europe

New Imaging Technology Is Revealing Prehistoric Paintings On Finland’s Astuvansalmi Cliff

Using hyperspectral cameras, researchers are able to see subtle differences in the red pigments of the rock art that are invisible to the naked eye.

By Ainsley Brown • Oct 27, 2025

News

New Imaging Technology Is Revealing Prehistoric Paintings On Finland’s Astuvansalmi Cliff

Using hyperspectral cameras, researchers are able to see subtle differences in the red pigments of the rock art that are invisible to the naked eye.

By Ainsley Brown • October 27, 2025

Gilles De Rais, The 15th-Century French Nobleman Who Was Found Guilty Of Torturing And Murdering More Than 100 Children

The right-hand man of Joan of Arc during the Hundred Years' War, Gilles de Rais is best known today as one of history's first documented serial killers.

By Marco Margaritoff • Oct 26, 2025

Gilles De Rais, The 15th-Century French Nobleman Who Was Found Guilty Of Torturing And Murdering More Than 100 Children

The right-hand man of Joan of Arc during the Hundred Years' War, Gilles de Rais is best known today as one of history's first documented serial killers.

By Marco Margaritoff • October 26, 2025

A Stunning Roman Treasure Hoard Was Found In Germany — By An ‘Illegal’ Metal Detectorist Who Didn’t Report His Discovery For Years

The 2,000-year-old treasure includes 450 silver coins, several ingots, a gold ring, and more.

By Austin Harvey • Oct 22, 2025

News

A Stunning Roman Treasure Hoard Was Found In Germany — By An ‘Illegal’ Metal Detectorist Who Didn’t Report His Discovery For Years

The 2,000-year-old treasure includes 450 silver coins, several ingots, a gold ring, and more.

By Austin Harvey • October 22, 2025

Gas Pipeline Workers In Poland Just Found A Medieval Cemetery Filled With 24 Men Buried Alongside Their Weapons

Found in Borkowo, these skeletons belonged to "tall, robust individuals... well-built men who commanded respect" and were buried along with weapons like knives and battle axes.

By Ainsley Brown • Oct 22, 2025

News

Gas Pipeline Workers In Poland Just Found A Medieval Cemetery Filled With 24 Men Buried Alongside Their Weapons

Found in Borkowo, these skeletons belonged to "tall, robust individuals... well-built men who commanded respect" and were buried along with weapons like knives and battle axes.

By Ainsley Brown • October 22, 2025

Researchers In Slovenia Just Discovered The Largest Prehistoric Hunting Traps Ever Found In Europe

Dating back to at least the Bronze Age, these enormous traps found on Slovenia's Karst Plateau featured stone walls that funneled prey toward pits where they would then be slaughtered.

By Ainsley Brown • Oct 21, 2025

News

Researchers In Slovenia Just Discovered The Largest Prehistoric Hunting Traps Ever Found In Europe

Dating back to at least the Bronze Age, these enormous traps found on Slovenia's Karst Plateau featured stone walls that funneled prey toward pits where they would then be slaughtered.

By Ainsley Brown • October 21, 2025

1,700-Year-Old Skeletons Found In A Well In Croatia Have Been Identified As Roman Soldiers

The soldiers seemingly died during the Battle of Mursa in 260 C.E., which took place in present-day Osijek, Croatia.

By Kaleena Fraga • Oct 20, 2025

News

1,700-Year-Old Skeletons Found In A Well In Croatia Have Been Identified As Roman Soldiers

The soldiers seemingly died during the Battle of Mursa in 260 C.E., which took place in present-day Osijek, Croatia.

By Kaleena Fraga • October 20, 2025

Massive Funerary Monument From The Roman Era Unearthed During Construction Work In Germany

Because researchers did not unearth any human remains, they suspect that this site was a cenotaph, a burial for someone who died elsewhere.

By Ainsley Brown • Oct 20, 2025

News

Massive Funerary Monument From The Roman Era Unearthed During Construction Work In Germany

Because researchers did not unearth any human remains, they suspect that this site was a cenotaph, a burial for someone who died elsewhere.

By Ainsley Brown • October 20, 2025

Tudor-Era Coin Hoard Found By British Couple Expected To Sell At Auction For $300,000

While weeding their garden in the village of Milford on Sea, the couple stumbled upon "strange circular discs" — which turned out to be gold and silver coins from the reign of Henry VIII.

By Kaleena Fraga • Oct 17, 2025

News

Tudor-Era Coin Hoard Found By British Couple Expected To Sell At Auction For $300,000

While weeding their garden in the village of Milford on Sea, the couple stumbled upon "strange circular discs" — which turned out to be gold and silver coins from the reign of Henry VIII.

By Kaleena Fraga • October 17, 2025

A German Woman Just Turned In An Ancient Greek Relic From Olympia — 50 Years After She Stole It

The woman picked up the relic, the top of an ancient column, during a visit to the ruins of the Leonidaion in the 1960s.

By Kaleena Fraga • Oct 16, 2025

News

A German Woman Just Turned In An Ancient Greek Relic From Olympia — 50 Years After She Stole It

The woman picked up the relic, the top of an ancient column, during a visit to the ruins of the Leonidaion in the 1960s.

By Kaleena Fraga • October 16, 2025

Inside The Chilling Stories Of 9 Haunted Mansions — And The Ghosts Said To Inhabit Them

These eerie mansions around the world are said to be haunted by Hessian soldiers, household servants, and even Satan himself.

By Austin Harvey • Oct 15, 2025

Inside The Chilling Stories Of 9 Haunted Mansions — And The Ghosts Said To Inhabit Them

These eerie mansions around the world are said to be haunted by Hessian soldiers, household servants, and even Satan himself.

By Austin Harvey • October 15, 2025