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Archaeologists In Kazakhstan Just Discovered The Remains Of A Saka Warrior Holding A Bronze Sword Inside A 2,500-Year-Old Tomb

The burial dates back to between the sixth and seventh centuries B.C.E., when the nomadic Saka people roamed the Eurasian Steppe.

By Kaleena Fraga • Nov 12, 2025

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Archaeologists In Kazakhstan Just Discovered The Remains Of A Saka Warrior Holding A Bronze Sword Inside A 2,500-Year-Old Tomb

The burial dates back to between the sixth and seventh centuries B.C.E., when the nomadic Saka people roamed the Eurasian Steppe.

By Kaleena Fraga • November 12, 2025

‘This Is Completely Unique’: Ancient Reindeer Trap Made Of Hundreds Of Logs Found In Norway

While trekking through the Aurlandsfjellet mountains of western Norway, a hiker recently found an enormous reindeer trap that dates back 1,500 years.

By Ainsley Brown • Nov 12, 2025

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‘This Is Completely Unique’: Ancient Reindeer Trap Made Of Hundreds Of Logs Found In Norway

While trekking through the Aurlandsfjellet mountains of western Norway, a hiker recently found an enormous reindeer trap that dates back 1,500 years.

By Ainsley Brown • November 12, 2025

The Turbulent Life And Death Of Assia Wevill, The Woman Accused Of Pushing Sylvia Plath To Suicide

Sylvia Plath's husband, Ted Hughes, began an affair with Assia Wevill not long before Plath took her own life — and then Wevill died in an eerily similar manner years later.

By Ainsley Brown • Nov 11, 2025

The Turbulent Life And Death Of Assia Wevill, The Woman Accused Of Pushing Sylvia Plath To Suicide

Sylvia Plath's husband, Ted Hughes, began an affair with Assia Wevill not long before Plath took her own life — and then Wevill died in an eerily similar manner years later.

By Ainsley Brown • November 11, 2025

33 Celebrities You Didn’t Know Served In The Military

From Betty White's volunteer service during World War II to Audie Murphy's three Purple Hearts, these famous veterans served their country before they became household names.

By Austin Harvey • Nov 11, 2025

33 Celebrities You Didn’t Know Served In The Military

From Betty White's volunteer service during World War II to Audie Murphy's three Purple Hearts, these famous veterans served their country before they became household names.

By Austin Harvey • November 11, 2025

An Ornate Egyptian Vase Has Been Unearthed At One Of Pompeii’s ‘Street Food’ Kitchens

The glazed ceramic vessel, which was decorated with hunting scenes, was seemingly used as a food storage container in a popina, or food stand.

By Kaleena Fraga • Nov 10, 2025

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An Ornate Egyptian Vase Has Been Unearthed At One Of Pompeii’s ‘Street Food’ Kitchens

The glazed ceramic vessel, which was decorated with hunting scenes, was seemingly used as a food storage container in a popina, or food stand.

By Kaleena Fraga • November 10, 2025

The Remarkable Story Of Halden Prison, The Norwegian Facility Called The Most Humane Lockup In The World

Halden Prison focuses on rehabilitation, not punishment — and its 250 inmates have individual cells, access to activities like yoga and woodworking, and sweeping views of the nearby forest through their bar-less windows.

By All That's Interesting • Nov 9, 2025

The Remarkable Story Of Halden Prison, The Norwegian Facility Called The Most Humane Lockup In The World

Halden Prison focuses on rehabilitation, not punishment — and its 250 inmates have individual cells, access to activities like yoga and woodworking, and sweeping views of the nearby forest through their bar-less windows.

By All That's Interesting • November 9, 2025

The Mystery Behind One Of Art History’s Most Scandalous Paintings Has Just Been Resolved

The decades-long debate on who's depicted in Gustave Courbet's 1866 painting The Origin of the World has seemingly come to an end.

By Bernadette Deron • Nov 7, 2025

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The Mystery Behind One Of Art History’s Most Scandalous Paintings Has Just Been Resolved

The decades-long debate on who's depicted in Gustave Courbet's 1866 painting The Origin of the World has seemingly come to an end.

By Bernadette Deron • November 7, 2025

The Extraordinary Stories Behind 11 Historical Artifacts That Were Discovered By Children

From an ancient sword in a lake to a tiny amulet hidden among thousands of stones in Israel, these priceless relics were uncovered not by trained archaeologists but by curious young children.

By Austin Harvey • Nov 6, 2025

The Extraordinary Stories Behind 11 Historical Artifacts That Were Discovered By Children

From an ancient sword in a lake to a tiny amulet hidden among thousands of stones in Israel, these priceless relics were uncovered not by trained archaeologists but by curious young children.

By Austin Harvey • November 6, 2025

A Man In Chile Just Returned A Stolen Piece Of The Parthenon — Only To Learn It Was Actually From An Even Older Greek Temple

Enrico Tosti-Croce long believed the piece of marble his father brought back from the Acropolis of Athens in the 1930s was from the Parthenon, but experts say it's part of the Hekatompedon, which was built a century earlier.

By Ainsley Brown • Nov 5, 2025

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A Man In Chile Just Returned A Stolen Piece Of The Parthenon — Only To Learn It Was Actually From An Even Older Greek Temple

Enrico Tosti-Croce long believed the piece of marble his father brought back from the Acropolis of Athens in the 1930s was from the Parthenon, but experts say it's part of the Hekatompedon, which was built a century earlier.

By Ainsley Brown • November 5, 2025

2,000-Year-Old Hercules Sculpture Found In An Ancient Roman Refuse Pit On The Spanish Island Of Ibiza

This astonishingly well-preserved Hercules relic was found 23 feet deep inside a Roman garbage dump, where the anaerobic environment allowed it to remain largely intact even after two millennia.

By Kaleena Fraga • Nov 5, 2025

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2,000-Year-Old Hercules Sculpture Found In An Ancient Roman Refuse Pit On The Spanish Island Of Ibiza

This astonishingly well-preserved Hercules relic was found 23 feet deep inside a Roman garbage dump, where the anaerobic environment allowed it to remain largely intact even after two millennia.

By Kaleena Fraga • November 5, 2025