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Meet The Real Persian Royals Behind The Viral ‘Princess Qajar’ Memes

The legendary "Princess Qajar” is actually a conflation of two 19th-century Persian royals — Fatemeh Khanum "Esmat al-Dowleh" and Zahra Khanum "Taj al-Saltaneh.”

By Kaleena Fraga • Jan 22, 2026

Meet The Real Persian Royals Behind The Viral ‘Princess Qajar’ Memes

The legendary "Princess Qajar” is actually a conflation of two 19th-century Persian royals — Fatemeh Khanum "Esmat al-Dowleh" and Zahra Khanum "Taj al-Saltaneh.”

By Kaleena Fraga • January 22, 2026

New Study Uses Imaging Technology To Reveal Previously Unseen Graffiti And Love Messages On The Walls Of Pompeii

Researchers were able to pick up faint traces of graffiti, love notes, and more along a stretch of wall in Pompeii.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jan 21, 2026

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New Study Uses Imaging Technology To Reveal Previously Unseen Graffiti And Love Messages On The Walls Of Pompeii

Researchers were able to pick up faint traces of graffiti, love notes, and more along a stretch of wall in Pompeii.

By Kaleena Fraga • January 21, 2026

A Rare 3,300-Year-Old Ceramic Mask Depicting A Human Face Was Just Uncovered From A Grave In Bahrain

The mask, which is made of a glazed pottery called faience, is only the second of its kind ever found in Bahrain.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jan 15, 2026

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A Rare 3,300-Year-Old Ceramic Mask Depicting A Human Face Was Just Uncovered From A Grave In Bahrain

The mask, which is made of a glazed pottery called faience, is only the second of its kind ever found in Bahrain.

By Kaleena Fraga • January 15, 2026

Archaeologists In Sicily Just Found An Ancient Bone Stylus Depicting Dionysus With An Erect Phallus

The stylus, which is from the fifth century B.C.E., is "perfectly intact" and stands as an unparalleled find in the region.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jan 12, 2026

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Archaeologists In Sicily Just Found An Ancient Bone Stylus Depicting Dionysus With An Erect Phallus

The stylus, which is from the fifth century B.C.E., is "perfectly intact" and stands as an unparalleled find in the region.

By Kaleena Fraga • January 12, 2026

This 13,500-Year-Old Bird Figurine Is The Oldest Sculpture Ever Found In East Asia

The three-quarter-inch piece discovered in eastern China is 8,500 years older than similar artworks of its kind found in the region.

By Natasha Ishak • Jan 11, 2026

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This 13,500-Year-Old Bird Figurine Is The Oldest Sculpture Ever Found In East Asia

The three-quarter-inch piece discovered in eastern China is 8,500 years older than similar artworks of its kind found in the region.

By Natasha Ishak • January 11, 2026

Scientists May Have Extracted Leonardo Da Vinci’s DNA From A Renaissance Sketch

Scientists extracted DNA from a chalk drawing called the "Holy Child," which may have been sketched by Leonardo da Vinci around 1470.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jan 8, 2026

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Scientists May Have Extracted Leonardo Da Vinci’s DNA From A Renaissance Sketch

Scientists extracted DNA from a chalk drawing called the "Holy Child," which may have been sketched by Leonardo da Vinci around 1470.

By Kaleena Fraga • January 8, 2026

Archaeologists In Turkey Just Discovered The Head Of A Marble Hermes Statue Among The Ruins Of Ancient Laodicea

The statue of Hermes, found in present-day Turkey, likely once adorned the ancient city's bouleuterion, or assembly house.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jan 7, 2026

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Archaeologists In Turkey Just Discovered The Head Of A Marble Hermes Statue Among The Ruins Of Ancient Laodicea

The statue of Hermes, found in present-day Turkey, likely once adorned the ancient city's bouleuterion, or assembly house.

By Kaleena Fraga • January 7, 2026

A Painting Of George Washington That Inspired His Portrait On The $1 Bill Is Heading To Auction

The portrait, which was commissioned by James Madison in 1804 and painted by Gilbert Stuart, is expected to sell for between $500,000 and $1 million.

By Ainsley Brown • Dec 23, 2025

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A Painting Of George Washington That Inspired His Portrait On The $1 Bill Is Heading To Auction

The portrait, which was commissioned by James Madison in 1804 and painted by Gilbert Stuart, is expected to sell for between $500,000 and $1 million.

By Ainsley Brown • December 23, 2025

Archaeologists In Turkey Just Unearthed An Ancient Statue Head Believed To Depict The Greek Goddess Hestia

Archaeologists excavating the ancient ruins of Metropolis near İzmir, Turkey just uncovered a statue head that dates back at least 2,000 years and is equipped with sockets for eerily lifelike eyes.

By Ainsley Brown • Dec 22, 2025

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Archaeologists In Turkey Just Unearthed An Ancient Statue Head Believed To Depict The Greek Goddess Hestia

Archaeologists excavating the ancient ruins of Metropolis near İzmir, Turkey just uncovered a statue head that dates back at least 2,000 years and is equipped with sockets for eerily lifelike eyes.

By Ainsley Brown • December 22, 2025

Archaeologists Near Pompeii Just Discovered Vivid Frescoes Inside A Lavish Villa That May Have Belonged To Emperor Nero’s Second Wife

In the garden of the Villa Poppaea, researchers also found haunting casts of trees that were encased in ash at the moment Vesuvius erupted and have remained frozen in time ever since.

By Ainsley Brown • Dec 19, 2025

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Archaeologists Near Pompeii Just Discovered Vivid Frescoes Inside A Lavish Villa That May Have Belonged To Emperor Nero’s Second Wife

In the garden of the Villa Poppaea, researchers also found haunting casts of trees that were encased in ash at the moment Vesuvius erupted and have remained frozen in time ever since.

By Ainsley Brown • December 19, 2025