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Oldest Scandinavian Human DNA Found In A Piece Of 10,000-Year-Old ‘Chewing Gum’ From Western Sweden

With a lack of ancient human bone excavations in the region, finding human DNA within this piece of chewed-up birch bark was a huge victory.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jun 27, 2025

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Oldest Scandinavian Human DNA Found In A Piece Of 10,000-Year-Old ‘Chewing Gum’ From Western Sweden

With a lack of ancient human bone excavations in the region, finding human DNA within this piece of chewed-up birch bark was a huge victory.

By Marco Margaritoff • June 27, 2025

Researchers Travel 140 Miles From Taiwan To Japan In A Canoe Made Using Only Prehistoric Methods And Materials

Scientists built a primitive canoe using only tools and methods available during the Stone Age to see if they could complete the 140-mile journey early humans made 30,000 years ago.

By Ainsley Brown • Jun 26, 2025

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Researchers Travel 140 Miles From Taiwan To Japan In A Canoe Made Using Only Prehistoric Methods And Materials

Scientists built a primitive canoe using only tools and methods available during the Stone Age to see if they could complete the 140-mile journey early humans made 30,000 years ago.

By Ainsley Brown • June 26, 2025

An 1,800-Year-Old Bronze Wrist Purse That Once Belonged To A Roman Soldier Has Been Unearthed In The Czech Republic

Capable of holding approximately 50 silver denarii, almost a full year's pay, this purse would have been worn on the left arm in order to keep the right free for combat.

By Austin Harvey • Jun 26, 2025

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An 1,800-Year-Old Bronze Wrist Purse That Once Belonged To A Roman Soldier Has Been Unearthed In The Czech Republic

Capable of holding approximately 50 silver denarii, almost a full year's pay, this purse would have been worn on the left arm in order to keep the right free for combat.

By Austin Harvey • June 26, 2025

Archaeologists Discover A Grand Roman-Era Library In Turkey’s Ancient ‘City Of Gladiators’

The library, which was first built between 300 and 30 B.C.E., was "of considerable scale and significance" in the ancient city of Stratonikeia.

By Ainsley Brown • Jun 25, 2025

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Archaeologists Discover A Grand Roman-Era Library In Turkey’s Ancient ‘City Of Gladiators’

The library, which was first built between 300 and 30 B.C.E., was "of considerable scale and significance" in the ancient city of Stratonikeia.

By Ainsley Brown • June 25, 2025

700-Year-Old Gold Ring Discovered In The Ruins Of A Slovakian Castle Found To Feature A Sapphire From Sri Lanka

Made in approximately 1300, the ring features an 18-karat gold band adorned with a reddish-purple Sri Lankan sapphire flanked by a pair of lions.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jun 25, 2025

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700-Year-Old Gold Ring Discovered In The Ruins Of A Slovakian Castle Found To Feature A Sapphire From Sri Lanka

Made in approximately 1300, the ring features an 18-karat gold band adorned with a reddish-purple Sri Lankan sapphire flanked by a pair of lions.

By Kaleena Fraga • June 25, 2025

A Couple In England Unexpectedly Found The Wreckage Of A WW2 Fighter Plane While Walking Their Dog

The plane crash-landed when both of its engines failed. The ammunition within the wreckage, meanwhile, remained live for decades — until last week's controlled demolition.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jun 25, 2025

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A Couple In England Unexpectedly Found The Wreckage Of A WW2 Fighter Plane While Walking Their Dog

The plane crash-landed when both of its engines failed. The ammunition within the wreckage, meanwhile, remained live for decades — until last week's controlled demolition.

By Marco Margaritoff • June 25, 2025

Mammoth Bones Were Just Uncovered During Construction Work In Poland

While excavating the route of a planned highway, archaeologists found a tusk and pelvis bone dating to the Ice Age.

By Austin Harvey • Jun 24, 2025

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Mammoth Bones Were Just Uncovered During Construction Work In Poland

While excavating the route of a planned highway, archaeologists found a tusk and pelvis bone dating to the Ice Age.

By Austin Harvey • June 24, 2025

Utility Workers In Peru Just Stumbled Upon A 1,000-Year-Old Mummy While Digging A Pipeline

Belonging to a male between the ages of 10 and 15, the body was covered in a shroud and seated upright with arms and legs bent — and the corpse was so well preserved that the boy's dark brown hair was still intact.

By Ainsley Brown • Jun 24, 2025

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Utility Workers In Peru Just Stumbled Upon A 1,000-Year-Old Mummy While Digging A Pipeline

Belonging to a male between the ages of 10 and 15, the body was covered in a shroud and seated upright with arms and legs bent — and the corpse was so well preserved that the boy's dark brown hair was still intact.

By Ainsley Brown • June 24, 2025

The Fascinating History Of Vergina, The Ancient Town Where Alexander The Great’s Relatives Were Entombed

Verginia is a small town in Greece today, but it was once famous in the ancient world as Aigai, the royal capital of the Macedonian kingdom.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jun 23, 2025

The Fascinating History Of Vergina, The Ancient Town Where Alexander The Great’s Relatives Were Entombed

Verginia is a small town in Greece today, but it was once famous in the ancient world as Aigai, the royal capital of the Macedonian kingdom.

By Kaleena Fraga • June 23, 2025

‘Rome Never Ceases To Amaze’: A Colossal Statue Head Was Just Unearthed Near Trajan’s Forum

Though archaeologists are still studying the head, they suspect it was once part of a towering set of columns known as Porticus Trisigmentata.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jun 23, 2025

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‘Rome Never Ceases To Amaze’: A Colossal Statue Head Was Just Unearthed Near Trajan’s Forum

Though archaeologists are still studying the head, they suspect it was once part of a towering set of columns known as Porticus Trisigmentata.

By Kaleena Fraga • June 23, 2025