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Tudor-Era Coin Hoard Found By British Couple Expected To Sell At Auction For $300,000

While weeding their garden in the village of Milford on Sea, the couple stumbled upon "strange circular discs" — which turned out to be gold and silver coins from the reign of Henry VIII.

By Kaleena Fraga • Oct 17, 2025

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Tudor-Era Coin Hoard Found By British Couple Expected To Sell At Auction For $300,000

While weeding their garden in the village of Milford on Sea, the couple stumbled upon "strange circular discs" — which turned out to be gold and silver coins from the reign of Henry VIII.

By Kaleena Fraga • October 17, 2025

An Ancient Scorpion Mound Measuring 200 Feet Across Has Been Uncovered In Mexico’s Tehuacán Valley

Built using stones and soil sometime between 600 C.E. and 1100 C.E., this enormous effigy was likely used to track the Sun's path throughout the year.

By Ainsley Brown • Oct 16, 2025

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An Ancient Scorpion Mound Measuring 200 Feet Across Has Been Uncovered In Mexico’s Tehuacán Valley

Built using stones and soil sometime between 600 C.E. and 1100 C.E., this enormous effigy was likely used to track the Sun's path throughout the year.

By Ainsley Brown • October 16, 2025

1.4-Million-Year-Old Ax Made Of A Hippo’s Thigh Bone Found In Ethiopia

Researchers believe the tool was crafted by Homo erectus, making this only the second time they have found a non-stone tool made by this human ancestor.

By Natasha Ishak • Oct 16, 2025

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1.4-Million-Year-Old Ax Made Of A Hippo’s Thigh Bone Found In Ethiopia

Researchers believe the tool was crafted by Homo erectus, making this only the second time they have found a non-stone tool made by this human ancestor.

By Natasha Ishak • October 16, 2025

Excavations At A Medieval Chapel In Germany Just Revealed 25 Children’s Graves And Thousands Of Artifacts

The children's graves were positioned so that "holy" rainwater would run over them.

By Ainsley Brown • Oct 15, 2025

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Excavations At A Medieval Chapel In Germany Just Revealed 25 Children’s Graves And Thousands Of Artifacts

The children's graves were positioned so that "holy" rainwater would run over them.

By Ainsley Brown • October 15, 2025

Prehistoric Spiderweb, Beetles, And Wasps Perfectly Preserved In Amber Have Been Unearthed In The Amazon

Researchers excavating at a quarry in the Ecuadorian Amazon have unearthed a prehistoric spiderweb preserved in amber along with 21 insects frozen in time from the age of the dinosaurs.

By Austin Harvey • Oct 15, 2025

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Prehistoric Spiderweb, Beetles, And Wasps Perfectly Preserved In Amber Have Been Unearthed In The Amazon

Researchers excavating at a quarry in the Ecuadorian Amazon have unearthed a prehistoric spiderweb preserved in amber along with 21 insects frozen in time from the age of the dinosaurs.

By Austin Harvey • October 15, 2025

Art Historian Claims He’s Discovered The Identity Of The Famous ‘Girl With A Pearl Earring’

British art expert Andrew Graham-Dixon believes that he has identified the famous subject of Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer's 17th-century masterwork, Girl with a Pearl Earring — and it's not who most scholars thought.

By Ainsley Brown • Oct 14, 2025

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Art Historian Claims He’s Discovered The Identity Of The Famous ‘Girl With A Pearl Earring’

British art expert Andrew Graham-Dixon believes that he has identified the famous subject of Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer's 17th-century masterwork, Girl with a Pearl Earring — and it's not who most scholars thought.

By Ainsley Brown • October 14, 2025

1,400-Year-Old Cemetery Marked By Ghostly ‘Sand Silhouettes’ Discovered In England

Archaeologists speculate that the seventh-century cemetery was once a part of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of East Anglia.

By Natasha Ishak • Oct 14, 2025

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1,400-Year-Old Cemetery Marked By Ghostly ‘Sand Silhouettes’ Discovered In England

Archaeologists speculate that the seventh-century cemetery was once a part of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of East Anglia.

By Natasha Ishak • October 14, 2025

A Fisherman In Sweden Stumbled Upon A Cauldron Filled With 20,000 Medieval Coins While Digging For Worms

The hoard found just outside of Stockholm consists mostly of coins, but it also contains pearls, rings, and pendants.

By Kaleena Fraga • Oct 13, 2025

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A Fisherman In Sweden Stumbled Upon A Cauldron Filled With 20,000 Medieval Coins While Digging For Worms

The hoard found just outside of Stockholm consists mostly of coins, but it also contains pearls, rings, and pendants.

By Kaleena Fraga • October 13, 2025

Archaeologists On Crete Just Unearthed A Life-Size Ancient Greek Statue Of A Pig

Though experts know that this statue once stood near the central thoroughfare in the ancient city of Gortyna, they aren't sure what meaning it may have had or purpose it may have served.

By Ainsley Brown • Oct 13, 2025

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Archaeologists On Crete Just Unearthed A Life-Size Ancient Greek Statue Of A Pig

Though experts know that this statue once stood near the central thoroughfare in the ancient city of Gortyna, they aren't sure what meaning it may have had or purpose it may have served.

By Ainsley Brown • October 13, 2025

Divers Save 900 Bottles Of 100-Year-Old Liquor From A World War I Shipwreck In The Baltic Sea

The 50 salvaged cases of cognac brandy and 15 cases of herbal liqueur were originally intended for the aristocracy of Russia.

By Marco Margaritoff • Oct 13, 2025

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Divers Save 900 Bottles Of 100-Year-Old Liquor From A World War I Shipwreck In The Baltic Sea

The 50 salvaged cases of cognac brandy and 15 cases of herbal liqueur were originally intended for the aristocracy of Russia.

By Marco Margaritoff • October 13, 2025