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A Retired Firefighter Just Happened Upon A 1,900-Year-Old Roman Tombstone While Foraging For Wild Asparagus In Northern Italy

As 77-year-old Roberto Tessari was walking along a canal near Livorno, he noticed a stone slab peeking out of the water, then flipped it over to discover that it was engraved with several names.

By Kaleena Fraga • Mar 23, 2026

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A Retired Firefighter Just Happened Upon A 1,900-Year-Old Roman Tombstone While Foraging For Wild Asparagus In Northern Italy

As 77-year-old Roberto Tessari was walking along a canal near Livorno, he noticed a stone slab peeking out of the water, then flipped it over to discover that it was engraved with several names.

By Kaleena Fraga • March 23, 2026

Archaeologists Just Unearthed An Intact Cannonball That Was Likely Fired During The Battle Of The Alamo

Found completely intact just three feet below ground, this four-pound bronze ball is believed to have been used by the Mexican Army in the course of either the battle or the 13-day siege that preceded it.

By Kaleena Fraga • Mar 20, 2026

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Archaeologists Just Unearthed An Intact Cannonball That Was Likely Fired During The Battle Of The Alamo

Found completely intact just three feet below ground, this four-pound bronze ball is believed to have been used by the Mexican Army in the course of either the battle or the 13-day siege that preceded it.

By Kaleena Fraga • March 20, 2026

Archaeologists In Peru Unearth The Single Largest Child Sacrifice Site In The World

Before the Inca conquered the Chimú, the coastal Peruvian civilization built the largest mud-brick city in the world. They also partook in the ritualistic mass sacrifice of children.

By Marco Margaritoff • Mar 20, 2026

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Archaeologists In Peru Unearth The Single Largest Child Sacrifice Site In The World

Before the Inca conquered the Chimú, the coastal Peruvian civilization built the largest mud-brick city in the world. They also partook in the ritualistic mass sacrifice of children.

By Marco Margaritoff • March 20, 2026

Archaeologists In Italy Just Unearthed An Ancient Roman Tomb Covered With Massive Carvings Of Gladiators In Combat

The monument, which was constructed in the first century C.E. and stood along the bustling Appian Way, likely belonged to a wealthy individual who was involved in organizing gladiatorial battles.

By Cara Johnson • Mar 19, 2026

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Archaeologists In Italy Just Unearthed An Ancient Roman Tomb Covered With Massive Carvings Of Gladiators In Combat

The monument, which was constructed in the first century C.E. and stood along the bustling Appian Way, likely belonged to a wealthy individual who was involved in organizing gladiatorial battles.

By Cara Johnson • March 19, 2026

40-Million-Year-Old Mating Flies Found In Rare Australian Amber Fossil

Rarely found in the Southern Hemisphere, amber can preserve ancient organisms exactly as they were millions of years ago.

By Marco Margaritoff • Mar 19, 2026

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40-Million-Year-Old Mating Flies Found In Rare Australian Amber Fossil

Rarely found in the Southern Hemisphere, amber can preserve ancient organisms exactly as they were millions of years ago.

By Marco Margaritoff • March 19, 2026

A Hiker Just Stumbled Upon An Ancient Figurine Of A Bull’s Head On The Spanish Island Of Mallorca

Made sometime between 550 and 123 B.C.E. and measuring just 1.2 inches in length, this tiny relic was likely a product of the post-Talaiotic culture.

By Kaleena Fraga • Mar 18, 2026

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A Hiker Just Stumbled Upon An Ancient Figurine Of A Bull’s Head On The Spanish Island Of Mallorca

Made sometime between 550 and 123 B.C.E. and measuring just 1.2 inches in length, this tiny relic was likely a product of the post-Talaiotic culture.

By Kaleena Fraga • March 18, 2026

Property Development In Scotland Turned Up An Ancient Roman Fortlet Sitting Right Beneath The Gardens Of Neighboring Houses

This small fort was part of the Antonine Wall, built in 142 C.E. to separate the northernmost reaches of the Roman Empire from lands controlled by local tribes.

By Cara Johnson • Mar 17, 2026

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Property Development In Scotland Turned Up An Ancient Roman Fortlet Sitting Right Beneath The Gardens Of Neighboring Houses

This small fort was part of the Antonine Wall, built in 142 C.E. to separate the northernmost reaches of the Roman Empire from lands controlled by local tribes.

By Cara Johnson • March 17, 2026

A Hidden Cache Of Century-Old Gold Coins Worth About $500,000 Was Just Found During House Construction In Russia

Dating back to a period spanning 1848 to 1911, these rubles were likely hidden for safekeeping just before the Russian Revolution in 1917.

By Kaleena Fraga • Mar 16, 2026

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A Hidden Cache Of Century-Old Gold Coins Worth About $500,000 Was Just Found During House Construction In Russia

Dating back to a period spanning 1848 to 1911, these rubles were likely hidden for safekeeping just before the Russian Revolution in 1917.

By Kaleena Fraga • March 16, 2026

Pre-Hispanic Mesoamerican Sweat Lodge From The 14th Century Unearthed In Mexico City

Before Spanish conqueror Hernán Cortés defeated Moctezuma II in 1521, the Mexica people used these sweat lodges to worship deities related to purification, lust, vice, birth, land, and water.

By Marco Margaritoff • Mar 16, 2026

Pre-Hispanic Mesoamerican Sweat Lodge From The 14th Century Unearthed In Mexico City

Before Spanish conqueror Hernán Cortés defeated Moctezuma II in 1521, the Mexica people used these sweat lodges to worship deities related to purification, lust, vice, birth, land, and water.

By Marco Margaritoff • March 16, 2026

This Mysterious Coin Was Used To Pay For A Bus In Leeds. Now It’s Been Identified As A 2,000-Year-Old Phoenician Coin

Experts have now confirmed that the coin, featuring the god Melqart on one side and a pair of tuna on the other, was minted by Phoenicians in the Spanish city of Cadiz in the first century B.C.E.

By Kaleena Fraga • Mar 13, 2026

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This Mysterious Coin Was Used To Pay For A Bus In Leeds. Now It’s Been Identified As A 2,000-Year-Old Phoenician Coin

Experts have now confirmed that the coin, featuring the god Melqart on one side and a pair of tuna on the other, was minted by Phoenicians in the Spanish city of Cadiz in the first century B.C.E.

By Kaleena Fraga • March 13, 2026