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Archaeologists In Austria Just Unearthed A 25,000-Year-Old Site Full Of Mammoth Bones

Archaeologists at the Langmannersdorf an der Perschling site in Lower Austria found bones belonging to five mammoths as well as evidence of how prehistoric people processed their remains.

By Kaleena Fraga • Mar 21, 2025

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Archaeologists In Austria Just Unearthed A 25,000-Year-Old Site Full Of Mammoth Bones

Archaeologists at the Langmannersdorf an der Perschling site in Lower Austria found bones belonging to five mammoths as well as evidence of how prehistoric people processed their remains.

By Kaleena Fraga • March 21, 2025

A Rare Viking Armband Made Of Iron 1,000 Years Ago Was Just Found Preserved In A Swedish Wetland

Stunningly preserved due to the oxygen-poor conditions of the bog, this iron armband retains its decorative pattern featuring intricate rows of dots as well as the miniature animal heads that make up its two ends.

By Austin Harvey • Mar 21, 2025

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A Rare Viking Armband Made Of Iron 1,000 Years Ago Was Just Found Preserved In A Swedish Wetland

Stunningly preserved due to the oxygen-poor conditions of the bog, this iron armband retains its decorative pattern featuring intricate rows of dots as well as the miniature animal heads that make up its two ends.

By Austin Harvey • March 21, 2025

Archaeologists Just Unearthed The First Roman Aqueduct Ever Discovered In Slovakia

The Roman aqueduct was forgotten for centuries despite being just two-and-a-half feet beneath the ground.

By Kaleena Fraga • Mar 20, 2025

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Archaeologists Just Unearthed The First Roman Aqueduct Ever Discovered In Slovakia

The Roman aqueduct was forgotten for centuries despite being just two-and-a-half feet beneath the ground.

By Kaleena Fraga • March 20, 2025

Scientists Just Discovered That Most Europeans Had Dark Skin As Recently As 3,000 Years Ago

Analysis of 348 genetic samples taken from 34 countries revealed that, across prehistoric and ancient Europe, 63 percent of people had dark skin, 29 percent had "intermediate" skin, and only 8 percent had light skin.

By Austin Harvey • Mar 20, 2025

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Scientists Just Discovered That Most Europeans Had Dark Skin As Recently As 3,000 Years Ago

Analysis of 348 genetic samples taken from 34 countries revealed that, across prehistoric and ancient Europe, 63 percent of people had dark skin, 29 percent had "intermediate" skin, and only 8 percent had light skin.

By Austin Harvey • March 20, 2025

Hundreds Of Unknown Creatures Found In The ‘Lost City Of The Monkey God’ In Honduras

Conservation International's Rapid Assessment Program spent three weeks traversing the rainforests of Honduras, discovering and documenting hundreds of species — and some are entirely new to science.

By Marco Margaritoff • Mar 19, 2025

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Hundreds Of Unknown Creatures Found In The ‘Lost City Of The Monkey God’ In Honduras

Conservation International's Rapid Assessment Program spent three weeks traversing the rainforests of Honduras, discovering and documenting hundreds of species — and some are entirely new to science.

By Marco Margaritoff • March 19, 2025

Hans Island, The Remote Arctic Outpost At The Center Of One Of The Strangest ‘Wars’ In Human History

Both Canada and Denmark claimed Hans Island as their own, and the nations fought the amicable "Whiskey War" by leaving spirits for each other on the island until they agreed to share the territory in 2022.

By Genevieve Carlton • Mar 18, 2025

Hans Island, The Remote Arctic Outpost At The Center Of One Of The Strangest ‘Wars’ In Human History

Both Canada and Denmark claimed Hans Island as their own, and the nations fought the amicable "Whiskey War" by leaving spirits for each other on the island until they agreed to share the territory in 2022.

By Genevieve Carlton • March 18, 2025

A Network Of Secret Tunnels Was Just Unearthed Beneath A Bustling Train Station In England

The tunnels beneath Salisbury Station in Wiltshire, England, were closed off decades ago and forgotten until recent renovation work led to their rediscovery.

By Kaleena Fraga • Mar 18, 2025

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A Network Of Secret Tunnels Was Just Unearthed Beneath A Bustling Train Station In England

The tunnels beneath Salisbury Station in Wiltshire, England, were closed off decades ago and forgotten until recent renovation work led to their rediscovery.

By Kaleena Fraga • March 18, 2025

Newly Recovered Data From A Dead Satellite Reveals A Lost Continent Beneath Antarctica

"These gravity images are revolutionizing our ability to study the least understood continent on Earth—Antarctica."

By Bernadette Deron • Mar 18, 2025

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Newly Recovered Data From A Dead Satellite Reveals A Lost Continent Beneath Antarctica

"These gravity images are revolutionizing our ability to study the least understood continent on Earth—Antarctica."

By Bernadette Deron • March 18, 2025

An Ancient Punic Necropolis Was Just Uncovered By Construction Workers In Sardinia

So far, archaeologists have excavated six 2,400-year-old amphorae that seemingly contain the remains of young children.

By Austin Harvey • Mar 17, 2025

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An Ancient Punic Necropolis Was Just Uncovered By Construction Workers In Sardinia

So far, archaeologists have excavated six 2,400-year-old amphorae that seemingly contain the remains of young children.

By Austin Harvey • March 17, 2025

The Iconic Statues Of Ancient Greece And Rome Were Originally Scented, Groundbreaking New Study Reveals

New research into Greco-Roman sculpting has revealed the true extent to which "admiring a statue in the ancient world was not just a visual experience, but also an olfactory one."

By Kaleena Fraga • Mar 17, 2025

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The Iconic Statues Of Ancient Greece And Rome Were Originally Scented, Groundbreaking New Study Reveals

New research into Greco-Roman sculpting has revealed the true extent to which "admiring a statue in the ancient world was not just a visual experience, but also an olfactory one."

By Kaleena Fraga • March 17, 2025