A Slave Cemetery May Have Been Discovered at a Plantation Near Annapolis
Archaeologists have found possible grave markers, and cadaver dogs have indicated the presence of human remains
3,600-Year-Old Tomb Found Next to Canaanite Palace Might Contain Remains of Royal Family
Archaeologists have been searching the site of Megiddo for more than 100 years
Polls Are Still As Accurate As They Were 75 Years Ago
A new study shows polling is not undergoing a collapse despite what conventional wisdom might suggest
Ancient Humans Weathered the Toba Supervolcano Just Fine
New studies suggest the largest eruption in the last 2 million years didn’t push humanity to the edge of extinction as previously hypothesized
Pointy-Headed Medieval Skulls in Germany May Have Been Bulgarian ‘Treaty Brides’
Researchers have wondered for years about the strangely shaped skulls found in Western Europe
To Save Cannonballs on Henry VIII’s Flagship, Researchers Looked to X-ray Tech
The more than 1200 cannonballs found on The Mary Rose are facing a major problem—corrosion
500-Year-Old Pistol Part Could Shed Light on Colorado’s Spanish Colonial Past
The pistol part was found during an excavation several years ago by the Museums of Western Colorado’s Western Investigations Team
Rare 1906 San Francisco Earthquake Footage Found at Flea Market
The nine-minute Miles brothers film reel shows the devastation that the powerful quake wrought
To Help Identify Migrants Who Died Along Border, Art Class Reconstructs Their Faces
When DNA analysis and dental exams aren’t possible, facial reconstruction is a last-resort to identifying remains
San Francisco Votes to Remove Statue with Racist Depiction of Native Americans
The monument shows a Mexican vaquero and Franciscan monk towering over a Native American man
7,000-Year-Old Native American ‘Bog Burial’ Found Off the Coast of Florida
Experts have identified the remains of at least six individuals, and suspect there are many more bodies to be found
New Historic Marker Highlights Nathan Bedford Forrest’s Ties to the Slave Trade
An earlier marker only noted the Confederate general, widely believed to be the Ku Klux Klan’s first leader, became wealthy from his ‘business enterprises’
Wreck of Aircraft Carrier U.S.S. Lexington Found 76 Years After It Was Scuttled in Battle
The ship was sunk by an American destroyer so it couldn’t be captured in the Battle of Coral Sea, considered to be the first carrier battle in history
131-Year-Old Message in a Bottle Found on Australian Beach
The oldest yet found, the relic was thrown into the Indian Ocean by German sailors conducting an experiment
Search Continues for Last American Slave Ship After Recent Wreck Ruled Out
The Clotilda illegally transported 110 enslaved people from present-day Benin to Alabama more than 50 years after the U.S. outlawed the slave trade
Five Things to Know About Roger Bannister, the First Person to Break the 4-Minute Mile
The Oxford medical student, who died on March 3 at age 88, broke what was believed to be an impossible record
This May Be the World’s Largest Family Tree
Using more than 86 million profiles from Geni.com, researchers created a database that links 13 million people
Earliest Figural Tattoos Discovered on 5,000-Year-Old Mummies
The markings include a bull, a sheep and a mysterious ‘S’ motif
Study Shows Little Change Since Kerner Commission Reported on Racism 50 Years Ago
An update to the landmark study finds there is now more poverty and segregation in America
Charlottesville Must Remove Tarps from Confederate Statues, Judge Says
Two statues were covered in the wake of last year’s deadly rallies to mark a period of mourning
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