An Astonishing Trove of Coins Dating to the Norman Conquest Just Became the Most Valuable Treasure Ever Found in Britain
The so-called Chew Valley Hoard, which just sold for a record $5.6 million, includes 2,584 coins featuring the likenesses of Harold II, William the Conqueror and Edward the Confessor
Shipwreck Hunters Find Lost World War II-Era Submarine That Vanished With 64 Crew Members Onboard
The HMS “Trooper” likely sank after hitting an underwater German mine off the coast of an island in the Aegean Sea in 1943
Nobel Peace Prize Goes to Japanese Atomic Bomb Survivors Who Fight for Nuclear Disarmament
The grassroots organization, Nihon Hidankyo, was lauded for “demonstrating through witness testimony that nuclear weapons must never be used again”
An American Bomb Left Over From World War II Explodes at an Airport Taxiway in Japan
No one was injured in the blast, and authorities are investigating why the ordnance detonated after so many years underground
Two and a Half Years After the Russian Invasion, Ukraine’s Cultural Heritage Remains at Risk
A $1 million grant from the U.S. is the latest effort to support Ukraine’s fight to preserve its rich past
This Newly Discovered Sunken Warship Served on Both Sides of World War II
The USS Stewart was purposefully sunk off the coast of California after the war
Ancient Statues Recently Returned to Yemen Are Now on Loan at the Met
The long-term loan is the latest agreement Yemen has made with a museum in order to protect its cultural heritage amid ongoing civil war
Inside Disney’s Controversial Plan to Open a Theme Park Inspired by American History
In the early 1990s, historians and the public alike questioned how Disney’s America would accurately and sensitively document the nation’s thorny past
The Netherlands Has Returned 288 Stolen Artifacts to Indonesia
The Dutch seized the majority of the items in the aftermath of a brutal 1906 conflict that killed an estimated 1,000 Balinese
The Real Story Behind the ‘Lee’ Movie and Lee Miller, the Legendary Surrealist Photographer and World War II Journalist Who Inspired It
In a new biopic starring Kate Winslet, Miller’s many lives—as an artist, model, muse, cook and war correspondent—need little embellishment
These 3,000-Year-Old Arrowheads Are Pivotal Clues in the Mystery of ‘Europe’s Oldest Known Battlefield’
While no written records exist, new research has illuminated key details of the battle fought in northern Germany during the 13th century B.C.E.
Why the Debut Issue of America’s First Newspaper Was Also the Publication’s Last
On this day in 1690, “Publick Occurrences Both Forreign and Domestick” attracted colonial officials’ ire by repeating a scandalous rumor and condemning a British alliance with the Mohawk
A Japanese Soldier’s Son Receives a Memento of His Father, Who Was Killed During World War II
The so-called good-luck flag, which hung on an American veteran’s wall for many years, returned home last month after nearly eight decades
The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis Triggered the Worst Shark Attack in History
In the final weeks of World War II, a Japanese torpedo sank an American heavy cruiser. Only 316 of the 900 sailors who survived the initial attack were ultimately rescued
Low Water Levels Reveal Sunken Nazi Ships Full of Unexploded Munitions in the Danube River
Due to a drought in Eastern Europe, the scuttled German vessels are reemerging 80 years after they disappeared beneath the river’s surface
Anus-Breathing Animals and Pigeon-Guided Missiles: Ig Nobel Prizes Reward Unusual but Valuable Science
The annual award ceremony featured costumes, songs and paper airplanes as scientists recognized comedic research across ten disciplines
To Strike Fear Into Napoleon’s Occupying Army, These Retreating Soldiers Burned Down Their Own City
When the blaze in Moscow subsided on September 18, 1812, the French—who had traveled hundreds of miles into Russia—were left without vital resources as a brutal winter approached
The Sprawling Sculpture at the Center of the National World War I Memorial Has Been Unveiled in Washington, D.C.
“A Soldier’s Journey,” a 58-foot-long bronze artwork depicting vivid scenes from the war, was illuminated for the first time at a ceremony on September 13
This Female Civil War Soldier Participated in the Bloodiest Battle in American History and Spied on the South—or Did She?
Historians say that Sarah Emma Edmonds exaggerated many aspects of her wartime experiences. Still, she bravely served in the Union Army, becoming one of hundreds of women who fought in the conflict in secret
This Ancient Celtic Helmet Is the Oldest Ever Found in Poland
Unearthed at the Łysa Góra archaeological site, the artifact, some 2,300 years old, is a prime example of Celtic metalworking
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