Category History

Metal detectorists find cache of WWII weapons in Belgium

A cache found in Houthalen-Helchteren, Belgium, contained hand grenades and light mortars. ArcheoNet VlaanderenPhotograph of Houthalen, Belgium, taken near the bushes where two young men found a cache of weapons. On April 7, 2025, two teenagers were searching with a…

Wreckage of Australian WWII plane found off Greek coast

The wreckage of Royal Australian Air Force Baltimore FW282 has been discovered in the Aegean Sea, near the island of Antikythera, more than eighty years after it crashed, killing three of its four crew. AegeanTec/Australian Department of DefenceA diver with…

Mass grave of Roman soldiers discovered in Vienna

The Roman soldiers likely died in a brutal battle in the first century AD, presumably with Germanic tribes. Rainer Riedler/Vienna MuseumAn archaeologist working on the excavation of skeletons found under a football pitch in Vienna. According to Vienna Museum Magazine,…

Kid Just Found Ancient Canaanite Amulet in Israel

Ziv Nitzan discovered an ancient Canaanite amulet at Tel Azeka, the site where, according to the Bible, David defeated Goliath. Emil Aladjem/Israel Antiquities AuthorityThe Canaanite artifact depicts scarabs, which were widely used on seals and amulets in ancient times. Ziv…