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A 1,100-Year-Old Viking Grave Was Just Uncovered In Southern Norway By A Family Renovating Their House

Oddbjørn Holum Heiland was digging in his yard to prepare for a home extension when he accidentally unearthed a ninth-century Viking burial site rife with artifacts.

By Austin Harvey • Jul 13, 2023

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A 1,100-Year-Old Viking Grave Was Just Uncovered In Southern Norway By A Family Renovating Their House

Oddbjørn Holum Heiland was digging in his yard to prepare for a home extension when he accidentally unearthed a ninth-century Viking burial site rife with artifacts.

By Austin Harvey • July 13, 2023

Nearly 80 Years After Going MIA During World War II, This U.S. Soldier’s Remains Have Finally Been Identified

Private Wing O. Hom has been missing in action since Feb. 2, 1944 — and now, 79 years later, his remains have finally returned to the United States.

By Amber Morgan • Jul 13, 2023

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Nearly 80 Years After Going MIA During World War II, This U.S. Soldier’s Remains Have Finally Been Identified

Private Wing O. Hom has been missing in action since Feb. 2, 1944 — and now, 79 years later, his remains have finally returned to the United States.

By Amber Morgan • July 13, 2023

Metal Detectorists Uncover Buried World War II-Era British Planes In Ukraine

The Hurricane planes were sent by Britain to the Soviet Union in 1941 to help the U.S.S.R. fight back against the Nazis.

By Amber Morgan • Jul 11, 2023

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Metal Detectorists Uncover Buried World War II-Era British Planes In Ukraine

The Hurricane planes were sent by Britain to the Soviet Union in 1941 to help the U.S.S.R. fight back against the Nazis.

By Amber Morgan • July 11, 2023

A New Octopus Species May Have Been Discovered In Rare Octopus Nursery Off Of Costa Rica

A 19-day expedition by an international team of scientists revealed two octopus nurseries, a new species of octopus, and more stunning biodiversity in the deep sea off Costa Rica's coast.

By Austin Harvey • Jul 11, 2023

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A New Octopus Species May Have Been Discovered In Rare Octopus Nursery Off Of Costa Rica

A 19-day expedition by an international team of scientists revealed two octopus nurseries, a new species of octopus, and more stunning biodiversity in the deep sea off Costa Rica's coast.

By Austin Harvey • July 11, 2023

Archaeologists Discover 18,000-Year-Old Rockshelter In Oregon That Could Be The Oldest Human Settlement In North America

Archaeologists at the Rimrock Draw Rockshelter in eastern Oregon determined the settlement's age through radiocarbon dating of camel teeth found there in 2012.

By Amber Morgan • Jul 10, 2023

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Archaeologists Discover 18,000-Year-Old Rockshelter In Oregon That Could Be The Oldest Human Settlement In North America

Archaeologists at the Rimrock Draw Rockshelter in eastern Oregon determined the settlement's age through radiocarbon dating of camel teeth found there in 2012.

By Amber Morgan • July 10, 2023

Norwegian Dad Hiking With His Family Spots Rock Paintings From The Bronze Age

Dating back several millennia, these stunning petroglyphs uncovered south of Oslo appear to depict hunting scenes as well as oarsmen rowing in a boat.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jul 10, 2023

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Norwegian Dad Hiking With His Family Spots Rock Paintings From The Bronze Age

Dating back several millennia, these stunning petroglyphs uncovered south of Oslo appear to depict hunting scenes as well as oarsmen rowing in a boat.

By Kaleena Fraga • July 10, 2023

The Heavener Runestone And Its Mysterious Inscription That Some Say Proves Vikings Traveled To Oklahoma

The Oklahoma Runestone, located in Heavener Runestone Park, was first discovered in the 1830s, but some believe it had been left by Viking explorers hundreds of years before.

By Amber Morgan • Jul 8, 2023

The Heavener Runestone And Its Mysterious Inscription That Some Say Proves Vikings Traveled To Oklahoma

The Oklahoma Runestone, located in Heavener Runestone Park, was first discovered in the 1830s, but some believe it had been left by Viking explorers hundreds of years before.

By Amber Morgan • July 8, 2023

This Week In History News, Jul. 2 – 8

Maya "portal to the underworld" found in Mexico, earliest evidence of human cannibalism discovered in Kenya, ancient pizza fresco unearthed in Pompeii.

By All That's Interesting • Jul 7, 2023

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This Week In History News, Jul. 2 – 8

Maya "portal to the underworld" found in Mexico, earliest evidence of human cannibalism discovered in Kenya, ancient pizza fresco unearthed in Pompeii.

By All That's Interesting • July 7, 2023

Construction Uncovers The Remains Of A Munich Synagogue Destroyed By The Nazis In The 1930s

Described by a newspaper upon its completion in 1887 as the "ornament of the city," Adolf Hitler would later call the Great Synagogue an "eyesore."

By Amber Morgan • Jul 7, 2023

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Construction Uncovers The Remains Of A Munich Synagogue Destroyed By The Nazis In The 1930s

Described by a newspaper upon its completion in 1887 as the "ornament of the city," Adolf Hitler would later call the Great Synagogue an "eyesore."

By Amber Morgan • July 7, 2023

The Doomed Journey Of The Endurance Ship And Her Miraculous Discovery Over A Century Later

In 1915, Ernest Shackleton and his crew set out on an expedition in the Endurance to become the first team to make a land crossing of Antarctica. Their ship would become stuck in the ice and sink, leading to a century-long search.

By Amber Morgan • Jul 3, 2023

The Doomed Journey Of The Endurance Ship And Her Miraculous Discovery Over A Century Later

In 1915, Ernest Shackleton and his crew set out on an expedition in the Endurance to become the first team to make a land crossing of Antarctica. Their ship would become stuck in the ice and sink, leading to a century-long search.

By Amber Morgan • July 3, 2023