An international team of experts has discovered the Russian warship Dmitry Donskoy, which reportedly sank with 5,500 boxes of gold bars on board. Shinil GroupPhotographs of the wreckage of Dmitry Donskoy. “The ship’s hull was seriously damaged by the shelling,…
The artifacts are believed to have been used in fertility rituals by the Tlacotepehua people during the Postclassic period, which spanned 950 to 1520 CE. They included perforated snail shells, stone disks, and a set of bracelets that were wrapped…
The crown was originally found during excavations in 2020, but closer analysis has revealed just how impressive it truly is. The tomb in Gyeongju looked quite ordinary from the outside, but contained many artifacts. The Silla Kingdom (57 BCE –…
“It was a glass container filled with nails… We thought it was something unusual, but we couldn’t pinpoint what it was.” Library of CongressA painting depicting the Battle of Williamsburg in 1862. The Union occupied the area after defeating the…
The researchers also found remnants of what is believed to be soot-based ink still present on the tips of these stone tools, left over from the tattooing process that took place during the Classical Period, which spans 250 to 900…
People who have a higher level of awareness of body cues are more likely to make moral decisions similar to those others might make — perhaps as a survival mechanism, a new study suggests. (Image credit: ArtMarie/Getty Images) New research…
Bones found on the beach at Cap de Rosier in Canada show evidence of low protein intake and severe malnutrition, supporting the possibility that they were victims of the Great Famine in Ireland. Radio-CanadaLaboratory tests have confirmed a long-held hypothesis…
Previous evidence suggests that the first humans arrived in Australia around 65,000 years ago. However, these blackened rocks suggest that their presence on the continent may have begun around 120,000 years ago. John SherwoodA combination of shells and cracked, blackened…
This fully preserved mosaic object, discovered at a depth of eight feet in the city of Maryamin, dates back to the Roman period and is six feet high and 14 feet wide. Wikimedia CommonsDrawing of Tyche, goddess of fortune and…
Recent archaeological excavations on Hatteras Island may have just provided “irrefutable evidence” that sheds light on the fate of the Roanoke settlers and may possibly solve the mystery of the “lost colony.” Wikimedia CommonsIllustration of the discovery of the inscription…
Two human skulls were discovered in an Andalusian cave, one of which showed signs of decapitation and trepanation. University of Seville. The woman’s skull had a dent and obvious signs of decapitation. The findings, published in the journal PLOS ONE,…
French leader Napoleon Bonaparte commissioned this magnificently decorated sword in 1802 and presented it to his close friend shortly before his historic defeat at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. GiquelloThe hilt of Napoleon’s sword is decorated with intricate elements…