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1,000-Year-Old Indigenous Food Cache Containing Traces Of Moose And Caribou Found In Alaska

Dug 3.5 feet deep and lined with birch bark and grass, this carefully constructed pit would have been ideal for storing meat and fish — and researchers actually found 1,000-year-old traces of caribou and moose still inside.

By Austin Harvey • Feb 12, 2025

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1,000-Year-Old Indigenous Food Cache Containing Traces Of Moose And Caribou Found In Alaska

Dug 3.5 feet deep and lined with birch bark and grass, this carefully constructed pit would have been ideal for storing meat and fish — and researchers actually found 1,000-year-old traces of caribou and moose still inside.

By Austin Harvey • February 12, 2025

Archaeologists In Spain Just Discovered The 1,800-Year-Old Grave Of A Roman Man With A Dagger Placed Upon His Back

The grave and the dagger date back to the second or third century C.E., and the method of the burial suggests that the man may have been a soldier who faced a dishonorable death.

By Kaleena Fraga • Feb 11, 2025

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Archaeologists In Spain Just Discovered The 1,800-Year-Old Grave Of A Roman Man With A Dagger Placed Upon His Back

The grave and the dagger date back to the second or third century C.E., and the method of the burial suggests that the man may have been a soldier who faced a dishonorable death.

By Kaleena Fraga • February 11, 2025

Archaeologists In Türkiye Just Unearthed A 1,600-Year-Old Drinking Filter Made Of Bronze

Researchers excavating the ruins of Hadrianopolis in western Türkiye discovered a bronze beverage filter that was used to strain impurities from drinks in the 5th century C.E.

By Amber Morgan • Feb 11, 2025

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Archaeologists In Türkiye Just Unearthed A 1,600-Year-Old Drinking Filter Made Of Bronze

Researchers excavating the ruins of Hadrianopolis in western Türkiye discovered a bronze beverage filter that was used to strain impurities from drinks in the 5th century C.E.

By Amber Morgan • February 11, 2025

Archaeologists Just Restored An Ancient Egyptian Temple To What It Looked Like 2,000 Years Ago

The colorful night sky illustrations were accompanied by newfound inscriptions that reveal the ancient Egyptian names for the constellations.

By Marco Margaritoff • Feb 11, 2025

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Archaeologists Just Restored An Ancient Egyptian Temple To What It Looked Like 2,000 Years Ago

The colorful night sky illustrations were accompanied by newfound inscriptions that reveal the ancient Egyptian names for the constellations.

By Marco Margaritoff • February 11, 2025

A New Study Suggests That The Northern Lights May Have Led To The Titanic’s Sinking

The charged particles from the aurora borealis may have been strong enough to affect the ship's navigation and communication systems.

By Natasha Ishak • Feb 11, 2025

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A New Study Suggests That The Northern Lights May Have Led To The Titanic’s Sinking

The charged particles from the aurora borealis may have been strong enough to affect the ship's navigation and communication systems.

By Natasha Ishak • February 11, 2025

A 1,300-Year-Old Cafeteria Was Just Discovered Among The Ruins Of A Buddhist Temple In Japan

If the structure was indeed a dining hall, it may be the largest of its kind ever found in a Buddhist temple from Japan's Nara Period.

By Amber Morgan • Feb 10, 2025

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A 1,300-Year-Old Cafeteria Was Just Discovered Among The Ruins Of A Buddhist Temple In Japan

If the structure was indeed a dining hall, it may be the largest of its kind ever found in a Buddhist temple from Japan's Nara Period.

By Amber Morgan • February 10, 2025

Mosaics Depicting A Variety Of Aquatic Animals Uncovered At An Ancient Roman Bathhouse In Türkiye

For years, locals in Milas, Türkiye had been using an old stone structure as a stable — without realizing it was once a bathhouse dating back to the days of ancient Rome.

By Austin Harvey • Feb 10, 2025

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Mosaics Depicting A Variety Of Aquatic Animals Uncovered At An Ancient Roman Bathhouse In Türkiye

For years, locals in Milas, Türkiye had been using an old stone structure as a stable — without realizing it was once a bathhouse dating back to the days of ancient Rome.

By Austin Harvey • February 10, 2025

Four-Legged Whale Species That Lived 40 Million Years Ago Discovered In Peru

This prehistoric quadruped discovered on the coast of Peru was similar to a modern-day otter or beaver — except it was 13 feet long.

By Marco Margaritoff • Feb 10, 2025

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Four-Legged Whale Species That Lived 40 Million Years Ago Discovered In Peru

This prehistoric quadruped discovered on the coast of Peru was similar to a modern-day otter or beaver — except it was 13 feet long.

By Marco Margaritoff • February 10, 2025

Archaeologists Found That People Smoked High-Potency Cannabis At Funerals 2,500 Years Ago

The cannabis traces found at Jirzankal Cemetery in the Pamir Mountains had unusually high concentrations of THC.

By Natasha Ishak • Feb 9, 2025

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Archaeologists Found That People Smoked High-Potency Cannabis At Funerals 2,500 Years Ago

The cannabis traces found at Jirzankal Cemetery in the Pamir Mountains had unusually high concentrations of THC.

By Natasha Ishak • February 9, 2025

Meet Dogor, The Mummified Wolf-Dog Ancestor That Died 18,000 Years Ago In Siberian Permafrost

"The fact that we can't [determine whether it's wolf or dog] might suggest that it's from a population that was ancestral to both — to dogs and wolves."

By Natasha Ishak • Feb 8, 2025

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Meet Dogor, The Mummified Wolf-Dog Ancestor That Died 18,000 Years Ago In Siberian Permafrost

"The fact that we can't [determine whether it's wolf or dog] might suggest that it's from a population that was ancestral to both — to dogs and wolves."

By Natasha Ishak • February 8, 2025