Explorers Find Second Oldest Shipwreck in the Great Lakes
The merchant sloop Washington went down in a storm in 1803 on Lake Ontario
Use the Phrase “Polish Death Camps” in Poland and You May Go to Jail
Soon, saying that Nazi death camps were Polish could earn you three years in prison
Why the 1980 Olympic Village Is Now a Prison
It’s one way to deal with leftover infrastructure
DNA Analysis Reveals What Ötzi the Iceman Wore to His Grave
He rocked surprisingly complex fashion for the Copper Age
Dig to Find Fabled Nazi Gold Train Begins
Explorers believe the Nazis stashed an armored train full of gold and weapons in tunnels in Poland’s Owl Mountains
The So-Called “Superhenge” Was Made of Wood, Not Stone
New research shows that the ancient structure was also taken down in a hurry
Highest Peak in South Dakota Renamed for Oglala Lakota Medicine Man
A federal board has officially changed South Dakota’s Harney Peak to Black Elk Peak
Did the Ancient Greeks Engage in Human Sacrifice?
The remains uncovered at an altar to Zeus on Mount Lykaion may confirm legends about human sacrifice at the shrine
Tourists in Hawaii Accidentally Discovered Ancient Petroglyphs
A stroke of luck on the beach
The Rules About How to Address the U.S. Flag Came About Because No One Wanted to Look Like a Nazi
During the National Anthem, Americans are asked to put their right hands over their hearts. But why?
Ancient Hominids Used These 250,000-Year-Old Tools for Butchery
Traces of blood on the prehistoric tools, suggest our ancestors had a much more varied diet than once thought
World’s Oldest Gold Object May Have Just Been Unearthed in Bulgaria
A small gold bead shows that Copper Age people in the Balkans were processing gold 6,500 years ago
Germany Is Reworking the Commission That Handles Restitution for Nazi-Looted Art
A lackluster track record and controversial comments led to a shift
NASA Accidentally Sold a Precious Apollo Artifact
A seemingly simple bag is at the center of multiple lawsuits
Why India’s “Iron Lady” Went on a Hunger Strike for 16 Years
Irom Chanu Sharmila resisted a draconian law with her own body
What Is the Role of the Emperor in Modern Japan?
While the role is ceremonial, abdication could mean a political battle
Rare Maya Burial Temple Discovered in Belize
Excavations at Xunantunich have uncovered the remains of a body and hieroglyphics that tell the story of the snake-head dynasty
Last Journalists Exit the Birthplace of Modern News
After 300 years, Fleet Street, the London thoroughfare home to dozens of newspapers and thousands of reporters, becomes a tourist stop
Original Pooh Bear Gets Makeover, Returns to New York Public Library
Winnie and his friends are clean, fluffy and filled with stories
A Palace Was Unearthed Where Legend Places King Arthur’s Birthplace
Archaeologists at Tintagel uncover walls and artifacts from a Dark Ages complex likely used by local kings
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