Pantelleria is a dot on the map, a tiny island located about midway between Sicily and Tunisia. But 2,000 years ago, it was likely the site of danger and drama, as a hoard of recently discovered Roman coins, possibly hidden in haste during an ancient pirate attack, suggests. This trove of almost 30 Roman denarii, […]

When Charlie Clarke set out for his friend’s Warwickshire property in 2019 with his metal detector, he hoped to get some fresh air, and maybe clear his mind after the recent death of his dog. Instead, the 34-year-old cafe owner stumbled upon a veritable treasure: a 500-year-old golden, heart-shaped pendant with clear links to the […]

In the fog of wаrtime ѕecrecy аnd сhaos, ѕome of hіstory’s moѕt іntrіguіng myѕterieѕ lіe burіed. For deсades, whіspers of hіdden treаsures, loѕt relіcs, аnd untold ѕtorieѕ from World Wаr II hаve tаntаlized hіstorіans аnd enthuѕiaѕtѕ аlike. Whаt іf ѕome of theѕe ѕecretѕ were not juѕt legendѕ but reаl, tаngible dіscoverіes wаiting to be uneаrthed? […]

Per his doctor’s orders, 51-year-old Erlend Bore was out on a walk near his home on the island of Rennesøy, Norway. He had brought his metal detector with him, which he purchased earlier in the summer to have a hobby that would get him out of the house. When the device reacted to something in […]

The missing treasure is believed to have been worth one-third of England’s entire public fund at the time EXPERTS have spent decades hunting for one of the world’s most valuable shipwrecks that could have £1billion in gold onboard. Dubbed the “El Dorado of the Sea” an English ship named the Merchant Royal sank off the coast […]

Wіsconsіn Hіstorіcal Soсiety A 3D model of the full wreсkage of the 19th-сentury tugboаt John Evenѕon . Buіlt іn 1884, the John Evenѕon wаs а ѕteam-powered wooden tugboаt thаt oрerated іn Lаke Mіchіgan. It рlayed а key role іn towіng ѕhipѕ through the Sturgeon Bаy Shіp Cаnаl іn northern Wіsconsіn durіng іts 11-yeаr сareer. The […]

The iron maiden is one of the most iconic and chilling symbols of medieval torture devices. This human-sized box with spikes on the interior is often depicted as a gruesome means of execution used during the Dark Ages. However, the true history and origins of the iron maiden are shrouded in myth and uncertainty. In […]

For scholars of faith and history, a recent discovery could prove to be a treasure trove too precious to price. An ancient collection of 70 tiny books, their lead pages bound with wire, has the potential to unlock some of the secrets of the earliest days of Christianity. While academics are divided as to their […]

In a groundbreaking discovery that has shaken the foundations of archaeology and anthropology, a long-buried secret from the late 18th century has finally been unearthed, shedding new light on the enigmatic giants who once roamed the lands of what is now the state of Ohio. The story begins in the year 1798, when a group […]