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University Students Just Found An 1,800-Year-Old Roman Military Camp Surrounded By A Moat In The Netherlands

Spanning 22 acres, this sprawling site located in the forest hamlet of Hoog Buurlo is one of just four of its kind ever found in the Netherlands.

By Austin Harvey • May 29, 2025

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University Students Just Found An 1,800-Year-Old Roman Military Camp Surrounded By A Moat In The Netherlands

Spanning 22 acres, this sprawling site located in the forest hamlet of Hoog Buurlo is one of just four of its kind ever found in the Netherlands.

By Austin Harvey • May 29, 2025

Explorers Discover 113-Year-Old Russian Shipwreck Believed To Have Cargo Worth Over $100 Billion

An international team of experts located the Russian warship Dmitrii Donskoi that reportedly went down with 5,500 boxes of gold still aboard.

By Kara Goldfarb • May 29, 2025

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Explorers Discover 113-Year-Old Russian Shipwreck Believed To Have Cargo Worth Over $100 Billion

An international team of experts located the Russian warship Dmitrii Donskoi that reportedly went down with 5,500 boxes of gold still aboard.

By Kara Goldfarb • May 29, 2025

Archaeologists In South Korea Find A 1,400-Year-Old Crown Decorated With Jewel Beetle Wings

The crown was initially discovered during excavations in 2020, but now a closer look has revealed just how spectacular it really is.

By Austin Harvey • May 28, 2025

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Archaeologists In South Korea Find A 1,400-Year-Old Crown Decorated With Jewel Beetle Wings

The crown was initially discovered during excavations in 2020, but now a closer look has revealed just how spectacular it really is.

By Austin Harvey • May 28, 2025

Two Spelunkers Exploring A Remote Mexican Cave Just Stumbled Upon A Cache Of Relics Dating Back At Least 500 Years

Believed to have been used in fertility rituals by the Tlacotepehua people sometime during the Postclassic Period that spanned 950 to 1520 C.E., these artifacts included perforated snail shells, stone disks, and a collection of bracelets that had been wrapped around the cave's stalagmites centuries ago, just "like a ring on a finger."

By Kaleena Fraga • May 28, 2025

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Two Spelunkers Exploring A Remote Mexican Cave Just Stumbled Upon A Cache Of Relics Dating Back At Least 500 Years

Believed to have been used in fertility rituals by the Tlacotepehua people sometime during the Postclassic Period that spanned 950 to 1520 C.E., these artifacts included perforated snail shells, stone disks, and a collection of bracelets that had been wrapped around the cave's stalagmites centuries ago, just "like a ring on a finger."

By Kaleena Fraga • May 28, 2025

40,000-Year-Old Foal Of Now-Extinct Horse Species Found Perfectly Preserved

This discovery is the first of its kind, with a perfectly preserved 3-month horse of a now-extinct species in the Siberian permafrost.

By Caroline Redmond • May 28, 2025

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40,000-Year-Old Foal Of Now-Extinct Horse Species Found Perfectly Preserved

This discovery is the first of its kind, with a perfectly preserved 3-month horse of a now-extinct species in the Siberian permafrost.

By Caroline Redmond • May 28, 2025

Remains Of One Of Napoleon’s Favorite Generals Discovered Under A Russian Dance Floor After 200 Years

"It's a historic moment not only for me, but for our two countries. Napoleon was one of the last people to see him alive."

By Marco Margaritoff • May 28, 2025

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Remains Of One Of Napoleon’s Favorite Generals Discovered Under A Russian Dance Floor After 200 Years

"It's a historic moment not only for me, but for our two countries. Napoleon was one of the last people to see him alive."

By Marco Margaritoff • May 28, 2025

Archaeologists Searching A Cave In Belize Just Discovered The Only Ancient Maya Tattooing Tools Ever Found

Researchers even found traces of what's believed to be soot-based ink still sitting on the points of these stone tools, remnants of a tattooing process that took place sometime during the Classic period that spanned 250 to 900 C.E.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 27, 2025

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Archaeologists Searching A Cave In Belize Just Discovered The Only Ancient Maya Tattooing Tools Ever Found

Researchers even found traces of what's believed to be soot-based ink still sitting on the points of these stone tools, remnants of a tattooing process that took place sometime during the Classic period that spanned 250 to 900 C.E.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 27, 2025

Union Soldiers Used ‘Witch Bottles’ To Ward Off Evil While Occupying A Confederate Fort During The Civil War

"It was this glass bottle full of nails... We thought it was unusual, but weren't sure what it was."

By Marco Margaritoff • May 27, 2025

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Union Soldiers Used ‘Witch Bottles’ To Ward Off Evil While Occupying A Confederate Fort During The Civil War

"It was this glass bottle full of nails... We thought it was unusual, but weren't sure what it was."

By Marco Margaritoff • May 27, 2025

Inca Child Sacrifices Were Left On Top Of Volcanoes To Be Struck By Lightning, According To New Study

If a child was struck by lightning, that meant the gods accepted the sacrifice.

By Natasha Ishak • May 27, 2025

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Inca Child Sacrifices Were Left On Top Of Volcanoes To Be Struck By Lightning, According To New Study

If a child was struck by lightning, that meant the gods accepted the sacrifice.

By Natasha Ishak • May 27, 2025

They Fell Victim To The Irish Famine In 1847. More Than 150 Years Later, Their Remains Washed Ashore In Canada.

The bones recovered from Canada's Cap-des-Rosiers beach indicated a diet low in protein and severe malnutrition, confirming they were very likely victims of the Great Famine of Ireland.

By Marco Margaritoff • May 24, 2025

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They Fell Victim To The Irish Famine In 1847. More Than 150 Years Later, Their Remains Washed Ashore In Canada.

The bones recovered from Canada's Cap-des-Rosiers beach indicated a diet low in protein and severe malnutrition, confirming they were very likely victims of the Great Famine of Ireland.

By Marco Margaritoff • May 24, 2025