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Life-Size Statues Found Carved Into The Wall Of A Necropolis Just Beneath The Main Entrance Gate To Pompeii

Archaeologists excavating Pompeii's Porta Sarno necropolis uncovered a relief featuring a pair of statues, a woman and a man standing side by side who were believed to be a couple.

By Amber Morgan • Apr 2, 2025

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Life-Size Statues Found Carved Into The Wall Of A Necropolis Just Beneath The Main Entrance Gate To Pompeii

Archaeologists excavating Pompeii's Porta Sarno necropolis uncovered a relief featuring a pair of statues, a woman and a man standing side by side who were believed to be a couple.

By Amber Morgan • April 2, 2025

2,000-Year-Old Roman Gladiator Arena Uncovered In Turkey

"[The] triumphal arc, which was built in the 3rd century in memory of the Roman Empire's victory against the Persians, looks magnificent."

By Marco Margaritoff • Apr 2, 2025

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2,000-Year-Old Roman Gladiator Arena Uncovered In Turkey

"[The] triumphal arc, which was built in the 3rd century in memory of the Roman Empire's victory against the Persians, looks magnificent."

By Marco Margaritoff • April 2, 2025

Inside The Short But Mighty Life Of André The Giant, The 7-Foot-Tall Wrestler Who Died At Just 46

André the Giant's grew so large due to a hormonal disorder called acromegaly, but the condition that helped make him so famous also led to his death in 1993.

By Austin Harvey • Apr 1, 2025

Inside The Short But Mighty Life Of André The Giant, The 7-Foot-Tall Wrestler Who Died At Just 46

André the Giant's grew so large due to a hormonal disorder called acromegaly, but the condition that helped make him so famous also led to his death in 1993.

By Austin Harvey • April 1, 2025

44 Photos Of Nebraska’s Earliest Settlers — And Their Grueling Lives On The Plains

In 1862, Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act, promising Americans plots of frontier land if they agreed to start a farm and maintain it for at least five years. These pioneers heeded his call.

By Amber Morgan • Apr 1, 2025

44 Photos Of Nebraska’s Earliest Settlers — And Their Grueling Lives On The Plains

In 1862, Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act, promising Americans plots of frontier land if they agreed to start a farm and maintain it for at least five years. These pioneers heeded his call.

By Amber Morgan • April 1, 2025

Archaeologists Uncover The Oldest Vanilla Pod Ever Found In Europe In A Rubbish Pile At Prague Castle

Dated to between 1513 and 1666, this vanilla pod unearthed at Vladislav Hall is rewriting historians' understanding of when vanilla first arrived in Europe.

By Amber Morgan • Apr 1, 2025

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Archaeologists Uncover The Oldest Vanilla Pod Ever Found In Europe In A Rubbish Pile At Prague Castle

Dated to between 1513 and 1666, this vanilla pod unearthed at Vladislav Hall is rewriting historians' understanding of when vanilla first arrived in Europe.

By Amber Morgan • April 1, 2025

Researchers Reconstruct The Face Of A 3,600-Year-Old Woman From Ancient Japan Using Her Molar

Thanks to modern-day genome sequencing technology, we now know more about Japan's ancient world than ever before — and all because of a tooth.

By Marco Margaritoff • Apr 1, 2025

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Researchers Reconstruct The Face Of A 3,600-Year-Old Woman From Ancient Japan Using Her Molar

Thanks to modern-day genome sequencing technology, we now know more about Japan's ancient world than ever before — and all because of a tooth.

By Marco Margaritoff • April 1, 2025

44 Vintage Photos From The 1950s That Are Even More Striking In Color

From malt shops and jukeboxes to the early civil rights movement and the atomic age, take a trip back in time with these colorized photos from the 1950s.

By Austin Harvey • Mar 31, 2025

44 Vintage Photos From The 1950s That Are Even More Striking In Color

From malt shops and jukeboxes to the early civil rights movement and the atomic age, take a trip back in time with these colorized photos from the 1950s.

By Austin Harvey • March 31, 2025

Excavations Inside A Texas Cave Reveal A 6,000-Year-Old Hunting Kit, Possibly The Oldest Ever Found In North America

An ancient hunting kit found deep within San Esteban Rockshelter at Big Bend National Park in Texas may be the oldest intact weapon system ever found in North America.

By Amber Morgan • Mar 31, 2025

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Excavations Inside A Texas Cave Reveal A 6,000-Year-Old Hunting Kit, Possibly The Oldest Ever Found In North America

An ancient hunting kit found deep within San Esteban Rockshelter at Big Bend National Park in Texas may be the oldest intact weapon system ever found in North America.

By Amber Morgan • March 31, 2025

Researchers Illuminate The Mysteries Behind Roman-Era Sacrifices Of At Least 140 Dogs In A Quarry Pit In England

Found at the Nescot archaeological site in 2015, these largely corgi-like canines were believed to have been ritually killed in various ceremonies, likely in honor of deities such as Pluto, god of the underworld, and Hecate, goddess of witchcraft and the Moon.

By Austin Harvey • Mar 31, 2025

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Researchers Illuminate The Mysteries Behind Roman-Era Sacrifices Of At Least 140 Dogs In A Quarry Pit In England

Found at the Nescot archaeological site in 2015, these largely corgi-like canines were believed to have been ritually killed in various ceremonies, likely in honor of deities such as Pluto, god of the underworld, and Hecate, goddess of witchcraft and the Moon.

By Austin Harvey • March 31, 2025

Inside The Strange Origins Of Graham Crackers And Why They Were Invented

The original graham crackers were extremely bland because their inventor, Sylvester Graham, hoped that his flavorless recipe would help curb Americans' sexual desires.

By All That's Interesting • Mar 30, 2025

Inside The Strange Origins Of Graham Crackers And Why They Were Invented

The original graham crackers were extremely bland because their inventor, Sylvester Graham, hoped that his flavorless recipe would help curb Americans' sexual desires.

By All That's Interesting • March 30, 2025