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Workers Excavating For Storm Drain Construction In England Just Discovered A Cannon That Could Date Back 400 Years

Measuring 8.5 feet long and weighing 2,200 pounds, the cannon found at Queen's Garden in Hull is believed to come from either the 17th or 18th century.

By Kaleena Fraga • Feb 18, 2026

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Workers Excavating For Storm Drain Construction In England Just Discovered A Cannon That Could Date Back 400 Years

Measuring 8.5 feet long and weighing 2,200 pounds, the cannon found at Queen's Garden in Hull is believed to come from either the 17th or 18th century.

By Kaleena Fraga • February 18, 2026

A Stop On The Underground Railroad Has Been Discovered Hidden Inside New York’s Historic Merchant’s House

The Merchant's House Museum in Manhattan was built by abolitionist Joseph Brewster in 1832 — and a secret passage behind its walls now appears to have been a stop on the Underground Railroad.

By Cara Johnson • Feb 17, 2026

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A Stop On The Underground Railroad Has Been Discovered Hidden Inside New York’s Historic Merchant’s House

The Merchant's House Museum in Manhattan was built by abolitionist Joseph Brewster in 1832 — and a secret passage behind its walls now appears to have been a stop on the Underground Railroad.

By Cara Johnson • February 17, 2026

Museum Construction In Germany Just Turned Up An Ancient Roman Governor’s Palace And Basilica

While digging right in the heart of Cologne, excavators uncovered ancient Roman ruins that had been hiding just below the streets for more than 1,600 years.

By Kaleena Fraga • Feb 16, 2026

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Museum Construction In Germany Just Turned Up An Ancient Roman Governor’s Palace And Basilica

While digging right in the heart of Cologne, excavators uncovered ancient Roman ruins that had been hiding just below the streets for more than 1,600 years.

By Kaleena Fraga • February 16, 2026

Archaeologists In Germany Unearthed A 7,500-Year-Old Headdress Made From A Deer’s Skull And Antlers

While experts remain unclear about this stunning artifact's meaning and purpose, it may help shed light on the little-understood people that resided in the area circa 5375 B.C.E.

By Kaleena Fraga • Feb 13, 2026

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Archaeologists In Germany Unearthed A 7,500-Year-Old Headdress Made From A Deer’s Skull And Antlers

While experts remain unclear about this stunning artifact's meaning and purpose, it may help shed light on the little-understood people that resided in the area circa 5375 B.C.E.

By Kaleena Fraga • February 13, 2026

‘It Blew All Of Our Minds’: A 48-Million-Year-Old Turtle Shell Was Found By An 11-Year-Old In Wyoming

This "nearly complete and remarkably well-preserved" fossil has now been excavated and transported to the Tate Geological Museum, where Touren Pope has had the chance to work on its preservation and give it a name: Little Timmy.

By Cara Johnson • Feb 12, 2026

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‘It Blew All Of Our Minds’: A 48-Million-Year-Old Turtle Shell Was Found By An 11-Year-Old In Wyoming

This "nearly complete and remarkably well-preserved" fossil has now been excavated and transported to the Tate Geological Museum, where Touren Pope has had the chance to work on its preservation and give it a name: Little Timmy.

By Cara Johnson • February 12, 2026

Workers Restoring An Historic Merchant’s House In Moscow Uncovered Nearly 20,000 Silver Coins Dating Back 400 Years

Found inside a ceramic vessel tucked away in a second-floor vault, these coins were likely hidden during Russia's Time of Troubles, the period of political instability that defined the turbulent turn from the 16th century into the 17th.

By Kaleena Fraga • Feb 9, 2026

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Workers Restoring An Historic Merchant’s House In Moscow Uncovered Nearly 20,000 Silver Coins Dating Back 400 Years

Found inside a ceramic vessel tucked away in a second-floor vault, these coins were likely hidden during Russia's Time of Troubles, the period of political instability that defined the turbulent turn from the 16th century into the 17th.

By Kaleena Fraga • February 9, 2026

The Story Of The Doomed Franklin Expedition And The Mummified Body Of John Torrington Left Behind

John Torrington and the other Franklin expedition mummies remain haunting reminders of that lost 1845 voyage to the Arctic that saw sailors of the HMS Terror cannibalize their crewmates in their final, desperate days.

By Marco Margaritoff • Feb 8, 2026

The Story Of The Doomed Franklin Expedition And The Mummified Body Of John Torrington Left Behind

John Torrington and the other Franklin expedition mummies remain haunting reminders of that lost 1845 voyage to the Arctic that saw sailors of the HMS Terror cannibalize their crewmates in their final, desperate days.

By Marco Margaritoff • February 8, 2026

Unexploded WWII-Era Bombs Dropped By The U.S. Army Found On Hawaiian Volcano

A hiker in the Mauna Loa Forest Reserve happened upon the two bombs, which had been used to divert a dangerous lava flow.

By Marco Margaritoff • Feb 8, 2026

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Unexploded WWII-Era Bombs Dropped By The U.S. Army Found On Hawaiian Volcano

A hiker in the Mauna Loa Forest Reserve happened upon the two bombs, which had been used to divert a dangerous lava flow.

By Marco Margaritoff • February 8, 2026

Archaeologists In Spain Believe They’ve Uncovered The First-Ever Remains Of The Elephants That Hannibal Used Against The Romans

While expanding a hospital near the city of Córdoba, diggers found a baseball-sized bone dating back 2,200 years that came from the ankle of an elephant.

By Kaleena Fraga • Feb 6, 2026

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Archaeologists In Spain Believe They’ve Uncovered The First-Ever Remains Of The Elephants That Hannibal Used Against The Romans

While expanding a hospital near the city of Córdoba, diggers found a baseball-sized bone dating back 2,200 years that came from the ankle of an elephant.

By Kaleena Fraga • February 6, 2026

Archaeologists Preparing For Property Development In London Just Found Marbles And A Writing Slate Once Used By Victorian Schoolchildren

From several beautifully colored marbles to a reusable writing slate that was found alongside its accompanying pencil and was still covered in children's scribbles, these artifacts illuminate what life was like in the schools of Victorian England.

By Kaleena Fraga • Feb 4, 2026

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Archaeologists Preparing For Property Development In London Just Found Marbles And A Writing Slate Once Used By Victorian Schoolchildren

From several beautifully colored marbles to a reusable writing slate that was found alongside its accompanying pencil and was still covered in children's scribbles, these artifacts illuminate what life was like in the schools of Victorian England.

By Kaleena Fraga • February 4, 2026