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25 Million-Year-Old Mega-Shark Teeth Discovered By Amateur Fossil Hunter In Australia

The great jagged narrow-toothed shark was double the size of a great white and was so large that it feasted on whales.

By Caroline Redmond • Dec 12, 2024

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25 Million-Year-Old Mega-Shark Teeth Discovered By Amateur Fossil Hunter In Australia

The great jagged narrow-toothed shark was double the size of a great white and was so large that it feasted on whales.

By Caroline Redmond • December 12, 2024

Archaeologists In Germany Discover 2,800-Year-Old Baking Equipment While Preparing For Construction Of A New Bakery

Remnants of the ancient bakery include several cooking pits filled with charcoal and grain residue and a grinding stone used to mill flour.

By Amber Morgan • Dec 11, 2024

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Archaeologists In Germany Discover 2,800-Year-Old Baking Equipment While Preparing For Construction Of A New Bakery

Remnants of the ancient bakery include several cooking pits filled with charcoal and grain residue and a grinding stone used to mill flour.

By Amber Morgan • December 11, 2024

Workers Preparing To Lay Gas Pipes Near The Acropolis Just Happened Upon An Ancient Statue Possibly Depicting Hermes

Believed to depict the Greek messenger god, the statue was uncovered by accident just south of the Acropolis in Athens, near the 1,863-year-old Odeon of Herodes Atticus theater that's still in use today.

By Austin Harvey • Dec 11, 2024

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Workers Preparing To Lay Gas Pipes Near The Acropolis Just Happened Upon An Ancient Statue Possibly Depicting Hermes

Believed to depict the Greek messenger god, the statue was uncovered by accident just south of the Acropolis in Athens, near the 1,863-year-old Odeon of Herodes Atticus theater that's still in use today.

By Austin Harvey • December 11, 2024

A New Study Has Finally Revealed How Early Bronze Age People Crafted The Nebra Sky Disk

Researchers determined the Nebra Sky Disk was created using a "hot forging" process in which the metal was heated and hammered at least 10 times.

By Austin Harvey • Dec 10, 2024

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A New Study Has Finally Revealed How Early Bronze Age People Crafted The Nebra Sky Disk

Researchers determined the Nebra Sky Disk was created using a "hot forging" process in which the metal was heated and hammered at least 10 times.

By Austin Harvey • December 10, 2024

Ruby Slippers Worn By Judy Garland In ‘The Wizard Of Oz’ Sell At Auction For $28 Million

This astonishing sale, in which the shoes' price exceeded estimates by $25 million, came 19 years after the slippers were stolen from Minnesota's Judy Garland Museum.

By Amber Morgan • Dec 10, 2024

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Ruby Slippers Worn By Judy Garland In ‘The Wizard Of Oz’ Sell At Auction For $28 Million

This astonishing sale, in which the shoes' price exceeded estimates by $25 million, came 19 years after the slippers were stolen from Minnesota's Judy Garland Museum.

By Amber Morgan • December 10, 2024

A Shipwreck From The Sixth Century B.C.E. Has Been Discovered Off The Coast Of Sicily

Alongside the 2,500-year-old shipwreck, archaeologists discovered four prehistoric stone anchors and two iron anchors dating to the seventh century C.E.

By Amber Morgan • Dec 9, 2024

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A Shipwreck From The Sixth Century B.C.E. Has Been Discovered Off The Coast Of Sicily

Alongside the 2,500-year-old shipwreck, archaeologists discovered four prehistoric stone anchors and two iron anchors dating to the seventh century C.E.

By Amber Morgan • December 9, 2024

Archaeologists In The Netherlands Just Unearthed The 2,000-Year-Old Tomb Of A Roman Soldier

Artifacts found within the grave revealed that it belonged to a soldier named Flaccus, marking the first time that a burial of a specific, named Roman soldier has ever been uncovered in the region.

By Austin Harvey • Dec 9, 2024

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Archaeologists In The Netherlands Just Unearthed The 2,000-Year-Old Tomb Of A Roman Soldier

Artifacts found within the grave revealed that it belonged to a soldier named Flaccus, marking the first time that a burial of a specific, named Roman soldier has ever been uncovered in the region.

By Austin Harvey • December 9, 2024

A Scientist Thinks These Ancient Roman Nails May Have Been Used To Crucify Jesus Christ

The two nails are believed to be from the tomb of the high priest who handed Jesus over to Pontius Pilate.

By Marco Margaritoff • Dec 9, 2024

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A Scientist Thinks These Ancient Roman Nails May Have Been Used To Crucify Jesus Christ

The two nails are believed to be from the tomb of the high priest who handed Jesus over to Pontius Pilate.

By Marco Margaritoff • December 9, 2024

Medieval Sword Pulled Out Of Danish Sewer With Its Blade Still Intact

"The best explanation we can come up with is that the owner of the sword was defeated in a battle."

By Marco Margaritoff • Dec 8, 2024

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Medieval Sword Pulled Out Of Danish Sewer With Its Blade Still Intact

"The best explanation we can come up with is that the owner of the sword was defeated in a battle."

By Marco Margaritoff • December 8, 2024

New Study Shows The Extinction Of Australia’s Megafauna Was Likely Caused By Climate Change

Australian megafauna, like giant kangaroos and car-sized lizards, coexisted with humans for at least 15,000 years before perishing.

By Natasha Ishak • Dec 8, 2024

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New Study Shows The Extinction Of Australia’s Megafauna Was Likely Caused By Climate Change

Australian megafauna, like giant kangaroos and car-sized lizards, coexisted with humans for at least 15,000 years before perishing.

By Natasha Ishak • December 8, 2024