A German woman has returned a stolen segment from an ancient Greek pillar more than five decades after she took it. It is the ...
A family cleaning their backyard in New Orleans discovered an unusual marble tablet with some characters in Latin.
Archaeologists find an intact medieval sandal in bearded vulture nests in Spain, preserved for seven centuries on a cliff.
When you go investigating for one discovery and much more is found, it really can feel like valuable treasure.
Throughout history, cultures have left behind a trail of breadcrumbs for archaeologists to follow. New sites and artifacts are found all the time, revealing forgotten secrets of the past.
There are undoubtedly millions of amazing artifacts from the ancient world that have served to shed light on the lives of our ancestors from many millennia ago. But some stand out for their uniqueness ...
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This Fisherman Was Digging for Worms in Sweden When He Stumbled Upon a Trove of Medieval Silver
Experts think that someone may have buried the copper cauldron full of coins and jewelry to keep it safe during a tumultuous ...
New research on a Spartan hydria from Ártánd shows how Iron Age elites forged distinct identities, aligning with Balkan ...
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Scientists find a medieval sandal and other unexpected artifacts in vulture nests in Spain
The carefully crafted nests of the bearded vulture, serving multiple generations, may also act as “natural museums,” ...
Ancient bones, artifacts and texts offer numerous insights into the past, as does the chewing gum that Neolithic people ...
Khentika’s tomb is a mastaba, one of the few in Egypt to have a curse inscribed on its facade. Mastabas were rectangular, ...
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