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2,000-Year-Old Fast Food Stands Called Thermopolia Discovered In Pompeii

A thermopolium was a fast-food stand meant for the lower class Pompeians who didn't have cooking tools or amenities of their own to eat, drink, and socialize.

By Marco Margaritoff • Sep 21, 2025

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2,000-Year-Old Fast Food Stands Called Thermopolia Discovered In Pompeii

A thermopolium was a fast-food stand meant for the lower class Pompeians who didn't have cooking tools or amenities of their own to eat, drink, and socialize.

By Marco Margaritoff • September 21, 2025

Machu Picchu Might Be Demoted From The New Wonders Of The World Because Of Overtourism And Conservation Concerns

The New7Wonders project, which is not associated with UNESCO, warns that Machu Picchu could lose its "credibility" as a world wonder if improvements don't happen.

By Ainsley Brown • Sep 19, 2025

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Machu Picchu Might Be Demoted From The New Wonders Of The World Because Of Overtourism And Conservation Concerns

The New7Wonders project, which is not associated with UNESCO, warns that Machu Picchu could lose its "credibility" as a world wonder if improvements don't happen.

By Ainsley Brown • September 19, 2025

An ‘Incredibly Rare’ Medieval Carving Of A Face Discovered In Scotland May Be Of Pictish Origin

The Picts lived in northern Scotland in the Early Middle Ages, and this stone face may have been a rudimentary portrait created by them nearly 1,000 years ago.

By Austin Harvey • Sep 19, 2025

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An ‘Incredibly Rare’ Medieval Carving Of A Face Discovered In Scotland May Be Of Pictish Origin

The Picts lived in northern Scotland in the Early Middle Ages, and this stone face may have been a rudimentary portrait created by them nearly 1,000 years ago.

By Austin Harvey • September 19, 2025

The National Archives Is Displaying The Entire U.S. Constitution For The First Time Ever — Including The Rarely-Seen Fifth Page

The exhibit in Washington, D.C. is part of the celebration of America's upcoming 250th anniversary.

By Austin Harvey • Sep 18, 2025

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The National Archives Is Displaying The Entire U.S. Constitution For The First Time Ever — Including The Rarely-Seen Fifth Page

The exhibit in Washington, D.C. is part of the celebration of America's upcoming 250th anniversary.

By Austin Harvey • September 18, 2025

Archaeologists Just Revealed A Lost Scottish Castle That Was Home To Powerful Lords 700 Years Ago

The castle on Loch Finlaggan was built between the 12th and 13th centuries, predating a palace at the site that belonged to the "Lords of the Isles."

By Ainsley Brown • Sep 18, 2025

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Archaeologists Just Revealed A Lost Scottish Castle That Was Home To Powerful Lords 700 Years Ago

The castle on Loch Finlaggan was built between the 12th and 13th centuries, predating a palace at the site that belonged to the "Lords of the Isles."

By Ainsley Brown • September 18, 2025

A Metal Detectorist In Romania Just Discovered A Treasure Trove Of 121 Gold Relics Dating Back 3,400 Years

Unearthed near the city of Cluj, this cache includes a ring with spiraled ends that's unlike anything ever unearthed in the region as well as 116 small loops featuring engraved patterns that may have been worn as earrings.

By Kaleena Fraga • Sep 18, 2025

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A Metal Detectorist In Romania Just Discovered A Treasure Trove Of 121 Gold Relics Dating Back 3,400 Years

Unearthed near the city of Cluj, this cache includes a ring with spiraled ends that's unlike anything ever unearthed in the region as well as 116 small loops featuring engraved patterns that may have been worn as earrings.

By Kaleena Fraga • September 18, 2025

Researchers In China Just Directly Dated Dinosaur Eggs For The First Time Ever — And They Could Reveal New Insights About The Cretaceous Period

The dinosaur eggs, mainly classified as Placoolithus tumiaolingensis, are about 85 million years old, meaning they were laid around a time when the global climate was changing.

By Ainsley Brown • Sep 17, 2025

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Researchers In China Just Directly Dated Dinosaur Eggs For The First Time Ever — And They Could Reveal New Insights About The Cretaceous Period

The dinosaur eggs, mainly classified as Placoolithus tumiaolingensis, are about 85 million years old, meaning they were laid around a time when the global climate was changing.

By Ainsley Brown • September 17, 2025

Remnants Of A 17th-Century Polish Palace Looted By Sweden Were Just Recovered From A River In Warsaw

The palace, the Villa Regia, was carried off in pieces by invading Swedes in the 17th century, but many of the pieces were inadvertently lost in the Vistula River.

By Kaleena Fraga • Sep 17, 2025

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Remnants Of A 17th-Century Polish Palace Looted By Sweden Were Just Recovered From A River In Warsaw

The palace, the Villa Regia, was carried off in pieces by invading Swedes in the 17th century, but many of the pieces were inadvertently lost in the Vistula River.

By Kaleena Fraga • September 17, 2025

Underwater Archaeologists Just Found A 144-Foot Schooner That Sank In Lake Michigan During A Storm In 1886

For 139 years, many tried in vain to find the F.J. King, eventually earning it a reputation as a "ghost ship." But now, a group including more than a dozen citizen scientists and community historians have succeeded where countless others could not.

By Austin Harvey • Sep 17, 2025

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Underwater Archaeologists Just Found A 144-Foot Schooner That Sank In Lake Michigan During A Storm In 1886

For 139 years, many tried in vain to find the F.J. King, eventually earning it a reputation as a "ghost ship." But now, a group including more than a dozen citizen scientists and community historians have succeeded where countless others could not.

By Austin Harvey • September 17, 2025

Smoke-Dried Human Remains Uncovered In Southeast Asia May Be The World’s Oldest Known Mummies

Dating back as far as 14,000 years, these bodies were placed atop enormous fires that slowly smoke-dried them, leaving them deeply blackened yet frozen in time.

By Kaleena Fraga • Sep 16, 2025

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Smoke-Dried Human Remains Uncovered In Southeast Asia May Be The World’s Oldest Known Mummies

Dating back as far as 14,000 years, these bodies were placed atop enormous fires that slowly smoke-dried them, leaving them deeply blackened yet frozen in time.

By Kaleena Fraga • September 16, 2025