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The lost and found history of Central City
3+ week, 5+ day ago (718+ words) By Lauren PerryHistory Colorado Each object in History Colorado's collection has a unique and powerful story just waiting to be discovered. Supported by a grant from the Colorado Historical Records Advisory Board, I have used the collection to understand the…...
Ancient biblical coins talk; here’s what they’re saying
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1613+ words) With the penny being ushered out of circulation early in the 21st century, theologians, historians, archaeologists and numismatists continue to glean insights from coins of the first century, when Jesus Christ walked the Earth and his followers promulgated the new religion…...
Behind the scenes at the Dinosaur Resource Center
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (919+ words) Cleaning and cataloging fossils is a tedious process taking hundreds'sometimes thousands'of man hours. Turtles and crocodilians are among Jett's favorite fossils. Kelly Sanford, pikes peak courier Jacob Jett behind the scenes at Triebold Paleontology. Daspletosaurus curated and assembled by Triebold…...
Priceless archaeological artifacts in Gaza saved in frantic rescue
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (585+ words) Palestinians inspect the rubble of a building after an Israeli military strike in Gaza City, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025. Palestinians search for wood to sell or use for cooking amid the rubble of a building hit by an Israeli strike in Gaza…...
Divers recover artifacts from the Titanic's sister ship Britannic for the first time
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (232+ words) The Culture Ministry in Greece said Monday that an 11-member deep-sea diving team conducted a weeklong operation in May to recover artifacts including the ship's bell and the port-side navigation light. The White Star Line's Britannic, launched in 1914, was designed…...
Madagascar welcomes home skulls of Indigenous warriors taken by French colonial troops 128 years ago
7+ mon, 1+ day ago (487+ words) President Andry Rajoelina addresses the state ceremony for the three Sakalava skulls Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, in Antananarivo, Madagascar, after they were returned from France where they had been kept for 128 years. Relatives participate in the official ceremony Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, in Antananarivo,…...
Inside an ancient place of intrigue in El Paso County
7+ mon, 4+ day ago (1563+ words) Pikes Peak looms in view from Corral Bluffs Open Space. Mule deer is among a wide array of wildlife that make home at Corral Bluffs Open Space in far eastern Colorado Springs. Ranger Mike Bowman leads visitors around the rock…...
Photos show the ruins of Palmyra, the ancient splendor in Syria that endures through war and time
7+ mon, 6+ day ago (255+ words) The fa'ade of the Temple of Bel's precinct, in the ruins of the ancient city of Palmyra, is seen under a star-studded sky in Syria, early Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. The entrance to the Roman Theater at the end of the colonnaded…...
Two evolutionary changes underpinning human bipedalism are discovered
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (650+ words) WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Bipedal locomotion - walking upright on two legs - is a fundamental trait underpinning humankind's success. Scientists now have identified two innovations that occurred long ago in the human evolutionary lineage that reshaped the pelvis and helped facilitate this defining…...
Photos show history lovers replaying ancient Roman battles in Romania
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (518+ words) Constantin "The Castor" Lapusneanu, wearing a Dacian warrior outfit waves a sword in Poiana, Romania, Saturday, July 12, 2025, during the Getodava historical reenactment festival. A man blows a horn as history buffs wearing Dacian warrior and Roman soldiers outfits march in…...