Category: Discovery

Heart shaped gold pendant with red gems inlaid, and a gold chain.

An Amateur Metal Detectorist Unearthed a Gold Tudor Necklace Connected to Henry VIII

View looking down at numerous mummified crocodiles buried in the ground with a single mummy placed on top.

Decapitated Crocodiles Discovered in Undisturbed Ancient Tomb Were Mummified in an Unusual Way

Cave painting of multiple outlines of hands on a rockface.

A Complete Amateur Helped to Decode Ice Age Cave Art

A panning view of the ruins of the Roman Forum

The Secret to Roman Concrete Has Finally Been Revealed

A photo of the Temple of Kukulcan at Chichen Itza

Kukulkan: The Ancient Maya Snake God with a Sacrificial Cult Following

Numbered blocks spelling out "2022" + Kelly Ripa in a sparkly dress + Charles Dickens with his hands in his pockets + Prince playing the guitar

13 Unexpected Things We Learned In 2022

Group of people excavate a rock structure in the ground.

2,000-Year-Old Burial Cave Is Thought to Have Been for Jesus’ Midwife

Skull lying on the ground + Gold-leaf tongue

Mummies with Gold Tongues Unearthed at Ancient Egyptian Cemetery

Person wearing a white glove holds a shovel while they dig down into dirt.

“Arlington Springs Man” Is The Oldest Body Ever Found in the USA

A mummified dog inside the trunk of a tree

Stuckie the Dog Was Found Mummified Inside a Tree

Someone holding ivory comb between their fingers while wearing blue gloves.

The Oldest Known Sentence in the First Alphabet Was Found On…a Lice Comb?

Emanuele Mariotti standing in a blue collared shirt with his arms crossed in front of an archaeological site.

The Discovery of a 2,000-Year-Old Statue Might “Rewrite History”