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Man discovers 2,700-year-old ancient sword while walking through forest: Metal detector leads him to a rare Bronze Age relic; blade found standing uprightMan discovers 2,700-year-old ancient sword: A hobbyist using a metal detector in a forest near Gdansk, Poland, has found a bronze sword est...- A frozen Arctic grave held its secret for 181 years until DNA revealed four more sailors from Franklin's doomed expeditionDNA science is finally putting names to the lost crew of the 1845 Franklin expedition. A recent study identified four more sailors, bringin...
- Greece's iconic Parthenon is back: One of the world’s most famous temples just reclaimed a lost piece of historyGreece Parthenon restoration: Athens' iconic Parthenon has regained a significant piece of its history with the completion of its western p...
- Scientists found 3,000-year-old honey in Egyptian tombs, and it was still edibleAncient Egyptian honey, sealed in tombs for millennia, has sparked tales of enduring edibility. While direct evidence is scarce, the remark...
- Nancy Guthrie’s case took another unexpected turn: Ancient skeleton found near search area- here's what it means for the caseIn a remarkable revelation, human skeletal remains over a hundred years old were discovered in Arizona's Sonoran Desert, shedding light on ...
- Carved animal bones in Olduvai Gorge changed what scientists thought early toolmakers could doA remarkable discovery in Tanzania's Olduvai Gorge is rewriting early human history. Artificially worked animal bones, dating back 1.5 mill...
- Roman emperor hidden as Egyptian Pharaoh found in Karnak Temple: 2,000-year-old stone discovery in Luxor shocks archaeologistsKarnak Temple in Luxor has yielded a remarkable 2,000-year-old stone slab showing Roman Emperor Tiberius depicted as an Egyptian pharaoh. T...
- Scientists found a small asteroid visitor near Earth, and it may be a chunk of the MoonA small space rock, 2024 PT5, is fascinating scientists with its Earth-like orbit. Researchers now suggest it might be a piece of the Moon....
- Archaeologists discovered ancient stone tools on Sulawesi, and it revealed that hominins reached the island far earlier than expectedNew stone tool discoveries on Sulawesi, Indonesia, have dramatically altered our understanding of early human migration. These artifacts, d...
- A freshman found a tiny stone on a Seattle campus, and what looked like an ordinary rock, uncovered ancient Native American history from thousands of years agoA small stone point found by a student at the University of Washington in 2009 unearthed a significant archaeological discovery. Experts fr...
- A 4-year-old’s “toy treasure hunt” ended with the discovery of a real medieval gold pendantA young boy named James Hyatt made a remarkable discovery in 2009. While metal detecting with his father in Hockley, Essex, he unearthed a ...
- In 1929, a farmer was clearing an irrigation ditch in Sichuan, and the jade he pulled from the mud revealed a forgotten Bronze Age civilizationA fortuitous accident transformed the life of a farmer in Sichuan Province in 1929 when he uncovered jade, leading to the remarkable discov...
- In 1888, two cowboys riding through Colorado Canyon country spotted a hidden cliff dwelling, and the discovery revealed a massive 700-year-old PuebloNestled within the rugged cliffs, Cliff Palace was an extensive ancestral Pueblo community lost to time for many centuries. In 1888, two ad...
- A construction site buried by Mount Vesuvius may have finally explained why Roman concrete lasted for thousands of yearsAncient Roman concrete's remarkable durability, long attributed to luck, is now understood as a result of a sophisticated "hot mixing" proc...
- In 1998, a Beachgoer Walking Along a Quiet Shore in Norfolk - An Upside-Down Tree in the Sand - Revealed a Hidden Bronze Age Ritual SiteIn 1998, an ancient Bronze Age timber circle, Seahenge, was discovered at Holme-next-the-Sea after emerging from the sands due to erosion. ...
- An Underwater Canoe Site That Rewrites How We Think About Early North AmericaAn archaeological discovery in Wisconsin has revealed sixteen ancient dugout canoes beneath Lake Mendota. Some canoes are over five thousan...
- A Tomb Full of Gold Was Just Unearthed in Panama, But the Real Story Lies in What It Says About PowerHave you heard the news that the archaeologists at El Caño Archaeological Park discovered a 1,200-year-old elite tomb? If not, here’s more!...
- Karnataka villagers unearth buried pot of gold during house construction, but it’s not what you thinkA routine construction in Lakkundi unearthed a pot of gold ornaments, sparking local excitement. However, the State Archaeology Department ...
- Mob vandalises Rabindranath Tagore’s ancestral mansion in Bangladesh, raises hateful slogans, watch viral videoRabindranath Tagore's ancestral mansion in Bangladesh's Sirajganj faced vandalism following a parking fee dispute. The incident at Rabindra...
- Gyanvapi mosque management committee files plea to ban media coverage of ASI surveyThe Gyanvapi management committee has sought to ban media coverage of a survey to determine whether a 17th-century mosque in India was buil...
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