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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 • 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

Archaeologists In England Just Unearthed The Remains Of An Iron Age Teenager Who Was Likely Sacrificed By Their Celtic Tribe

Researchers suspect that this victim was a girl who was between the ages of 15 and 17 when she was tied up, executed, and tossed face down into a pit sometime in the first century B.C.E.

By Austin Harvey • Nov 4, 2025

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Archaeologists In England Just Unearthed The Remains Of An Iron Age Teenager Who Was Likely Sacrificed By Their Celtic Tribe

Researchers suspect that this victim was a girl who was between the ages of 15 and 17 when she was tied up, executed, and tossed face down into a pit sometime in the first century B.C.E.

By Austin Harvey • November 4, 2025

Boiling Oil, Red-Hot Iron, And Bleeding Corpses: Inside The Disturbing History Of Medieval Trials By Ordeal

Before jury trials were common, alleged criminals had to prove their innocence by undergoing painful — and sometimes deadly — tests involving water, fire, or burning metal.

By Robin Raz Mithu • Nov 1, 2025

Boiling Oil, Red-Hot Iron, And Bleeding Corpses: Inside The Disturbing History Of Medieval Trials By Ordeal

Before jury trials were common, alleged criminals had to prove their innocence by undergoing painful — and sometimes deadly — tests involving water, fire, or burning metal.

By Robin Raz Mithu • November 1, 2025

Researchers In Germany Just Found A Hidden Engraving On The Ornate Sword Of A Renaissance Nobleman

Forged circa 1558, this sword was a type of elite weapon known as a degen that was reserved only for the upper class.

By Ainsley Brown • Oct 30, 2025

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Researchers In Germany Just Found A Hidden Engraving On The Ornate Sword Of A Renaissance Nobleman

Forged circa 1558, this sword was a type of elite weapon known as a degen that was reserved only for the upper class.

By Ainsley Brown • October 30, 2025

A Metal Detectorist In Germany Has Stumbled Upon The Oldest Coin Ever Found In The Saxony Region

The 2,200-year-old coin is made of 99 percent pure gold and features an animal's face on one side and Celtic symbols on the other.

By Ainsley Brown • Oct 29, 2025

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A Metal Detectorist In Germany Has Stumbled Upon The Oldest Coin Ever Found In The Saxony Region

The 2,200-year-old coin is made of 99 percent pure gold and features an animal's face on one side and Celtic symbols on the other.

By Ainsley Brown • October 29, 2025

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

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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

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

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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

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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

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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