Archaeology & Discoveries
Ancient Walrus Ivory Reveals Vikings Regularly Hunted in North America
We may have grown up thinking it was true, but Columbus was not the first European to make contact with North America when he sailed the ocean blue in 1492. Norse sailors…
The Dancing Mouse: USS Edsall Wreck Rediscovered After 80 Years
It is March, 1942, and the US is reeling from the Japanese surprise attack on her surface fleet at Pearl Harbor three months before. A lone, Clemson-class destroyer, the USS Edsall, crosses…
Romania’s National Treasures Stolen in Dutch Museum Robbery
In the early hours of the morning on Saturday, 25 January, thieves broke into a Dutch museum in a daring robbery, Four ancient gold artifacts were stolen from the Drents Museum in…
Hidden Identity of the ‘Dragon’ Mummy Revealed At Last
On this year 2025’s Father’s Day weekend, the film live adaptation of How to Train Your Dragon has dazzled audiences everywhere. The movie’s cutting-edge visual effects conjures the amazing imagery and magic…
Prague Archaeologists Excavate Graves of Anti-Communist Resistance Fighters
Archaeologists in Prague are searching for the remains of three Czechoslovak soldiers executed by the Communist regime nearly 80 years ago, offering their families a chance for proper burial after decades of…
Neanderthals Made Wooden Spears, Containers and a Possible Club 60,000 Years Ago
Neanderthals are often remembered for their stone tools, but a remarkable collection of ancient wooden remains from Spain is revealing another side of their technology. Tens of thousands of years ago, these…