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Sewer Workers In Italy Discover 2,000-Year-Old Stone Marking City Limits Of Ancient Rome

One of only 10 of its kind ever found, this ancient stone marked the spiritual, military, and political boundary of the ancient city of Rome.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jul 19, 2021

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Sewer Workers In Italy Discover 2,000-Year-Old Stone Marking City Limits Of Ancient Rome

One of only 10 of its kind ever found, this ancient stone marked the spiritual, military, and political boundary of the ancient city of Rome.

By Marco Margaritoff • July 19, 2021

This Week In History News, Jul. 11 – 17

Possible Michelangelo fingerprint discovered, cathedral linked to lost Nubian kingdom unearthed, ancient Egyptian slab filled with hieroglyphics found.

By All That's Interesting • Jul 16, 2021

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This Week In History News, Jul. 11 – 17

Possible Michelangelo fingerprint discovered, cathedral linked to lost Nubian kingdom unearthed, ancient Egyptian slab filled with hieroglyphics found.

By All That's Interesting • July 16, 2021

Archaeologists Just Discovered A Massive Medieval Cathedral Complex In Sudan Linked To A Lost Nubian Kingdom

For hundreds of years, the Kingdom of Makuria reigned as a Christian stronghold in Africa. Now, archaeologists may have just discovered the kingdom's largest cathedral.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jul 13, 2021

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Archaeologists Just Discovered A Massive Medieval Cathedral Complex In Sudan Linked To A Lost Nubian Kingdom

For hundreds of years, the Kingdom of Makuria reigned as a Christian stronghold in Africa. Now, archaeologists may have just discovered the kingdom's largest cathedral.

By Kaleena Fraga • July 13, 2021

Meet Mary Pearcey, The 19th-Century Murderess Who May Have Actually Been ‘Jack The Ripper’

Two years after Jack the Ripper murdered and mutilated five women in London, Mary Pearcey was found guilty of an eerily similar slaying.

By Genevieve Carlton • Jul 9, 2021

Meet Mary Pearcey, The 19th-Century Murderess Who May Have Actually Been ‘Jack The Ripper’

Two years after Jack the Ripper murdered and mutilated five women in London, Mary Pearcey was found guilty of an eerily similar slaying.

By Genevieve Carlton • July 9, 2021

This Week In History News, Jul. 4 – 10

Mystery of ancient Greek code solved, rare Picasso work discovered, millennia-old shaman's snake staff unearthed.

By All That's Interesting • Jul 9, 2021

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This Week In History News, Jul. 4 – 10

Mystery of ancient Greek code solved, rare Picasso work discovered, millennia-old shaman's snake staff unearthed.

By All That's Interesting • July 9, 2021

Rare Picasso Painting Sells For $150,000 After Sitting Forgotten In A Maine Closet For 50 Years

Pablo Picasso likely made the painting as he prepared to design the stage curtain for the 1919 Russian ballet “Le Tricorne."

By Kaleena Fraga • Jul 8, 2021

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Rare Picasso Painting Sells For $150,000 After Sitting Forgotten In A Maine Closet For 50 Years

Pablo Picasso likely made the painting as he prepared to design the stage curtain for the 1919 Russian ballet “Le Tricorne."

By Kaleena Fraga • July 8, 2021

Scientists Just Discovered The First Known Case Of The Plague In A 5,000-Year-Old Skeleton

These traces of the Yersinia pestis bacteria, which causes the bubonic plague, suggest that the disease emerged in humans more than 2,000 years earlier than previously thought.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jun 30, 2021

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Scientists Just Discovered The First Known Case Of The Plague In A 5,000-Year-Old Skeleton

These traces of the Yersinia pestis bacteria, which causes the bubonic plague, suggest that the disease emerged in humans more than 2,000 years earlier than previously thought.

By Kaleena Fraga • June 30, 2021

4,400-Year-Old Staff Shaped Like Snake And Used By Stone Age Shamans Unearthed In Finland

The 21-inch staff was found at the Järvensuo archaeological site almost perfectly preserved — and researchers believe it was used to commune with the spirit world.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jun 30, 2021

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4,400-Year-Old Staff Shaped Like Snake And Used By Stone Age Shamans Unearthed In Finland

The 21-inch staff was found at the Järvensuo archaeological site almost perfectly preserved — and researchers believe it was used to commune with the spirit world.

By Marco Margaritoff • June 30, 2021

Tiny 120-Million-Year-Old Fossil Unearthed In China Has A T.Rex-Like Skull And The Body Of Small Bird

The hummingbird-sized creature is part of the species Enantiornithines, or "opposite birds" and likely evolved from dinosaurs like the velociraptor.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jun 29, 2021

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Tiny 120-Million-Year-Old Fossil Unearthed In China Has A T.Rex-Like Skull And The Body Of Small Bird

The hummingbird-sized creature is part of the species Enantiornithines, or "opposite birds" and likely evolved from dinosaurs like the velociraptor.

By Marco Margaritoff • June 29, 2021

‘The World Would Not Be The Same’: The Inside Story Of How The Manhattan Project Developed The A-Bomb

From 1939 to 1945, the scientists behind the Manhattan Project raced to develop the first nuclear weapon. The results would change history.

By Mark Oliver • Jun 29, 2021

‘The World Would Not Be The Same’: The Inside Story Of How The Manhattan Project Developed The A-Bomb

From 1939 to 1945, the scientists behind the Manhattan Project raced to develop the first nuclear weapon. The results would change history.

By Mark Oliver • June 29, 2021