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Lost in the Namib desert, this ship still held 2,000 gold coins and 17 tons of copper
18+ hour, 12+ min ago (433+ words) The Namib’s landscape could easily belong in a science fiction movie — endless dunes, otherworldly colors, and now, a centuries-old ship resting miles from the sea. In the heart of this barren expanse, researchers recently examined a large wooden hull that…...
Exploring Medieval Slane-Finding a Hidden Hermitage, Castles & Church Ruins. [34:44]
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (95+ words) Dia Dhaoibh, a chairde! Thanks for joining me for another video. I really enjoyed exploring Slane, co. Meath this month and finding a few spots there. Please as always leave any feedback or suggestions I love to hear from ye…...
Roman found after 1,600 years as scientists reveal his horrific end
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (866+ words) By CHRIS MELORE, US DEPUTY SCIENCE EDITOR Archaeologists believe they have unraveled a murder mystery 1,600 years after a young Roman's terrifying final moments. A team in present-day Bulgaria has unearthed the skeleton of a person who was apparently hiding inside…...
Shipwreck – Mishpacha
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1770+ words) Finding the Altalena, 78 years after it was sunk by the Haganah, reopened a national wound Begin’s decision to forgo retaliation, at the moment his own men were being fired upon, remains central to that argument. The story that follows is…...
Recent Release, "Drake's Bay," from Page Publishing Author Anthony Mills, is a Riveting Tale of Francis Drake's Hidden Treasure and the Modern Crew Seeking It
1+ week, 4+ day ago (380+ words) PR.com Anthony Mills has completed a new book, "Drake's Bay," a gripping tale set across two centuries of obsession and discovery In the late sixteenth century, the legendary English explorer Francis Drake sailed the Golden Hind along the California…...
Archaeologists Found a Fortune in Silver Left Behind by a 15th-Century Plague
1+ week, 5+ day ago (405+ words) The largest hoard of its kind ever found may mark the moment an epidemic swept through town. Someone in medieval Kolomna, Russia, buried over 2,600 silver coins in a small ceramic jug and never came back for them. Archaeologists working in…...
Family's mysterious beach find defies identification, is it Ogopogo's tooth?
1+ week, 5+ day ago (287+ words) A mysterious object pulled from the bottom of a Lake Country beach has some experts scratching their heads. Clayton Brown tells Castanet he was enjoying a day at the beach with his family, swimming and doing some underwater exploring at…...
The strange tale of a hippo skull unearthed in Coventry 100 years ago
2+ week, 6+ day ago (771+ words) The skull of a hippo found in Coundon, Coventry, 100 years ago(Image: Herbert Art Gallery and Museum) In modern Coventry, Coundon is a bustling residential area. The junction where Holyhead Road meets Four Pound Avenue and Moseley Avenue is one…...
Gordonstoun School pupils discover '1,000-year-old Viking church"
1+ week, 6+ day ago (687+ words) Monday, 31 August 2026 12:02 A group of students from the King's former school have discovered the remains of what is thought to be a medieval Viking church on an uninhabited Scottish island. The Gordonstoun pupils made the discovery during an archaeological field…...
Gordonstoun School pupils discover '1,000-year-old Viking church' -
1+ week, 6+ day ago (620+ words) Monday, 31 August 2026 12:02 A group of students from the King's former school have discovered the remains of what is thought to be a medieval Viking church on an uninhabited Scottish island. The Gordonstoun pupils made the discovery during an archaeological field…...