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The Oldest Cities In The World May Have Been In Ukraine, Not Mesopotamia, Groundbreaking Research Suggests

Analysis of the Trypillia megasites in Ukraine suggests that they were built as early as 5500 B.C.E., challenging the notion that the oldest cities in world history were in Mesopotamia.

By Amber Morgan • Sep 24, 2024

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The Oldest Cities In The World May Have Been In Ukraine, Not Mesopotamia, Groundbreaking Research Suggests

Analysis of the Trypillia megasites in Ukraine suggests that they were built as early as 5500 B.C.E., challenging the notion that the oldest cities in world history were in Mesopotamia.

By Amber Morgan • September 24, 2024

Irish Farmer Digs Up 50-Pound Slab Of Centuries-Old Bog Butter

For thousands of years, people in Ireland deposited these butter slabs in peat bogs as a way to preserve them — and sometimes even buried them as offerings to the gods.

By Austin Harvey • Sep 20, 2024

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Irish Farmer Digs Up 50-Pound Slab Of Centuries-Old Bog Butter

For thousands of years, people in Ireland deposited these butter slabs in peat bogs as a way to preserve them — and sometimes even buried them as offerings to the gods.

By Austin Harvey • September 20, 2024

Researchers Discover A Previously Unknown Mozart Composition In A German Library

Experts believe that Mozart composed "Serenade in C" in the 1760s — perhaps even before he turned 13.

By Amber Morgan • Sep 20, 2024

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Researchers Discover A Previously Unknown Mozart Composition In A German Library

Experts believe that Mozart composed "Serenade in C" in the 1760s — perhaps even before he turned 13.

By Amber Morgan • September 20, 2024

200-Year-Old Message In A Bottle From An Archaeologist Found At The Remains Of An Historic Village In Northern France

Archaeologists digging at the remains of an ancient Gaulish village in the French town of Dieppe came across a note left by an archaeologist who'd worked at the same site in 1825.

By Kaleena Fraga • Sep 20, 2024

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200-Year-Old Message In A Bottle From An Archaeologist Found At The Remains Of An Historic Village In Northern France

Archaeologists digging at the remains of an ancient Gaulish village in the French town of Dieppe came across a note left by an archaeologist who'd worked at the same site in 1825.

By Kaleena Fraga • September 20, 2024

Commodus, The Unhinged Roman Emperor Who Went Mad With Power

From 180 to 192 C.E., Emperor Commodus ruled ancient Rome with an insatiable lust for power that brought an end to the fabled Pax Romana.

By Gina Dimuro • Sep 20, 2024

Commodus, The Unhinged Roman Emperor Who Went Mad With Power

From 180 to 192 C.E., Emperor Commodus ruled ancient Rome with an insatiable lust for power that brought an end to the fabled Pax Romana.

By Gina Dimuro • September 20, 2024

2,000-Year-Old Cache Of Roman Coins Found Hidden Inside A Wall And Under A Boulder On A Remote Sicilian Island

Heavy rain on the island of Pantelleria recently caused a piece of earthen wall to slide off, revealing an ancient hiding place and a hoard of 27 silver denarii minted between 94 and 78 B.C.E.

By Kaleena Fraga • Sep 19, 2024

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2,000-Year-Old Cache Of Roman Coins Found Hidden Inside A Wall And Under A Boulder On A Remote Sicilian Island

Heavy rain on the island of Pantelleria recently caused a piece of earthen wall to slide off, revealing an ancient hiding place and a hoard of 27 silver denarii minted between 94 and 78 B.C.E.

By Kaleena Fraga • September 19, 2024

Iron Gauntlet Once Worn By A Medieval Knight Found On The Waterfront In Oslo, Norway

Archaeologists aren't sure how the gauntlet ended up in the harbor, but have hypothesized that it was possibly discarded by a customs official disposing of illegal weapons.

By Kaleena Fraga • Sep 18, 2024

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Iron Gauntlet Once Worn By A Medieval Knight Found On The Waterfront In Oslo, Norway

Archaeologists aren't sure how the gauntlet ended up in the harbor, but have hypothesized that it was possibly discarded by a customs official disposing of illegal weapons.

By Kaleena Fraga • September 18, 2024

9 Shocking Stories Of Real Mob Wives Who Spent Their Lives With History’s Most Infamous Gangsters

Mafia wives like Mae Capone and Victoria Gotti stood behind their mobster husbands for decades — and sometimes even indulged in the criminal lifestyle themselves.

By Austin Harvey • Sep 17, 2024

9 Shocking Stories Of Real Mob Wives Who Spent Their Lives With History’s Most Infamous Gangsters

Mafia wives like Mae Capone and Victoria Gotti stood behind their mobster husbands for decades — and sometimes even indulged in the criminal lifestyle themselves.

By Austin Harvey • September 17, 2024

New Evidence Suggests Europeans Began Using Cocaine As Early As The 17th Century

Researchers examining human remains in a 17th-century crypt in Milan found evidence of cocaine use, suggesting that Europeans consumed coca leaves nearly two centuries earlier than previously thought.

By Amber Morgan • Sep 17, 2024

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New Evidence Suggests Europeans Began Using Cocaine As Early As The 17th Century

Researchers examining human remains in a 17th-century crypt in Milan found evidence of cocaine use, suggesting that Europeans consumed coca leaves nearly two centuries earlier than previously thought.

By Amber Morgan • September 17, 2024

New Research Suggests That Italy’s Iconic Lion Of Venice Was Originally Built In Ancient China

New chemical analysis of the Lion of Venice's bronze alloy has just found that it originated in China and was built with copper sourced from mines in the lower Yangtze River basin during the Tang dynasty of 618 to 907 C.E.

By Kaleena Fraga • Sep 17, 2024

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New Research Suggests That Italy’s Iconic Lion Of Venice Was Originally Built In Ancient China

New chemical analysis of the Lion of Venice's bronze alloy has just found that it originated in China and was built with copper sourced from mines in the lower Yangtze River basin during the Tang dynasty of 618 to 907 C.E.

By Kaleena Fraga • September 17, 2024