Stonehenge’s Builders May Have Feasted on Sweet Treats
Excavations near the iconic English monument revealed traces of fruits and nuts
The U.S. Returns More Than 900 Stolen Artifacts to Mali
American authorities seized the presumably looted objects, which were listed as replicas, in 2009
A Mosaic From Caligula’s ‘Pleasure Boat’ Spent 45 Years as a Coffee Table in NYC
Authorities returned the ancient artwork, now on view at a museum near Rome, to Italy following a multi-year investigation
Found in a Candy Tin: One of the First Coins Struck in Colonial North America
Illegally minted in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the 1652 silver shilling recently sold at auction for $351,912
Archaeologists Unearth 800-Year-Old Mummy in Peru
Scholars are studying the remains in hopes of learning more about the Indigenous peoples who lived in the region prior to the rise of the Inca Empire
British Teenager Discovers Rare Bronze Age Ax Hoard
Milly Hardwick, a 13-year-old from Suffolk, stumbled onto a cache of 65 artifacts dated to around 1300 B.C.E.
Huge Roman Mosaic Depicting Scenes From the ‘Iliad’ Found Beneath U.K. Field
The artwork features scenes from the Iliad showing Achilles’s defeat of Hector
Amateur Archaeologist in Switzerland Unearths 2,000-Year-Old Roman Dagger
Lucas Schmid’s find led to the discovery of hundreds of other ancient artifacts linked to a 15 B.C.E. battle between imperial and Rhaetian forces
Catherine the Great Letter Extolling the Virtues of Vaccination Is Up for Auction
The Russian empress, who was inoculated against smallpox in 1768, was an early proponent of the practice
Taylor Swift Sets Record for Longest No. 1 Song, Beating Out ‘American Pie’ and the Beatles
The pop star’s 10-minute, 13-second rerecording of “All Too Well” debuted at the top spot in Billboard’s Hot 100 chart
Israeli Preteen Discovers Rare Silver Coin Minted During Jewish Revolt Against Rome
Eleven-year-old Liel Krutokop found the shekel, which dates to the second year of the first-century C.E. Great Revolt, while sifting through dirt
Controversial Teddy Roosevelt Statue Will Be Moved From NYC to North Dakota
The equestrian monument will leave the steps of the American Museum of Natural History, finding a new home at the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library
Sketch Bought at Estate Sale for $30 May Be Dürer Drawing Worth $50 Million
Dated to around 1503, the depiction of the Virgin and Child bears the Renaissance master’s monogram and watermark
Israeli Archaeologists Unveil Hellenistic Fortress Destroyed by Jewish Forces in 112 B.C.E.
Hasmonean ruler John Hyrcanus I, a nephew of Maccabean Revolt leader Judah Maccabee, razed the fortified structure during his conquest of Idumea
Julia Kabance, Oldest Known Woman Veteran of World War II, Dies at 111
She was also the oldest living member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation
See a Rare Watercolor of a Black Woman Living in Edinburgh in the Late 18th Century
Staff at the National Galleries of Scotland, which recently acquired the David Allan painting, hope to uncover more information about the sitter’s identity
Master Artisans Fixed Mistakes Made by Apprentices at Ancient Egyptian Temple
New research reveals how reliefs on the walls of the Temple of Hatshepsut in Thebes were crafted—and corrected
Rare First Printing of the U.S. Constitution Is the Most Expensive Text Ever Sold at Auction
A collective of cryptocurrency owners attempted to buy the document but was outbid by Citadel CEO Kenneth Griffin, who shelled out $43.2 million
Two Men Wrongfully Convicted of Killing Malcolm X Are Exonerated After 55 Years
Muhammad A. Aziz and Khalil Islam, who each served more than 20 years of a life sentence, had always maintained their innocence
Earliest Evidence of Mercury Poisoning in Humans Found in 5,000-Year-Old Bones
Researchers discovered the toxic element in remains buried across the Iberian Peninsula between the Neolithic period and antiquity
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