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A Drought In The Philippines Just Dried Up A Reservoir — And Revealed A Forgotten, Centuries-Old Town

About 50 years after it was intentionally flooded, extreme heat and low rainfall have revealed the forgotten town of Pantabangan in the Philippines.

By Austin Harvey • May 6, 2024

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A Drought In The Philippines Just Dried Up A Reservoir — And Revealed A Forgotten, Centuries-Old Town

About 50 years after it was intentionally flooded, extreme heat and low rainfall have revealed the forgotten town of Pantabangan in the Philippines.

By Austin Harvey • May 6, 2024

2,400-Year-Old Shipwreck Believed To Be The World’s Oldest Was Just Discovered Intact At The Bottom Of The Black Sea

Evidence of a similar vessel appears on an ancient Greek vase featuring the infamous Homeric character, Odysseus, tied to its mass.

By Caroline Redmond • May 5, 2024

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2,400-Year-Old Shipwreck Believed To Be The World’s Oldest Was Just Discovered Intact At The Bottom Of The Black Sea

Evidence of a similar vessel appears on an ancient Greek vase featuring the infamous Homeric character, Odysseus, tied to its mass.

By Caroline Redmond • May 5, 2024

The Oldest Virus In A Human Skeleton Was Just Found — And It’s Still Afflicting People Today

Researchers found 12 ancient hepatitis B genomes, including one variation of the virus that's now-extinct.

By Kara Goldfarb • May 4, 2024

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The Oldest Virus In A Human Skeleton Was Just Found — And It’s Still Afflicting People Today

Researchers found 12 ancient hepatitis B genomes, including one variation of the virus that's now-extinct.

By Kara Goldfarb • May 4, 2024

Villagers Just Uncovered 2,500-Year-Old Ruins Belonging To The ‘Cloud People’ On A Mexican Mountaintop

The 6,000-foot mountaintop once held temples, the homes of rulers, and a games court.

By Marco Margaritoff • May 4, 2024

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Villagers Just Uncovered 2,500-Year-Old Ruins Belonging To The ‘Cloud People’ On A Mexican Mountaintop

The 6,000-foot mountaintop once held temples, the homes of rulers, and a games court.

By Marco Margaritoff • May 4, 2024

Researchers Uncover Evidence That Ice Age Europeans Carried Turtles As An Easily Transportable Food Source

Archaeologists analyzing turtle shell fragments found near Magdeburg, Germany, believe they may have been carried to the area by Ice Age hunters as a living food source.

By Amber Morgan • May 3, 2024

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Researchers Uncover Evidence That Ice Age Europeans Carried Turtles As An Easily Transportable Food Source

Archaeologists analyzing turtle shell fragments found near Magdeburg, Germany, believe they may have been carried to the area by Ice Age hunters as a living food source.

By Amber Morgan • May 3, 2024

These Prehistoric Monuments Found In Ireland May Have Served As ‘Routes For The Dead’

Using LiDAR technology, archaeologists found that prehistoric monuments across County Wicklow may have served as routes to guide spirits to the afterlife.

By Austin Harvey • May 3, 2024

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These Prehistoric Monuments Found In Ireland May Have Served As ‘Routes For The Dead’

Using LiDAR technology, archaeologists found that prehistoric monuments across County Wicklow may have served as routes to guide spirits to the afterlife.

By Austin Harvey • May 3, 2024

An Ancient Roman Burial Of An Embracing Mother And Daughter Has Been Uncovered In Austria

The remains were thought to belong to a couple until DNA analysis revealed that they were a Roman-era mother and daughter from the second or third century C.E.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 3, 2024

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An Ancient Roman Burial Of An Embracing Mother And Daughter Has Been Uncovered In Austria

The remains were thought to belong to a couple until DNA analysis revealed that they were a Roman-era mother and daughter from the second or third century C.E.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 3, 2024

Researchers Discover That The Maya Likely Blessed Their Ballcourts With Hallucinogenic And Medicinal Plants

Archaeologists used environmental DNA to make this "extraordinary" discovery beneath a 2,000-year-old ballcourt in the ancient Maya city of Yaxnohcah.

By Amber Morgan • May 2, 2024

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Researchers Discover That The Maya Likely Blessed Their Ballcourts With Hallucinogenic And Medicinal Plants

Archaeologists used environmental DNA to make this "extraordinary" discovery beneath a 2,000-year-old ballcourt in the ancient Maya city of Yaxnohcah.

By Amber Morgan • May 2, 2024

Previously Unseen Mary Todd Lincoln Letter Sheds New Light On The Controversial First Lady

Around 1864, Mary Todd Lincoln wrote to the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury in hopes of helping a woman get a job.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 2, 2024

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Previously Unseen Mary Todd Lincoln Letter Sheds New Light On The Controversial First Lady

Around 1864, Mary Todd Lincoln wrote to the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury in hopes of helping a woman get a job.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 2, 2024

This Massive Lava Tube Beneath The Arabian Desert Sheltered Prehistoric Humans For Thousands Of Years

Starting at least 7,000 years ago, prehistoric humans in the Arabian Desert used the Umm Jirsan cave as shelter from the blistering heat of the arid landscape above.

By Austin Harvey • May 2, 2024

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This Massive Lava Tube Beneath The Arabian Desert Sheltered Prehistoric Humans For Thousands Of Years

Starting at least 7,000 years ago, prehistoric humans in the Arabian Desert used the Umm Jirsan cave as shelter from the blistering heat of the arid landscape above.

By Austin Harvey • May 2, 2024