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Officials Seize 27,400 Artifacts Looted by a Single French Treasure Hunter
The unidentified man accumulated a sizable collection of ancient coins, jewelry, accessories and sculptures
Ivory From 16th-Century Shipwreck Yields Clues to African Elephants' Decline
Researchers extracted DNA from tusks found in the wreckage of the "Bom Jesus," a treasure-laden vessel that sank in 1533
Gardeners Unearth Coins Inscribed With Initials of Henry VIII's First Three Wives
The find is one of more than 47,000 recorded by the U.K.'s Portable Antiquities Scheme in 2020
Two British Teens Using Metal Detectors Discovered 1,000-Year-Old Coins
One of the coins is a silver penny dated to Harold II's brief reign in 1066. The other dates to the time of Henry I
The World's Most Expensive Coin Is Up for Sale
Expected to fetch upward of $10 million, the 1794 Flowing Hair dollar was one of the first coins struck by the newly created U.S. Mint
Israeli Teens Discover Trove of 1,100-Year-Old Gold Coins
The 24-carat currency dates to the ninth century, when the Abbasid Caliphate ruled much of the Near East and North Africa
Archaeologists Unearth Remnants of 18th-Century Pub in Slovakia
The team found a rare Roman coin, wall graffiti and ceramic fragments underneath the tiny village's town hall
Archaeologists Unearth 16th-Century Children's Cemetery in Poland
Some of the deceased were buried with coins in their mouths as payment for Charon, ferryman of the underworld
Decade-Long Search for Rocky Mountain Treasure Yields Trove Worth $2 Million
Nine clues embedded in a 24-line poem led to art dealer Forrest Fenn's hidden chest of gold, gems and rare artifacts
This 2,000-Year-Old Coin Commemorates a Jewish Rebellion Against Rome
Of more than 22,000 coins found in Jerusalem to date, just four are from the time of the Bar Kokhba revolt
Christie's Auction House Offers 29-Pound Hunk of Moon for $2.5 Million
The rock crash-landed in the Sahara Desert after a presumed collision chipped it off the lunar surface
Florida Treasure Hunters Unearth Trove of Silver Coins From 18th-Century Shipwreck
The find stems from a fleet of 11 Spanish ships that sank off the coast of Florida in 1715
Berlin Court Sends Three Suspects to Prison for Theft of Giant Gold Coin Worth $4 Million
Prosecutors say two cousins carried out the heist with the help of a childhood friend hired as a security guard at Berlin's Bode Museum
Americans Went to the Library More Often Than the Movies in 2019
A new Gallup poll suggests that even in the digital age, libraries remain an important fixture in communities across the country
Medieval Coin Hoard Offers Evidence of Early Tax Evasion
Metal detector enthusiasts in England unearthed a trove of 2,528 coins while searching in Somerset
Alan Turing Will Be the New Face of Britain’s £50 Note
Persecuted at the end of his life, the British mathematician and code-breaker is now widely admired as a father of computer science
This Poker-Playing A.I. Knows When to Hold 'Em and When to Fold 'Em
Pluribus won an average of around $5 per hand, or $1,000 per hour, when playing against five human opponents
An Internal Watchdog Will Investigate the Delay of the Harriet Tubman $20 Bill
The bill’s redesign was supposed to be unveiled in 2020, but Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the process would be delayed until 2026
Wealth Is a Strong Predictor of Whether an Individual Pursues a Creative Profession
Those from households with an annual income of $1 million are 10 times more likely to become artists than those from families with a $100,000 income
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