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Archaeologists Just Uncovered A 650,000-Square-Foot Underground City Right Below An Historic Town In Central Iran

This enormous "subterranean settlement" was equipped with an aqueduct designed not only to store and transport water, but also to cool these underground chambers so they could serve as a refuge from the summer heat.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jan 28, 2025

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Archaeologists Just Uncovered A 650,000-Square-Foot Underground City Right Below An Historic Town In Central Iran

This enormous "subterranean settlement" was equipped with an aqueduct designed not only to store and transport water, but also to cool these underground chambers so they could serve as a refuge from the summer heat.

By Kaleena Fraga • January 28, 2025

A Pregnant Woman Sacrificed In Ecuador 1,200 Years Ago May Have Been Killed To Appease El Niño

The young woman was seven to nine months pregnant when she was killed, and researchers believe she may have been sacrificed due to her fertility.

By Amber Morgan • Jan 27, 2025

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A Pregnant Woman Sacrificed In Ecuador 1,200 Years Ago May Have Been Killed To Appease El Niño

The young woman was seven to nine months pregnant when she was killed, and researchers believe she may have been sacrificed due to her fertility.

By Amber Morgan • January 27, 2025

7,000-Year-Old Poison Arrowheads Found Embedded In An Antelope Bone Uncovered Inside A South African Cave

Perhaps the world's oldest weapons equipped with a multi-ingredient poison cocktail, these arrowheads were laced with deadly ricin as well as digitoxin and strophanthidin, which can stop the heart.

By Austin Harvey • Jan 27, 2025

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7,000-Year-Old Poison Arrowheads Found Embedded In An Antelope Bone Uncovered Inside A South African Cave

Perhaps the world's oldest weapons equipped with a multi-ingredient poison cocktail, these arrowheads were laced with deadly ricin as well as digitoxin and strophanthidin, which can stop the heart.

By Austin Harvey • January 27, 2025

Remains Of 90-Million-Year-Old Rainforest Discovered In Antarctica

Evidence found in an ancient soil sample indicates that during the Cretaceous Period, Antarctica was home to a thriving rainforest on its iceless terrain.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jan 26, 2025

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Remains Of 90-Million-Year-Old Rainforest Discovered In Antarctica

Evidence found in an ancient soil sample indicates that during the Cretaceous Period, Antarctica was home to a thriving rainforest on its iceless terrain.

By Marco Margaritoff • January 26, 2025

Egyptian Blue: The Prized Dye Used In Egyptian Mummy Portraits, Roman Frescoes, And Renaissance Masterpieces

The oldest-known synthetic pigment in history, Egyptian Blue was first created more than 5,000 years ago and soon became one of the most sought-after dyes as it adorned tombs, palaces, and statues across Asia, Africa, and Europe.

By Austin Harvey • Jan 24, 2025

Egyptian Blue: The Prized Dye Used In Egyptian Mummy Portraits, Roman Frescoes, And Renaissance Masterpieces

The oldest-known synthetic pigment in history, Egyptian Blue was first created more than 5,000 years ago and soon became one of the most sought-after dyes as it adorned tombs, palaces, and statues across Asia, Africa, and Europe.

By Austin Harvey • January 24, 2025

Archaeologists Just Found A 400-Year-Old Military Helmet At A Medieval Hungarian Fortress

The helmet was likely worn by a solider in the Fifteen Years' War, a military conflict between the Habsburg monarchy and the Ottoman Empire.

By Amber Morgan • Jan 23, 2025

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Archaeologists Just Found A 400-Year-Old Military Helmet At A Medieval Hungarian Fortress

The helmet was likely worn by a solider in the Fifteen Years' War, a military conflict between the Habsburg monarchy and the Ottoman Empire.

By Amber Morgan • January 23, 2025

Remains Of A Bronze Age Woman Unearthed At A U.K. Construction Site

The skeleton was found alongside a number of other objects from the Bronze Age, including flint and pottery fragments.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jan 22, 2025

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Remains Of A Bronze Age Woman Unearthed At A U.K. Construction Site

The skeleton was found alongside a number of other objects from the Bronze Age, including flint and pottery fragments.

By Kaleena Fraga • January 22, 2025

3,000-Year-Old Chinese Liquor Found Inside An Owl-Shaped Vessel Uncovered Within A Shang Dynasty Tomb

While experts known that this distilled spirit dates to the Shang Dynasty period in the late second millennium B.C.E. and that it was likely made from fruit or rice, little is certain about how it was created.

By Amber Morgan • Jan 22, 2025

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3,000-Year-Old Chinese Liquor Found Inside An Owl-Shaped Vessel Uncovered Within A Shang Dynasty Tomb

While experts known that this distilled spirit dates to the Shang Dynasty period in the late second millennium B.C.E. and that it was likely made from fruit or rice, little is certain about how it was created.

By Amber Morgan • January 22, 2025

Remains Of 60 Mammoths Uncovered Near 15,000-Year-Old Human-Made Traps In Mexico

The discovery is "an unprecedented opportunity to delve into more than 30,000 years of history."

By Natasha Ishak • Jan 22, 2025

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Remains Of 60 Mammoths Uncovered Near 15,000-Year-Old Human-Made Traps In Mexico

The discovery is "an unprecedented opportunity to delve into more than 30,000 years of history."

By Natasha Ishak • January 22, 2025

Archaeologists Discover Early Christian ‘Church Of The Apostles’ In Galilee

The Church of the Apostles, built atop the home of Jesus' first disciples, was believed by many to be merely a myth. But these researchers think they've finally found it after centuries.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jan 22, 2025

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Archaeologists Discover Early Christian ‘Church Of The Apostles’ In Galilee

The Church of the Apostles, built atop the home of Jesus' first disciples, was believed by many to be merely a myth. But these researchers think they've finally found it after centuries.

By Marco Margaritoff • January 22, 2025