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The Heartwarming Story Behind The Hachikō Statue, The Bronze Dog That Watches Over A Tokyo Train Station

The bronze statue of Hachikō the Akita that stands outside of Shibuya Station in Tokyo memorializes the loyal dog who spent nearly 10 years waiting for a train to bring his dead owner home.

By Austin Harvey • Sep 28, 2024

The Heartwarming Story Behind The Hachikō Statue, The Bronze Dog That Watches Over A Tokyo Train Station

The bronze statue of Hachikō the Akita that stands outside of Shibuya Station in Tokyo memorializes the loyal dog who spent nearly 10 years waiting for a train to bring his dead owner home.

By Austin Harvey • September 28, 2024

44 Images From Bestiaries That Show Just How Strange These Medieval Animal Encyclopedias Were

A medieval bestiary is a vibrantly illustrated compendium of both real and mythical animals — and the comically bizarre way scholars drew these beasts has baffled historians for centuries.

By Amber Morgan • Sep 18, 2024

44 Images From Bestiaries That Show Just How Strange These Medieval Animal Encyclopedias Were

A medieval bestiary is a vibrantly illustrated compendium of both real and mythical animals — and the comically bizarre way scholars drew these beasts has baffled historians for centuries.

By Amber Morgan • September 18, 2024

An 11-Year-Old Rescued An Engraving From A Dump — And It Turned Out To Be A Rare Renaissance Print

The print has been confirmed as Albrecht Dürer's Knight, Death and the Devil (1513). Now, this rare find is headed to auction, where it could fetch tens of thousands of dollars.

By Amber Morgan • Sep 18, 2024

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An 11-Year-Old Rescued An Engraving From A Dump — And It Turned Out To Be A Rare Renaissance Print

The print has been confirmed as Albrecht Dürer's Knight, Death and the Devil (1513). Now, this rare find is headed to auction, where it could fetch tens of thousands of dollars.

By Amber Morgan • September 18, 2024

New Research Suggests That Italy’s Iconic Lion Of Venice Was Originally Built In Ancient China

New chemical analysis of the Lion of Venice's bronze alloy has just found that it originated in China and was built with copper sourced from mines in the lower Yangtze River basin during the Tang dynasty of 618 to 907 C.E.

By Kaleena Fraga • Sep 17, 2024

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New Research Suggests That Italy’s Iconic Lion Of Venice Was Originally Built In Ancient China

New chemical analysis of the Lion of Venice's bronze alloy has just found that it originated in China and was built with copper sourced from mines in the lower Yangtze River basin during the Tang dynasty of 618 to 907 C.E.

By Kaleena Fraga • September 17, 2024

44 Yōkai Images That Illustrate The Weird, Wonderful, And Sometimes Wacky World Of Japanese Folklore

Yōkai are supernatural beings like kappas, demons, and even haunted household objects that have appeared in Japanese art and folklore for centuries.

By Austin Harvey • Sep 16, 2024

44 Yōkai Images That Illustrate The Weird, Wonderful, And Sometimes Wacky World Of Japanese Folklore

Yōkai are supernatural beings like kappas, demons, and even haunted household objects that have appeared in Japanese art and folklore for centuries.

By Austin Harvey • September 16, 2024

Life-Sized Statue Of A Temple Guardian From The 13th Century Found At Cambodia’s Banteay Prei Temple

While clearing rubble from a collapsed gate at the Banteay Prei Temple within Cambodia's historic Angkor Wat Archaeological Park, workers stumbled upon a life-sized statue of a temple guardian dating back 700 years.

By Austin Harvey • Sep 16, 2024

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Life-Sized Statue Of A Temple Guardian From The 13th Century Found At Cambodia’s Banteay Prei Temple

While clearing rubble from a collapsed gate at the Banteay Prei Temple within Cambodia's historic Angkor Wat Archaeological Park, workers stumbled upon a life-sized statue of a temple guardian dating back 700 years.

By Austin Harvey • September 16, 2024

Hidden Sketch Found Underneath Da Vinci’s 500-Year-Old Masterpiece ‘Virgin Of The Rocks’

Advanced technology has detected the sketch of a Leonardo Da Vinci masterpiece hidden beneath the finished product as well as the artist's own handprints.

By Marco Margaritoff • Sep 14, 2024

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Hidden Sketch Found Underneath Da Vinci’s 500-Year-Old Masterpiece ‘Virgin Of The Rocks’

Advanced technology has detected the sketch of a Leonardo Da Vinci masterpiece hidden beneath the finished product as well as the artist's own handprints.

By Marco Margaritoff • September 14, 2024

Archeologists Discover Incredible Artwork Inside 4,300-Year-Old Egyptian Tomb

The tomb belonged to Khuwy, a nobleman whom archeologists believe may have been related to the ruling pharaoh, Djedkare Isesi.

By Natasha Ishak • Sep 5, 2024

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Archeologists Discover Incredible Artwork Inside 4,300-Year-Old Egyptian Tomb

The tomb belonged to Khuwy, a nobleman whom archeologists believe may have been related to the ruling pharaoh, Djedkare Isesi.

By Natasha Ishak • September 5, 2024

Archaeology Student Discovers Seven Viking Arm Rings In A Field In Denmark

Gustav Bruunsgaard was searching a field in Elsted, Denmark, with a metal detector when he made this "spectacular" discovery that dates back to 800 C.E.

By Amber Morgan • Sep 4, 2024

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Archaeology Student Discovers Seven Viking Arm Rings In A Field In Denmark

Gustav Bruunsgaard was searching a field in Elsted, Denmark, with a metal detector when he made this "spectacular" discovery that dates back to 800 C.E.

By Amber Morgan • September 4, 2024

Biblical Mosaics Depicting The Story Of Elim And End Of Days Found In 1,600-Year-Old Synagogue

In the last decade, the Huqoq Excavation Project has found mosaics depicting Noah's Ark, the parting of the Red Sea, and more in a 5th century synagogue.

By Marco Margaritoff • Sep 4, 2024

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Biblical Mosaics Depicting The Story Of Elim And End Of Days Found In 1,600-Year-Old Synagogue

In the last decade, the Huqoq Excavation Project has found mosaics depicting Noah's Ark, the parting of the Red Sea, and more in a 5th century synagogue.

By Marco Margaritoff • September 4, 2024