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Military Horse Prepped To Rescue Victims In Pompeii After Mount Vesuvius Eruption Found Preserved In Its Stable

The horse was found in full saddle suggesting that it was being prepped to rescue those fleeing the volcanic eruption.

By Leah Silverman • Jan 12, 2025

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Military Horse Prepped To Rescue Victims In Pompeii After Mount Vesuvius Eruption Found Preserved In Its Stable

The horse was found in full saddle suggesting that it was being prepped to rescue those fleeing the volcanic eruption.

By Leah Silverman • January 12, 2025

Medieval Stone Discs Discovered In Ukraine May Be Viking Solar Compasses

The eight pyrophyllite discs found in Ukraine were crafted between the 12th and 13th centuries and may have been used by Viking navigators.

By Amber Morgan • Jan 10, 2025

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Medieval Stone Discs Discovered In Ukraine May Be Viking Solar Compasses

The eight pyrophyllite discs found in Ukraine were crafted between the 12th and 13th centuries and may have been used by Viking navigators.

By Amber Morgan • January 10, 2025

2,600-Year-Old Shipwreck Known As Mazarrón II Recovered From The Mediterranean Off The Coast Of Spain

The Mazarrón II was likely a Phoenician ship that sank around 600 B.C.E. and was almost immediately buried in sand. However, human activity has caused that sand to shift, prompting researchers to remove the ship from its watery grave.

By Austin Harvey • Jan 10, 2025

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2,600-Year-Old Shipwreck Known As Mazarrón II Recovered From The Mediterranean Off The Coast Of Spain

The Mazarrón II was likely a Phoenician ship that sank around 600 B.C.E. and was almost immediately buried in sand. However, human activity has caused that sand to shift, prompting researchers to remove the ship from its watery grave.

By Austin Harvey • January 10, 2025

Scientists Find Previously Unknown Species Of Millipede Preserved In Burmese Amber For 99 Million Years

The finding has led scientists to rethink the entire evolution of millipedes which dates back 100 million years.

By Natasha Ishak • Jan 10, 2025

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Scientists Find Previously Unknown Species Of Millipede Preserved In Burmese Amber For 99 Million Years

The finding has led scientists to rethink the entire evolution of millipedes which dates back 100 million years.

By Natasha Ishak • January 10, 2025

Scientists Exploring A French Cave May Have Discovered The Oldest 3D Map In The World

Researchers believe that engravings uncovered on the floor of the Ségognole 3 cave in France's École River Valley may represent the oldest 3D map in world history.

By Amber Morgan • Jan 9, 2025

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Scientists Exploring A French Cave May Have Discovered The Oldest 3D Map In The World

Researchers believe that engravings uncovered on the floor of the Ségognole 3 cave in France's École River Valley may represent the oldest 3D map in world history.

By Amber Morgan • January 9, 2025

Dog Penis Bone Found In A 2,000-Year-Old Quarry Shaft Near London May Have Been Used For Roman Fertility Rituals

The bone was deposited into the quarry shaft between the late first century C.E. and early second century C.E., and it may have been linked to Roman fertility rituals.

By Amber Morgan • Jan 8, 2025

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Dog Penis Bone Found In A 2,000-Year-Old Quarry Shaft Near London May Have Been Used For Roman Fertility Rituals

The bone was deposited into the quarry shaft between the late first century C.E. and early second century C.E., and it may have been linked to Roman fertility rituals.

By Amber Morgan • January 8, 2025

Ancient Roman Coffin Weighing 1,650 Pounds Unearthed During Road Work In Cambridgeshire, England

While expanding a section of the A47 from a single lane to a double, members of National Highways and a team of archaeologists discovered a 1,500-year-old Roman coffin made of stone.

By Austin Harvey • Jan 8, 2025

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Ancient Roman Coffin Weighing 1,650 Pounds Unearthed During Road Work In Cambridgeshire, England

While expanding a section of the A47 from a single lane to a double, members of National Highways and a team of archaeologists discovered a 1,500-year-old Roman coffin made of stone.

By Austin Harvey • January 8, 2025

1,800-Year-Old Gold Ring Featuring Venus Carved Into Onyx Was Just Uncovered In Northern France

Found in an "exceptional state of preservation," the ring was probably dropped by a traveler who was making their way along Roman roads in present-day Brittany, France.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jan 7, 2025

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1,800-Year-Old Gold Ring Featuring Venus Carved Into Onyx Was Just Uncovered In Northern France

Found in an "exceptional state of preservation," the ring was probably dropped by a traveler who was making their way along Roman roads in present-day Brittany, France.

By Kaleena Fraga • January 7, 2025

11-Year-Old Boy Stumbles Upon 2,500-Year-Old Fertility Amulet In Israel

Zvi Ben-David was on a hike with his family near the Besor River when he suddenly noticed a strange object. When he picked it up, he realized that it was a ceramic figurine of a woman.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jan 7, 2025

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11-Year-Old Boy Stumbles Upon 2,500-Year-Old Fertility Amulet In Israel

Zvi Ben-David was on a hike with his family near the Besor River when he suddenly noticed a strange object. When he picked it up, he realized that it was a ceramic figurine of a woman.

By Kaleena Fraga • January 7, 2025

A 10-Year-Old Boy Just Discovered A 200-Year-Old Mosaic Cross While On A School Field Trip In Jerusalem

Nehorai Nir was visiting Jerusalem's historical Ein Karem neighborhood with his school when he spotted a "micro-mosaic" cross that may have been dropped by a Christian pilgrim nearly 200 years ago.

By Amber Morgan • Jan 6, 2025

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A 10-Year-Old Boy Just Discovered A 200-Year-Old Mosaic Cross While On A School Field Trip In Jerusalem

Nehorai Nir was visiting Jerusalem's historical Ein Karem neighborhood with his school when he spotted a "micro-mosaic" cross that may have been dropped by a Christian pilgrim nearly 200 years ago.

By Amber Morgan • January 6, 2025