Black Smudge on Diary Page Reveals 1907 Arctic Expedition’s Tragic End
New analysis suggests explorer Jørgen Brønlund spent his final hours trying—and failing—to light a petroleum burner
Remembering the Oft-Overlooked Women Victims of the Spanish Civil War
Archaeologists in northeastern Spain recently unearthed the remains of ten individuals kidnapped and executed in 1936
Ancient Canaanites Added Arsenic to Copper to Create Counterfeit Currency
The toxic chemical gave the metal a luminous sheen, enabling forgers to pass off cheap alloys as silver
Meet the Real Animals Behind Mermaids, Dragons and Other Mythical Creatures
You can now take a virtual tour of a “Harry Potter”–inspired exhibition exploring the origins of fantastical beings
Officials Seize 27,400 Artifacts Looted by a Single French Treasure Hunter
The unidentified man accumulated a sizable collection of ancient coins, jewelry, accessories and sculptures
Ivory From 16th-Century Shipwreck Yields Clues to African Elephants’ Decline
Researchers extracted DNA from tusks found in the wreckage of the “Bom Jesus,” a treasure-laden vessel that sank in 1533
Virginia Museum Will Lead Efforts to Reimagine Richmond Avenue Once Lined With Confederate Monuments
Governor Ralph Northam’s proposed budget for the coming fiscal year earmarks $11 million for the project
Library of Congress’ Presidential Papers, From Washington’s Geometry Notes to Wilson’s Love Letters, Are Now Online
Four newly added collections mark the conclusion of a two-decade digitization project
Planned Museum Will Spotlight Jewish Communities in the American South
Set to open in New Orleans next year, the cultural institution will showcase stories spanning 300 years and 13 states
Researchers Reveal Mummy’s Surprising Contents Without Unwrapping It
Technique described in a new study combines X-ray and CT scans to examine remains without damaging them
Ukraine Seeks to Designate Chernobyl as a Unesco World Heritage Site
“People should leave with an awareness of the historic significance of the place,” says the country’s culture minister
Missing Great Pyramid Artifact Found in Cigar Box in Scotland
The wood fragments—among just three items ever taken from the Giza tomb—date to the fourth millennium B.C.
Freed of 1,000 Years of Grime, Anglo-Saxon Cross Emerges in Stunning Detail
Conservation revealed the artifact, discovered with Scotland’s Galloway Hoard, as an example of intricate Viking-era metalwork
These Amazonian Villages Were Laid Out Like Clock Faces
Scientists used LiDAR to investigate the ruins of 14th- to 18th-century Indigenous communities in Brazil
The Aztecs Constructed This Tower Out of Hundreds of Human Skulls
Researchers in Mexico City recently discovered a new section of a macabre late 15th-century structure
Gardeners Unearth Coins Inscribed With Initials of Henry VIII’s First Three Wives
The find is one of more than 47,000 recorded by the U.K.’s Portable Antiquities Scheme in 2020
Stunning Mosaic Found in England Shows Some Lived in Luxury During ‘Dark Ages’
The fifth-century artwork suggests that the British Isles experienced a gradual, not sudden, decline following the Romans’ departure
Inside the Monumental Effort to Restore Notre-Dame’s Grand Organ
Workers spent four months painstakingly dismantling the musical instrument, which is only set to sound again in 2024
Long Heralded as an Abolitionist, Johns Hopkins Enslaved People, Records Show
The Baltimore university that bears his name announced new research that “shattered” perceptions of the Quaker entrepreneur
Ancestral Puebloans Survived Droughts by Collecting Water From Icy Lava Tubes
In ancient New Mexico, cold air in cavernous spaces carved out by lava flows preserved blocks of ice
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