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Handwritten Inscription Found In A Pair Of Shoes Belonging To A Six-Year-Old Killed In Auschwitz

The shoes belonged to a child named Amos Steinberg, who was deported to the camp with his mother in 1944. Neither survived.

By Marco Margaritoff • Apr 16, 2025

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Handwritten Inscription Found In A Pair Of Shoes Belonging To A Six-Year-Old Killed In Auschwitz

The shoes belonged to a child named Amos Steinberg, who was deported to the camp with his mother in 1944. Neither survived.

By Marco Margaritoff • April 16, 2025

Priceless 17th-Century Caravaggio Painting Discovered Behind Mattresses In An Attic In France

It took five years of verification and restoration to prepare the 1607 Caravaggio for auction. It is expected to go for $170 million.

By Natasha Ishak • Apr 16, 2025

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Priceless 17th-Century Caravaggio Painting Discovered Behind Mattresses In An Attic In France

It took five years of verification and restoration to prepare the 1607 Caravaggio for auction. It is expected to go for $170 million.

By Natasha Ishak • April 16, 2025

2,600-Year-Old ‘Wine Factory’ Capable Of Holding 1,200 Gallons At A Time Unearthed In Lebanon

Earlier studies suggest that the Phoenicians who lived thousands of years ago in the Mediterranean produced large batches of wine to drink and trade. This massive winepress proves it.

By Natasha Ishak • Apr 15, 2025

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2,600-Year-Old ‘Wine Factory’ Capable Of Holding 1,200 Gallons At A Time Unearthed In Lebanon

Earlier studies suggest that the Phoenicians who lived thousands of years ago in the Mediterranean produced large batches of wine to drink and trade. This massive winepress proves it.

By Natasha Ishak • April 15, 2025

Earth’s Oldest-Known Meteor Crash Site Discovered In The Australian Outback

Researchers estimate that an ancient meteor crashed into Earth about 2.2 billion years ago, causing the Yarrabubba crater to form — and possibly ending a global ice age.

By Natasha Ishak • Apr 15, 2025

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Earth’s Oldest-Known Meteor Crash Site Discovered In The Australian Outback

Researchers estimate that an ancient meteor crashed into Earth about 2.2 billion years ago, causing the Yarrabubba crater to form — and possibly ending a global ice age.

By Natasha Ishak • April 15, 2025

This 5,000-Year-Old Receipt For Sumerian Beer Features History’s First Known Signature

The tablet was made in about 3100 B.C. in the ancient Mesopotamian city of Uruk in modern-day Iraq.

By Natasha Ishak • Apr 14, 2025

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This 5,000-Year-Old Receipt For Sumerian Beer Features History’s First Known Signature

The tablet was made in about 3100 B.C. in the ancient Mesopotamian city of Uruk in modern-day Iraq.

By Natasha Ishak • April 14, 2025

This Gruesome Stone Age Burial Site In Sweden Has Researchers Baffled

Researchers found bones and skulls from 8,000 years ago in a burial ritual that they don't yet understand.

By Kara Goldfarb • Apr 13, 2025

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This Gruesome Stone Age Burial Site In Sweden Has Researchers Baffled

Researchers found bones and skulls from 8,000 years ago in a burial ritual that they don't yet understand.

By Kara Goldfarb • April 13, 2025

Archaeologists Unearth A 7,275-Year-Old Well That Might Be Earth’s Oldest Wooden Structure

Experts were stunned by the level of craftsmanship and precision in something built using only stone, bone, and wooden tools.

By Marco Margaritoff • Apr 12, 2025

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Archaeologists Unearth A 7,275-Year-Old Well That Might Be Earth’s Oldest Wooden Structure

Experts were stunned by the level of craftsmanship and precision in something built using only stone, bone, and wooden tools.

By Marco Margaritoff • April 12, 2025

New 3D Replica Of The Titanic Reveals Tragic Details About The Ship’s Final Hours

A 3D "digital twin" of the RMS Titanic is revealing surprising new details about how the ship sank and the fate of its passengers and crew.

By Austin Harvey • Apr 11, 2025

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New 3D Replica Of The Titanic Reveals Tragic Details About The Ship’s Final Hours

A 3D "digital twin" of the RMS Titanic is revealing surprising new details about how the ship sank and the fate of its passengers and crew.

By Austin Harvey • April 11, 2025

Ancient Temple Where Jesus Allegedly Performed A Miracle Found In The Golan Heights

The temple is believed to be the site where Jesus miraculously healed a bleeding woman.

By Marco Margaritoff • Apr 11, 2025

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Ancient Temple Where Jesus Allegedly Performed A Miracle Found In The Golan Heights

The temple is believed to be the site where Jesus miraculously healed a bleeding woman.

By Marco Margaritoff • April 11, 2025

Metal Detectorists In Poland Just Found A 2,800-Year-Old Dagger That Fell From A Beachside Cliff

The dagger, which may have been used for ritualistic purposes during the Iron Age, was embedded in a chunk of clay that fell from a cliff during a heavy storm.

By Austin Harvey • Apr 10, 2025

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Metal Detectorists In Poland Just Found A 2,800-Year-Old Dagger That Fell From A Beachside Cliff

The dagger, which may have been used for ritualistic purposes during the Iron Age, was embedded in a chunk of clay that fell from a cliff during a heavy storm.

By Austin Harvey • April 10, 2025