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700-Year-Old Gold Ring Discovered In The Ruins Of A Slovakian Castle Found To Feature A Sapphire From Sri Lanka

Made in approximately 1300, the ring features an 18-karat gold band adorned with a reddish-purple Sri Lankan sapphire flanked by a pair of lions.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jun 25, 2025

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700-Year-Old Gold Ring Discovered In The Ruins Of A Slovakian Castle Found To Feature A Sapphire From Sri Lanka

Made in approximately 1300, the ring features an 18-karat gold band adorned with a reddish-purple Sri Lankan sapphire flanked by a pair of lions.

By Kaleena Fraga • June 25, 2025

A Couple In England Unexpectedly Found The Wreckage Of A WW2 Fighter Plane While Walking Their Dog

The plane crash-landed when both of its engines failed. The ammunition within the wreckage, meanwhile, remained live for decades — until last week's controlled demolition.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jun 25, 2025

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A Couple In England Unexpectedly Found The Wreckage Of A WW2 Fighter Plane While Walking Their Dog

The plane crash-landed when both of its engines failed. The ammunition within the wreckage, meanwhile, remained live for decades — until last week's controlled demolition.

By Marco Margaritoff • June 25, 2025

Mammoth Bones Were Just Uncovered During Construction Work In Poland

While excavating the route of a planned highway, archaeologists found a tusk and pelvis bone dating to the Ice Age.

By Austin Harvey • Jun 24, 2025

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Mammoth Bones Were Just Uncovered During Construction Work In Poland

While excavating the route of a planned highway, archaeologists found a tusk and pelvis bone dating to the Ice Age.

By Austin Harvey • June 24, 2025

Utility Workers In Peru Just Stumbled Upon A 1,000-Year-Old Mummy While Digging A Pipeline

Belonging to a male between the ages of 10 and 15, the body was covered in a shroud and seated upright with arms and legs bent — and the corpse was so well preserved that the boy's dark brown hair was still intact.

By Ainsley Brown • Jun 24, 2025

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Utility Workers In Peru Just Stumbled Upon A 1,000-Year-Old Mummy While Digging A Pipeline

Belonging to a male between the ages of 10 and 15, the body was covered in a shroud and seated upright with arms and legs bent — and the corpse was so well preserved that the boy's dark brown hair was still intact.

By Ainsley Brown • June 24, 2025

The Fascinating History Of Vergina, The Ancient Town Where Alexander The Great’s Relatives Were Entombed

Verginia is a small town in Greece today, but it was once famous in the ancient world as Aigai, the royal capital of the Macedonian kingdom.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jun 23, 2025

The Fascinating History Of Vergina, The Ancient Town Where Alexander The Great’s Relatives Were Entombed

Verginia is a small town in Greece today, but it was once famous in the ancient world as Aigai, the royal capital of the Macedonian kingdom.

By Kaleena Fraga • June 23, 2025

Inside The Surprisingly Long History Of Beer And The Ancient People Who Invented It

The process of fermenting grain to make beer was likely discovered by several cultures independently as hunter-gatherers settled into agricultural societies around 12,000 years ago, but the first physical evidence of beer brewing dates to 3400 B.C.E. in Mesopotamia.

By Austin Harvey • Jun 23, 2025

Inside The Surprisingly Long History Of Beer And The Ancient People Who Invented It

The process of fermenting grain to make beer was likely discovered by several cultures independently as hunter-gatherers settled into agricultural societies around 12,000 years ago, but the first physical evidence of beer brewing dates to 3400 B.C.E. in Mesopotamia.

By Austin Harvey • June 23, 2025

‘Rome Never Ceases To Amaze’: A Colossal Statue Head Was Just Unearthed Near Trajan’s Forum

Though archaeologists are still studying the head, they suspect it was once part of a towering set of columns known as Porticus Trisigmentata.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jun 23, 2025

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‘Rome Never Ceases To Amaze’: A Colossal Statue Head Was Just Unearthed Near Trajan’s Forum

Though archaeologists are still studying the head, they suspect it was once part of a towering set of columns known as Porticus Trisigmentata.

By Kaleena Fraga • June 23, 2025

‘The Find Of The Century’: 6,000-Year-Old Venus Figurine Found By A Farmer In A Polish Field

The first artifact of its kind ever unearthed in Poland, this five-inch fertility symbol known as the "Venus of Kołobrzeg" was carved from limestone that's flecked with the shells of mussels and snails.

By Ainsley Brown • Jun 23, 2025

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‘The Find Of The Century’: 6,000-Year-Old Venus Figurine Found By A Farmer In A Polish Field

The first artifact of its kind ever unearthed in Poland, this five-inch fertility symbol known as the "Venus of Kołobrzeg" was carved from limestone that's flecked with the shells of mussels and snails.

By Ainsley Brown • June 23, 2025

The Terrifying Jersey Shore Shark Attacks Of 1916 And The Mass Panic They Sparked

Over a 12-day period in July 1916, four people were killed and a teenage boy was severely injured by shark attacks in New Jersey that caused these sea creatures to forever be thought of as vicious "man-eaters."

By William DeLong • Jun 22, 2025

The Terrifying Jersey Shore Shark Attacks Of 1916 And The Mass Panic They Sparked

Over a 12-day period in July 1916, four people were killed and a teenage boy was severely injured by shark attacks in New Jersey that caused these sea creatures to forever be thought of as vicious "man-eaters."

By William DeLong • June 22, 2025

The Story Of Mickey Hargitay, The Husband Of Jayne Mansfield Who Was A Mr. Universe Bodybuilder And A Hollywood Star

Mickey Hargitay was a Hungarian immigrant who rose to fame in the United States as a bodybuilder, but he's perhaps best known for marrying Jayne Mansfield and raising actress Mariska Hargitay.

By Austin Harvey • Jun 22, 2025

The Story Of Mickey Hargitay, The Husband Of Jayne Mansfield Who Was A Mr. Universe Bodybuilder And A Hollywood Star

Mickey Hargitay was a Hungarian immigrant who rose to fame in the United States as a bodybuilder, but he's perhaps best known for marrying Jayne Mansfield and raising actress Mariska Hargitay.

By Austin Harvey • June 22, 2025