorned A Warrior’s Sword

Evidence suggests that the warrior had this stunning piece affixed to his sword's scabbard day in and day out before intentionally burying it right where it was found, likely as a sacrifice to the gods.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 15, 2026

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A Hiker In Norway Just Stumbled Upon A 1,500-Year-Old Gold Ornament That Once Adorned A Warrior’s Sword

Evidence suggests that the warrior had this stunning piece affixed to his sword's scabbard day in and day out before intentionally burying it right where it was found, likely as a sacrifice to the gods.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 15, 2026

Archaeologists In Spain Just Uncovered An Ornate Roman Cup Adorned With References To Hadrian’s Wall

Researchers believe that the cup belonged to a soldier who served at the wall, located at the border of the Roman Empire in northern England, then took it with him to Spain when his unit was shipped out.

By Braden Bjella • May 15, 2026

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Archaeologists In Spain Just Uncovered An Ornate Roman Cup Adorned With References To Hadrian’s Wall

Researchers believe that the cup belonged to a soldier who served at the wall, located at the border of the Roman Empire in northern England, then took it with him to Spain when his unit was shipped out.

By Braden Bjella • May 15, 2026

Researchers Just Realized That This Island In A Scottish Lake Is Actually Manmade — And It Predates Stonehenge

The crannog in Loch Bhorgastail was built between 3500 and 3300 B.C.E., and the Neolithic pottery found in the water surrounding it suggests that it may have been used for cooking and community feasts.

By Cara Johnson • May 14, 2026

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Researchers Just Realized That This Island In A Scottish Lake Is Actually Manmade — And It Predates Stonehenge

The crannog in Loch Bhorgastail was built between 3500 and 3300 B.C.E., and the Neolithic pottery found in the water surrounding it suggests that it may have been used for cooking and community feasts.

By Cara Johnson • May 14, 2026

Archaeologists In Germany Just Found A Completely Intact Notebook From The Middle Ages Among The Ruins Of A Latrine

Researchers haven't yet been able to decipher its ten pages' worth of cursive script written in Latin, but they suspect that the book may have once belonged to a merchant who could have simply dropped it in the latrine by accident.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 13, 2026

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Archaeologists In Germany Just Found A Completely Intact Notebook From The Middle Ages Among The Ruins Of A Latrine

Researchers haven't yet been able to decipher its ten pages' worth of cursive script written in Latin, but they suspect that the book may have once belonged to a merchant who could have simply dropped it in the latrine by accident.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 13, 2026

A Six-Year-Old Boy On A Field Trip Just Pulled A 1,300-Year-Old Viking Sword From A Field In Norway

Henrik Refsnes Mørtvedt spotted the hilt of the early Viking Age sword while walking through a plowed field during a trip to a farm with his first-grade class.

By Cara Johnson • May 12, 2026

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A Six-Year-Old Boy On A Field Trip Just Pulled A 1,300-Year-Old Viking Sword From A Field In Norway

Henrik Refsnes Mørtvedt spotted the hilt of the early Viking Age sword while walking through a plowed field during a trip to a farm with his first-grade class.

By Cara Johnson • May 12, 2026

Metal Detectorists In Poland Just Found A Wealth Of Relics From World War II, Including Dog Tags, A Dagger, And A Cavalry Sabre

This spot in Ryki County was likely used as a campsite for the Polish Army's cavalry regiments during the September Campaign of 1939, which unfolded just as the war began.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 11, 2026

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Metal Detectorists In Poland Just Found A Wealth Of Relics From World War II, Including Dog Tags, A Dagger, And A Cavalry Sabre

This spot in Ryki County was likely used as a campsite for the Polish Army's cavalry regiments during the September Campaign of 1939, which unfolded just as the war began.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 11, 2026

What If The First Civilization On Earth Wasn’t Human? A NASA Scientist’s Silurian Hypothesis, Explained

If people populated the Earth before us, would we even know? That’s the question explored by the Silurian Hypothesis — and it opens up some frightening possibilities.

By Braden Bjella • May 9, 2026

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What If The First Civilization On Earth Wasn’t Human? A NASA Scientist’s Silurian Hypothesis, Explained

If people populated the Earth before us, would we even know? That’s the question explored by the Silurian Hypothesis — and it opens up some frightening possibilities.

By Braden Bjella • May 9, 2026

The Remains Of A World War 2 Tank Were Just Found Right Beneath A Family’s Garden In Poland

A family in Świerczów recently helped archaeologists unearth the wreckage of a Soviet tank that had been sitting right beneath their lawn since the 1950s.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 7, 2026

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The Remains Of A World War 2 Tank Were Just Found Right Beneath A Family’s Garden In Poland

A family in Świerczów recently helped archaeologists unearth the wreckage of a Soviet tank that had been sitting right beneath their lawn since the 1950s.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 7, 2026

Two Roman-Era Infants Unearthed In England Were Found Wrapped In Cloth Colored By The Ancient World’s Most Expensive Dye

These infants were interred in York some 1,700 years ago, but who exactly they were and why they were buried with such expensive cloth remain a mystery.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 6, 2026

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Two Roman-Era Infants Unearthed In England Were Found Wrapped In Cloth Colored By The Ancient World’s Most Expensive Dye

These infants were interred in York some 1,700 years ago, but who exactly they were and why they were buried with such expensive cloth remain a mystery.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 6, 2026

Power Line Construction In Germany Turns Up A 7,000-Year-Old Pit Filled With Beaver Remains

While preparing for power line construction in Alsleben, excavators happened upon a pit littered with orange teeth — which turned out to be a "garbage heap" of beaver carcasses dating back to the Stone Age.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 4, 2026

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Power Line Construction In Germany Turns Up A 7,000-Year-Old Pit Filled With Beaver Remains

While preparing for power line construction in Alsleben, excavators happened upon a pit littered with orange teeth — which turned out to be a "garbage heap" of beaver carcasses dating back to the Stone Age.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 4, 2026