Cool Finds
'Perfectly Preserved' Glassware Recovered From 2,000-Year-Old Shipwreck
The Roman vessel may have sunk while transporting glass from the Middle East to France
Is This a Recording of Banksy's Voice?
A new podcast claims to have unearthed a short interview with the artist that aired on NPR in 2005
Trove of 700 Civil War-Era Gold Coins Discovered in Kentucky
An unidentified man found the cache, which may have been buried ahead of a Confederate invasion, in a cornfield earlier this year
Archaeologists Discover Entrance to the Zapotec Underworld Beneath a Church in Mexico
New scans of the site have confirmed the existence of an "underground labyrinth"
Hidden for 400 Years, Censored Pages Reveal New Insights Into Elizabeth I's Reign
Scholars used advanced imaging to read crossed-out, pasted-over passages in the first official account of the Tudor queen's time on the English throne
Rare Neolithic 'Polishing Boulder' Discovered in England
Used to sharpen axes, the 5,000-year-old polissoir is only the second of its kind ever found in the country
Humans May Have Arrived in the Americas Earlier Than Previously Thought
Researchers say that humans coexisted with giant sloths in Brazil some 25,0000 years ago
Mysterious 2,500-Year-Old Skeletons Found in Israel's Negev Desert
The tomb was located at the crossroads of two trading routes—and far away from any ancient settlements
The 'Ivory Man'—a Powerful Leader Buried in a Lavish Tomb 5,000 Years Ago—Was Actually a Woman
Researchers in Spain had previously assumed that the grave belonged to a high-status young man
Eagle-Eyed Hiker Spots Bronze Age Rock Paintings in Norway
Tormod Fjeld and two friends have spent years searching for traces of rock art in their free time
Archaeologists Discover 25 Mesolithic Pits in England
The 8,000-year-old pits shed light on a period in Britain that historians know very little about
Maya Canoe Found in Underwater Cave May Have Been Used for Rituals
Archaeologists discovered the seven-foot-long vessel near Chichén Itzá two years ago
Does This Pompeii Painting Depict a 2,000-Year-Old Pizza?
The fresco features a flatbread with a variety of toppings—but no tomato and mozzarella
Is This the Earliest Known Phallic Art?
Researchers think the 42,000-year-old artifact was carved from graphite to resemble a penis
Archaeologists Discover 4,000-Year-Old 'Dutch Stonehenge'
The ritual site was once used to determine the longest and shortest days of the year
This Ancient Maya City Was Hidden in the Jungle for More Than 1,000 Years
Archaeologists surveying the ruins of Ocomtún found pyramids, stone columns and a ballgame court
Found in Ancient Spa, Stunningly Preserved Bronze Statues Go on View in Rome
The trove of 2,300-year-old bronzes was discovered last year in a thermal spring in Tuscany
Virgil Quotation Found Etched on 1,800-Year-Old Roman Jar
Researchers say the ancient inscription is the first of its kind ever discovered
Archaeologists Find 3,000-Year-Old Sword So Well Preserved It 'Almost Still Shines'
The Bronze Age artifact was discovered in a grave during excavations in southern Germany
When Did Humans Start Settling Down?
In Israel, new discoveries at one of the world's oldest villages are upending the debate about when we stopped wandering
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