Unearthing Scotland’s Past: The 1,300-Year-Old Gold Pommel That Rewrites History
A Glittering Discovery Near Stirling In 2019, the rolling hills near Stirling yielded an unexpected treasure. A metal detectorist’s keen eye and steadfast patience led to the…
Unearthing a Priceless Heritage: The Golden Bust of Emperor Marcus Aurelius at Aventicum
In 1939, an important archaeological discovery took place in Avenches, once the capital of the Helvetii tribe in modern-day Switzerland. During excavations at Aventicum, archaeologists unearthed a…
Echoes of Ancient Devotion: The Acoustic Wonders of Sudama Cave
The Sudama Cave, located in the Barabar Hill complex of Bihar and dedicated by Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC, is a remarkable example of ancient India’s ingenuity…
The Windover Bog Bodies, Among the Greatest Archeological Discoveries Ever Unearthed in the United States
It was only after the bones were declared very old and not the product of a mᴀss murder that the 167 bodies found in a pond in…
The Grisly Skull Tower in Niš.
The Grisly Skull Tower in Niš. December 2023. So how about that time Sladja and I went on a Christmas Eve walk to see an historic stone…
Remains discovered in Germany confirmed as oldest confirmed British Royal, who died more than 1,000 years ago
Bones found in a German cathedral belong to the granddaughter of Saxon king Alfred the Great, experts confirmed today. Body parts excavated in Magdeburg Cathedral in 2008…
Haunting in North London: Skeleton Found in Apartment with TV Still Glowing After 3 Years
LONDON – In a shocking case of urban isolation, the skeletal remains of a woman were found in her North London apartment. Her television was still on three…
Two Mysterious Cavities Found Inside Great Pyramid May Be Secret Rooms
A team of researchers that have used cutting edge technology to scan the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt have discovered two previously unknown cavities inside the…
Home to 20,000, But Who Built it? The Underground City of Derinkuyu
Deep under the Turkish town of Derinkuyu, there’s an entire world reaching 85 meters (279 ft) into the earth. Covering a vast area and with a network…
Henry Box Brown, enslaved black man who mailed himself to freedom in a wooden box in 1849
Henry “Box” Brown was born enslaved in Louisa County, Virginia in 1815. When he was 15, he was sent to Richmond to work in a tobacco factory….