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He Was Just Renovating a Basement. He Tugged a Rope in the Floor—and Discovered a $2.4 Million Gold Treasure.
3+ hour, 41+ min ago (22+ words) He Was Just Renovating a Basement. He Tugged a Rope in the Floor'and Discovered a $2.4 Million Gold Treasure.AOL.com...
Scientists now have a better understanding of how domesticated dogs spread globally
1+ week, 2+ day ago (607+ words) The origins of how dogs became man's best friend across large swaths of the globe are becoming more clear. Dogs may have been widely distributed throughout western Eurasia at least 14,200 years ago, but the exact timing of their origins toward…...
50 of the greatest archaeological discoveries of all time
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (1726+ words) More than a century ago, Albert Einstein developed his famous theory of relativity. The idea that space and time are linked together means that time travel might be possible " one day, once physicists figure out how it works. While we're…...
Anglo-Saxon church found under place of worship
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (282+ words) A 900-year-old Anglo-Saxon place of worship has been discovered underneath a church during excavation work. St Cuthbert's in Darlington has been undergoing a "2.5m restoration project to make it more accessible and the archaeological discovery was made while lowering the Victorian…...
Dutch Authorities Recover Ancient Golden Helmet Stolen in Smash-and-Grab Raid
21+ hour, 9+ min ago (554+ words) Dutch Authorities Recover Ancient Golden Helmet Stolen in Smash-and-Grab Raid'AOL.com A 2,500-year-old golden helmet stolen from a museum in the Netherlands in a brazen smash-and-grab raid more than a year ago has been recovered. Dutch authorities confirmed its retrieval,…...
Navy Researchers Scanned the Seafloor and Tracked a Ping. Then They Found a Staggering 500-Year-Old Shipwreck.
22+ hour, 13+ min ago (336+ words) The French military accidentally discovered what has become the deepest shipwreck found in French waters. After an initial sonar reading, remotely operated vehicles inspected the shipwreck, dated to the 16th century. Experts plan to further investigate the site, including the cargo…...
12,000-year-old dice hint at gambling habits as early as the last Ice Age
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (615+ words) It was the Dice Age. An analysis of 12,000-year-old Native American dice could potentially provide the first-ever proof of humans gambling, per a groundbreaking study published in the journal American Antiquity. "This is the first evidence we have of structured…...
Early Bronze Age artefacts go on display at museum
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (315+ words) A rare collection of artefacts from the Early Bronze Age have gone on display. The items, including amber beads and a copper dagger found during a dig at Lechlade Memorial Hall in 2017, are available to see at the Corinium Museum…...
Danish warship sunk by Nelson’s British fleet discovered after 225 years
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (651+ words) More than 200 years after being sunk by Adm. Horatio Nelson and the British fleet, a Danish warship has been discovered on the seabed of Copenhagen Harbor by marine archaeologists. Working in thick sediment and almost zero visibility 49 feet beneath the…...
Archaeologists Opened a 2,600-Year-Old Tomb—and Found 4 People Who Time Forgot
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (319+ words) A team of archaeologists scouring central Italy uncovered a fully intact Etruscan chamber tomb. The sealed chamber is likely around 2,600 years old and contains more than 100 grave goods. Bronze ornaments and delicate silver hair spools are highlights of the find....