Cool Finds
$340,000 Surrealist Painting Found in Recycling Bin at German Airport
Authorities managed to recover the Yves Tanguy work—left behind by a businessman bound for Tel Aviv—before it was destroyed
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
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
A 400-Year-Old Flemish Masterpiece Spent Decades Hiding in Plain Sight
Officials previously thought that the Jacob Jordaens painting, which hung in a Brussels town hall for 60 years, was a copy
Divers Discover Nazi Enigma Machine Thrown Into the Baltic Sea During WWII
German forces used the device—likely cast into the water to avoid falling into Allied hands—to encode military messages
To Protect Its Rare Artifacts, the U.K. Proposes Revised Definition of 'Treasure'
New standards will ensure significant archaeological finds remain publicly accessible for study and enjoyment, the government says
Altar to Ancient Greek God Pan Found Embedded in Wall of Byzantine Church
Christians in what is now northern Israel may have repurposed the basalt structure as a deliberate affront to pagan worshippers
A Mysterious Monolith in the Utah Desert Vanished Overnight
Theories regarding the 12-foot-tall metal structure's origins—and ultimate fate—abound
College Sophomores Discover Hidden Text in Medieval Manuscript
Students at Rochester Institute of Technology used a self-developed UV imaging system to assess a 15th-century religious document
Missing Australian Masterpiece Spent 115 Years Hiding in Plain Sight
Impressionist Frederick McCubbin painted "The Pioneer" (1904) over an earlier work titled "Found"
Possible 20th-Century Black Cemetery Found Beneath Florida Military Base
Opened in 1941, the MacDill Air Force Base was built over a graveyard where at least 38 people were buried
Ancient Bust of Greek God Hermes Found During Work on Athens' Sewage System
The well-preserved sculpture, which dates to around 300 B.C., was once used as a street marker
A Carrier Pigeon's Military Message Was Delivered a Century Too Late
A couple in Alsace, France, stumbled onto a capsule containing a cryptic note dated to either 1910 or 1916
Researchers Excavating Norwegian Viking Ship Burial Find Remnants of Elite Society
Archaeologists discovered traces of a feast hall, farmhouse, temple and 13 additional burial mounds
Evidence of Neolithic Construction Boom Found at British 'Mega-Henge'
New research suggests ancient humans built the Mount Pleasant henge in as little as 35 to 125 years
8,000 Years Ago, a Child in Indonesia Was Buried Without Their Arms and Legs
Ancient humans often modified the bones of their dead as part of funerary rituals
A 12th-Century Mason Created a Hidden Self-Portrait in Famed Spanish Cathedral
Over the past 900 years, millions of pilgrims walked through Santiago de Compostela Cathedral without spotting the secret carving
Remnants of Scotland's Oldest Surviving Bridge Found
Both Mary, Queen of Scots, and James V crossed the Old Ancrum Bridge, which was key to travel, commerce and war
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