discoveries

A Hidden Cache Of Century-Old Gold Coins Worth About $500,000 Was Just Found During House Construction In Russia

Dating back to a period spanning 1848 to 1911, these rubles were likely hidden for safekeeping just before the Russian Revolution in 1917.

By Kaleena Fraga • Mar 16, 2026

News

A Hidden Cache Of Century-Old Gold Coins Worth About $500,000 Was Just Found During House Construction In Russia

Dating back to a period spanning 1848 to 1911, these rubles were likely hidden for safekeeping just before the Russian Revolution in 1917.

By Kaleena Fraga • March 16, 2026

Pre-Hispanic Mesoamerican Sweat Lodge From The 14th Century Unearthed In Mexico City

Before Spanish conqueror Hernán Cortés defeated Moctezuma II in 1521, the Mexica people used these sweat lodges to worship deities related to purification, lust, vice, birth, land, and water.

By Marco Margaritoff • Mar 16, 2026

Pre-Hispanic Mesoamerican Sweat Lodge From The 14th Century Unearthed In Mexico City

Before Spanish conqueror Hernán Cortés defeated Moctezuma II in 1521, the Mexica people used these sweat lodges to worship deities related to purification, lust, vice, birth, land, and water.

By Marco Margaritoff • March 16, 2026

This Mysterious Coin Was Used To Pay For A Bus In Leeds. Now It’s Been Identified As A 2,000-Year-Old Phoenician Coin

Experts have now confirmed that the coin, featuring the god Melqart on one side and a pair of tuna on the other, was minted by Phoenicians in the Spanish city of Cadiz in the first century B.C.E.

By Kaleena Fraga • Mar 13, 2026

News

This Mysterious Coin Was Used To Pay For A Bus In Leeds. Now It’s Been Identified As A 2,000-Year-Old Phoenician Coin

Experts have now confirmed that the coin, featuring the god Melqart on one side and a pair of tuna on the other, was minted by Phoenicians in the Spanish city of Cadiz in the first century B.C.E.

By Kaleena Fraga • March 13, 2026

2,000-Year-Old Ruins Of A Roman Forum Were Uncovered During Hotel Renovations In Downtown Barcelona

The key discovery was an extensive series of stone slabs for flooring and roadways that were laid in the years just after the Romans took control of the area, circa 15 B.C.E.

By Cara Johnson • Mar 12, 2026

News

2,000-Year-Old Ruins Of A Roman Forum Were Uncovered During Hotel Renovations In Downtown Barcelona

The key discovery was an extensive series of stone slabs for flooring and roadways that were laid in the years just after the Romans took control of the area, circa 15 B.C.E.

By Cara Johnson • March 12, 2026

Researchers Find The USS Nevada, The Battleship That Survived Pearl Harbor, D-Day, And An Atomic Bomb

The USS Nevada was found three miles below the surface of the Pacific over 70 years after it was scuttled.

By Marco Margaritoff • Mar 12, 2026

News

Researchers Find The USS Nevada, The Battleship That Survived Pearl Harbor, D-Day, And An Atomic Bomb

The USS Nevada was found three miles below the surface of the Pacific over 70 years after it was scuttled.

By Marco Margaritoff • March 12, 2026

Archaeologists In Italy Just Found An Ancient Necropolis Containing Children Mysteriously Buried With Massive Bronze Belts

A public works project in southern Italy's Salerno province just turned up an ancient Samnite necropolis filled with 34 burials, including 15 children.

By Kaleena Fraga • Mar 11, 2026

News

Archaeologists In Italy Just Found An Ancient Necropolis Containing Children Mysteriously Buried With Massive Bronze Belts

A public works project in southern Italy's Salerno province just turned up an ancient Samnite necropolis filled with 34 burials, including 15 children.

By Kaleena Fraga • March 11, 2026

New Analysis Just Disproved The Claim That 1 In 200 Men Alive Today Are Descendants Of Genghis Khan

It's commonly believed that as many as one in 200 men alive today are descended from Genghis Khan, but a recent DNA study found that the Mongol ruler's lineage may not be quite so extensive.

By Cara Johnson • Mar 10, 2026

News

New Analysis Just Disproved The Claim That 1 In 200 Men Alive Today Are Descendants Of Genghis Khan

It's commonly believed that as many as one in 200 men alive today are descended from Genghis Khan, but a recent DNA study found that the Mongol ruler's lineage may not be quite so extensive.

By Cara Johnson • March 10, 2026

Archaeologists In Egypt Have Discovered Graffiti Scrawled By Indian Tourists On Several Pharaoh’s Tombs Some 2,000 Years Ago

Researchers ultimately discovered 30 inscriptions written in three different Indian languages and spread across six tombs built for pharaohs like Tausert, Setnakhte, and Ramesses IX.

By Kaleena Fraga • Mar 9, 2026

News

Archaeologists In Egypt Have Discovered Graffiti Scrawled By Indian Tourists On Several Pharaoh’s Tombs Some 2,000 Years Ago

Researchers ultimately discovered 30 inscriptions written in three different Indian languages and spread across six tombs built for pharaohs like Tausert, Setnakhte, and Ramesses IX.

By Kaleena Fraga • March 9, 2026

An Archaeology Student Swimming In The Mediterranean Just Happened Upon A Crusader’s Sword From The 12th Century

Shlomi Katzin found this three-foot blade in the seabed just offshore at Israel's Dor Beach — not far from where he'd found another Crusader's sword in 2021.

By Kaleena Fraga • Mar 6, 2026

News

An Archaeology Student Swimming In The Mediterranean Just Happened Upon A Crusader’s Sword From The 12th Century

Shlomi Katzin found this three-foot blade in the seabed just offshore at Israel's Dor Beach — not far from where he'd found another Crusader's sword in 2021.

By Kaleena Fraga • March 6, 2026

Hospital Construction In Romania Just Turned Up A Staircase Leading Down Into Ancient Roman Catacombs Containing 34 Graves

Archaeologists in Constanța, which is built atop the ancient city of Tomis, uncovered skeletons, catacombs, glassware, coins, a Greek inscription, and a piece of a rare ceremonial shield — all dating back to approximately the third century C.E.

By Cara Johnson • Mar 5, 2026

News

Hospital Construction In Romania Just Turned Up A Staircase Leading Down Into Ancient Roman Catacombs Containing 34 Graves

Archaeologists in Constanța, which is built atop the ancient city of Tomis, uncovered skeletons, catacombs, glassware, coins, a Greek inscription, and a piece of a rare ceremonial shield — all dating back to approximately the third century C.E.

By Cara Johnson • March 5, 2026