Discoveries
Excavation Hints at Opulent Lifestyle Enjoyed by Inhabitants of Ancient Greek City
This is the first time that residential remains have been discovered at Tenea, once thought to have been founded by Trojan prisoners
Beautifully Painted Shrine Emerges From the Ashes of Pompeii
The remnants of a garden, a pool and an altar with traces of burnt offerings were also found
2,000-Year-Old Stone Inscription Is Earliest to Spell Out 'Jerusalem'
In ancient times, a shorthand spelling was typically used
Underwater Archaeologists May Have Discovered the Oldest Shipwreck in Lake Erie
After an ill-fated journey hauling boulders sank it, the Lake Serpent is at last ready to tell its story
Eight-Year-Old Girl Finds Iron Age Sword in Swedish Lake
She's no King Arthur, but locals are calling Saga Vanecek the "Queen of Sweden." To that we say, long live Saga!
Group of Belugas May Have Adopted Young Narwhal
The narwhal was seen frolicking with its beluga buddies some 600 miles south of its normal range
Traces of 7,200-Year-Old Cheese Found in Croatia
A new study posits that cheese production may have helped ancient farmers expand into Europe
Remains of One of the First Theaters to Perform Shakespeare’s Plays Will Open to the Public After 400 Years
Excavations at the site have also unearthed a large complex that was built around the theater
DNA of Extinct Cave Bear Lives on in Modern Brown Bears
A new genetic study has found that the two species interbred
Extinct Baby Horse—Its Skin and Hair Intact—Found in the Siberian Permafrost
The foal lived between 30,000-40,000 years ago
'Hunger Stones' With Ominous Messages Emerge in Drought-Parched Czech River
The stones recorded low water levels dating back to the 1600s and warn of impending hardships
Elusive “Unicorn” Plant Spotted in Maine for the First Time in 131 Years
The state’s Department of Agriculture has documented around 300 flowering unicorn root stems
Found: A Forgotten Stretch of the Berlin Wall
It formed an outer defensive barrier that stopped East Germans from getting close to the main wall
Scorched Earth from Ireland Fire Illuminates WWII-Era Sign
The site is one of more than 80 ‘Éire markings’ that proclaimed Ireland’s neutrality during the war
David Bowie’s First Studio Recording Discovered in a Bread Basket
The demo failed to impress recording executives in the early 1960s
Doubts Swirl Over Claims of Gold-Filled Russian Shipwreck
It is far from certain that the <i>Dmitrii Donskoi</i> would have—or could have— carried such a huge hoard of gold
Remains of 95 African-American Forced Laborers Found in Texas
The deceased are believed to have been among thousands of black prisoners who were put to work as part of a post-Civil War “convict-leasing system"
Professor Discovers ‘Lost’ Stanley Kubrick Screenplay
Kubrick wrote the script for <i>Burning Love</i> in 1956, but the film never made it to the big screen
Mummification Workshop and Trove of Burial Relics Found in Egypt
‘We are standing before a goldmine of information,’ one expert said
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