Radar Uncovers Viking Ship Buried on Norway Farm
The remains of a Viking ship that was 52 to 56 feet (16 to 17 meters) long were found near a medieval church at Edøy, on the island of Smøla in Norway. The remains of a Viking ship have been…
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Brazen Thieves Plunder Priceless Jewels and Historic Artifacts in 2 Heists in Germany
One of the items stolen from Dresden’s Royal Palace was a sun-shaped, diamond hair ornament that dates to the late-18th century and once belonged to the queen. In two daring heists that took place just days apart in Germany, burglars…
Famous World War I Battleship Discovered at the Bottom of the Atlantic
Researchers used two kinds of sonar to detect the wreck of the World War I German battlecruiser Scharnhorst. The wreck of one of the most famous German warships of World War I has been located on the seafloor near the…
Here’s How a Princeton Physicist Lost Classified H-Bomb Documents in 1953 … on a Night Train
On April 1, 1954, he first H-bomb explosion went off at Eniwetok Atoll in the Pacific. Perhaps you’ve recently forgotten where you parked your car, or lost track of your house keys or your phone. You’re still better off than…
Stunning Warrior Grave — Complete with Chariot, Horses — Uncovered in England
About 30 inches (75 centimeters) in diameter, this shield was found in July 2018; but it wasn’t until conservation was complete that its decorations and details could be seen. Inside a 2,200-year-old grave, archaeologists have discovered a stunning Iron Age…
Iron Age Celtic Woman Found Buried In A Hollow Tree Trunk In Zurich
The woman’s remains, nearly a millennium older than others in the region, were accompanied by several impressive adornments and artifacts. Office for Urban Development, City of ZurichThe woman was found buried in a woolen dress and shawl, with bronze bracelets,…
Archaeologists Discover Mysterious 4,000-Year-Old Carved Stones That Look Like Humans
One of the stones uncovered in Finstown, Orkney that resembles a human form. Archaeologists discovered nine mysterious stone-carved objects scattered around an ancient hearth on the Mainland of Orkney, an archipelago off the coast of Scotland. The stones likely date…
Buried Christian (and Pagan) Basilica Discovered in Ethiopia’s ‘Lost Kingdom’ of Aksum
Parts of the buried town of Beta Samati were occupied for more than 1,000 years, from the Pre-Aksumite era around 750 B.C. through the early Christian period from about A.D. 325 until about A.D. 650. An ancient church from the…
Gold and Jewels Found on Minoan Island Devoted to the Color Purple
A storehouse of ancient treasures, including precious jewels and gold beads, has been uncovered by archaeologists on an island near Crete devoted to making a precious purple dye from sea snails thousands of years ago. The finds on Chrysi —…
Humanity’s Oldest Cave Art Shows Shape-Shifting Supernatural Hunters
This therianthrope, showing a human figure with a tail, is part of the hunting scene found in cave art in Leang Bulu’ Sipong in Indonesia. Researchers discovered cave paintings depicting what may be part-animal, part-human figures — decked out with…
The Reality Behind These 11 Blockbuster Movies Based On True Stories
Kenneth Taylor, an American pilot who is portrayed in Michael Bay’s Pearl Harbor, allegedly called the movie “a piece of trash; over-sensationalized and completely distorted.” To turn a historical event into entertainment is hard enough, but then filmmakers must also…
What Was the Black Death?
The Black Death was responsible for killing thousands of people in medieval Europe. This illustration from the time shows skeletons rising from the dead for the dance of death. From the “Nuremberg Chronicle” (published in 1493) written by Hartmann Schedel…