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Worlds Oldest Soccer Pitch Featured
Worlds Oldest Soccer Pitch Featured

The Discovery Of The World’s Oldest Known Soccer Pitch In Scotland Is Changing The Narrative Of Where The Sport Was Invented

It is widely accepted that modern soccer first emerged in England in the mid-19th century, but new evidence from an old Scottish farm suggests the sport was being played regularly in the area more than 200 years earlier.

By Austin Harvey May 21, 2025
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The Discovery Of The World’s Oldest Known Soccer Pitch In Scotland Is Changing The Narrative Of Where The Sport Was Invented

It is widely accepted that modern soccer first emerged in England in the mid-19th century, but new evidence from an old Scottish farm suggests the sport was being played regularly in the area more than 200 years earlier.

By Austin Harvey May 21, 2025
City Of David Gold Ring Featured
City Of David Gold Ring Featured

2,300-Year-Old Gold Ring Set With A Red Gemstone Uncovered In Jerusalem’s Ancient City Of David

A gold band set with a red gemstone, the ring likely belonged to a little girl who lived nearby during the Second Temple period — and it's so well preserved that archaeologists initially thought it was a piece of modern jewelry.

By Kaleena Fraga May 21, 2025
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2,300-Year-Old Gold Ring Set With A Red Gemstone Uncovered In Jerusalem’s Ancient City Of David

A gold band set with a red gemstone, the ring likely belonged to a little girl who lived nearby during the Second Temple period — and it's so well preserved that archaeologists initially thought it was a piece of modern jewelry.

By Kaleena Fraga May 21, 2025
Varberg Shipwrecks Featured
Varberg Shipwrecks Featured

Archaeologists Have Discovered Six Centuries-Old Shipwrecks During Construction On Sweden’s Coast

The shipwrecks span from the Middle Ages to the 17th century, but not much is known about why they all sank off the coast of Varberg, Sweden.

By Kaleena Fraga May 20, 2025
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Archaeologists Have Discovered Six Centuries-Old Shipwrecks During Construction On Sweden’s Coast

The shipwrecks span from the Middle Ages to the 17th century, but not much is known about why they all sank off the coast of Varberg, Sweden.

By Kaleena Fraga May 20, 2025
Featured Swords Of Dahomey Kingdom
Featured Swords Of Dahomey Kingdom

Scientists Just Uncovered The Secrets Of The Ornate Swords Once Made In West Africa’s Storied Kingdom Of Dahomey

These swords were forged via a distinctive process of blending various types of iron and then folding them together into delicate patterns, a method that created uniquely beautiful blades and has never been seen anywhere else in history.

By Austin Harvey May 20, 2025
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Scientists Just Uncovered The Secrets Of The Ornate Swords Once Made In West Africa’s Storied Kingdom Of Dahomey

These swords were forged via a distinctive process of blending various types of iron and then folding them together into delicate patterns, a method that created uniquely beautiful blades and has never been seen anywhere else in history.

By Austin Harvey May 20, 2025
Blackwood Figurines Featured
Blackwood Figurines Featured

Archaeologists Find ‘Very Rare’ African Figurines In A 1,500-Year-Old Burial In Israel’s Negev Desert

Made from valuable ebony and carved with "African facial features," the figurines found in graves in Israel seem to have been worn as pendants around the sixth or seventh century C.E.

By Kaleena Fraga May 19, 2025
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Archaeologists Find ‘Very Rare’ African Figurines In A 1,500-Year-Old Burial In Israel’s Negev Desert

Made from valuable ebony and carved with "African facial features," the figurines found in graves in Israel seem to have been worn as pendants around the sixth or seventh century C.E.

By Kaleena Fraga May 19, 2025
Harvard Magna Carta Featured
Harvard Magna Carta Featured

This Stained Document Sitting In Harvard’s Archives Since 1946 Turns Out To Be An Original Magna Carta Issued In 1300

Purchased for just $27.50, this document was believed to be a mere replica, but a medieval history professor searching Harvard's archives recently determined that it's actually an original Magna Carta issued by King Edward I.

By Austin Harvey May 19, 2025
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This Stained Document Sitting In Harvard’s Archives Since 1946 Turns Out To Be An Original Magna Carta Issued In 1300

Purchased for just $27.50, this document was believed to be a mere replica, but a medieval history professor searching Harvard's archives recently determined that it's actually an original Magna Carta issued by King Edward I.

By Austin Harvey May 19, 2025
Excavation
Excavation

Ancient Artifacts Uncovered In Idaho May Be Evidence Of North America’s First Human Settlement

New findings in western Idaho provide evidence that North America's ancestors arrived much earlier than was previously believed. But not everyone is convinced.

By Natasha Ishak May 18, 2025
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Ancient Artifacts Uncovered In Idaho May Be Evidence Of North America’s First Human Settlement

New findings in western Idaho provide evidence that North America's ancestors arrived much earlier than was previously believed. But not everyone is convinced.

By Natasha Ishak May 18, 2025
Yaroslavl Skulls
Yaroslavl Skulls

Researchers Uncover Horrors Of Russian ‘City Drowned In Blood’ By The Mongols In 1238

More than 300 bodies were buried across nine death pits of 15 people each. One contained three generations of one family.

By Marco Margaritoff May 18, 2025
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Researchers Uncover Horrors Of Russian ‘City Drowned In Blood’ By The Mongols In 1238

More than 300 bodies were buried across nine death pits of 15 people each. One contained three generations of one family.

By Marco Margaritoff May 18, 2025
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