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Lost gold and ancient treasures found in 1,000-year-old tomb: these are the secrets the archaeologists uncovered

Calum Roche — Wed, 13 May 2026 14:19:01 GMT

A newly featured discovery from Panama is giving archaeologists another remarkable glimpse into the world of pre-Columbian elites, and it is one of the stories explored in a recent video by Archaeology Discovery.

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This is the only team to reach all 23 men’s World Cups: The one country with perfect attendance since 1930

William Allen — Sun, 03 May 2026 13:17:54 GMT

The 23rd edition of the FIFA men’s World Cup is almost upon us, with an expanded field of 48 teams set to compete for the global crown at this summer’s tournament in Canada, Mexico and the U.S.

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More than a century later, archaeologists discover an abandoned underground city dating back over 700 years

Miguel Varela,AS USA — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:51:09 GMT

A team of archaeologists has located the remains of a medieval city that vanished more than 700 years ago in northwestern Poland. According to Polish media reports, the discovery became possible thanks to a long‑overlooked reference in a 1909 German text that placed the settlement near what is now the town of Sławoborze.

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Archaeologists find evidence in Pompeii of an 'automatic' weapon used more than 2,000 years ago

Lucía Martín Payo,Greg Heilman — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 13:15:18 GMT

The ruins of Pompeii continue to reshape history, this time shedding light on the military technology of the ancient world. A team from the University of Campania in Italy, led by researcher Adriana Rossi, has identified impact marks on the city’s northern walls caused by a polybolos, a Greek artillery weapon capable of firing multiple projectiles in rapid succession. According to the study, the evidence dates to the Roman siege of 89 B.C., led by General Lucius Cornelius Sulla.

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Not funny: These are some of the tragic events that have happened on April Fool’s Day in history

AS USA — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:48:28 GMT

April 1st is widely known for pranks, laughter, and lighthearted mischief, but history tells a different story.

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An archaeological excavation uncovers a millennia-old treasure: one of the great relics of the Romans’ most dangerous enemies

Almudena García Felipe,AS USA — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Southeast of Naples, along the Amalfi Coast, a team of archaeologists has uncovered a 2,300‑year‑old Samnite necropolis containing 34 burials.

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More than a century later, archaeologists discover an abandoned underground city dating back over 700 years

Miguel Varela,AS USA — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 12:30:00 GMT

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Fear grips the archaeological community: no one dares to open the 2,200-year-old sealed tomb for a very good reason

David Cuéllar — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 12:23:08 GMT

A group of researchers in China’s Shaanxi province uncovered what initially appeared to be ordinary clay fragments, but which ultimately turned out to be a historic discovery – the famed Terracotta Army. The find dates back to March 29, 1974. What began as a routine excavation quickly became one of the most important archaeological revelations of the 20th century.

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Neither ‘The Godfather’ nor ‘Citizen Kane’: This 90s classic has been named ‘best movie of all time’ but many disagree

William Allen — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 14:55:11 GMT

A box-office smash that won big at the Oscars three decades ago, Forrest Gump tends to feature on lists of the greatest movies ever made.

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The Boston Massacre: How five deaths in 1770 sparked the American Revolution

Greg Heilman — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 12:30:00 GMT

This year, the United States celebrates 250^th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. The American Revolutionary War had begun the previous spring with “the shot heard ‘round the world” when British troops marched on Concord, Massachusetts to seize weapons from Patriot militiamen.

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Historic sea treasure discovery: an ancient Spanish coin minted in 1622 during the reign of Philip IV has been discovered

AS USA — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 14:00:00 GMT

The management of the Parque Nacional Marítimo-Terrestre das Illas Atlánticas de Galicia announced last week the discovery of a maravedí – an old Spanish coin – on As Dornas beach, on the island of Isla de Ons. The coin was minted in 1622, during the reign of Felipe IV.

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Satellite technology may have found something enormous beneath the Great Pyramid of Giza

David Cuéllar — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 13:00:00 GMT

A team of Italian researchers has used satellite radar imagery to identify large underground structures buried deep beneath the Great Pyramid of Giza. The findings, based on remote sensing rather than excavation, suggest the presence of multiple shafts and chambers below the iconic monument.

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A boy followed his dog and uncovered a secret cave filled with 17,000-year-old human artifacts

David Cuéllar,AS USA — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT

In September 1940, 18-year-old Marcel Ravidad followed his dog into a hole near a fallen tree in the forest of Montignac, France. Inside, he stumbled upon a chamber covered in murals dating back roughly 17,000 years.

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Julius Caesar, military genius: “Men readily believe what they wish to believe”

Raúl Izquierdo,Greg Heilman — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 10:44:26 GMT

When one thinks of the Roman Empire, inevitably a single name comes to mind: Gaius Julius Caesar, better known as Julius Caesar. Born on July 12, 100 BC, he is one of the most prominent figures of classical antiquity. His work as a Roman politician and military leader was crucial to the fall of the Roman Republic and the rise of the empire.

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Animal remains discovered by archaeologists who stumble upon a bone that could date back to Hannibal’s war against Rome

As Actualidad,Greg Heilman — Sun, 08 Feb 2026 10:04:09 GMT

A recent study published in Live Science reports an extraordinary discovery near Córdoba: a 2,200-year-old elephant bone that may be connected to the war elephants deployed by Hannibal during the Second Punic War. The fragment, about the size of a baseball, was found in 2019 at an ancient fortified settlement and has been identified as a right carpal bone, part of the animal’s ankle. Until now, no direct archaeological evidence of these animals had been found beyond historical accounts or environmental traces.

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Archaeologists in Germany have stumbled upon a strange tunnel, a phenomenon rarely seen in medieval Europe

David Cuéllar,AS USA — Sat, 07 Feb 2026 10:04:52 GMT

The Saxony-Anhalt State Office for Monument Conservation and Archaeology (LDA) began excavating a site in the city of Reinstedt, Germany, to ensure that the construction of a wind farm would not damage possible archaeological remains. What they found was much more extraordinary.

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Marie Curie, scientist: “You cannot hope to build a better world without improving individuals”

Laura Martin Sanjuan,Greg Heilman — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 23:18:35 GMT

Marie Skłodowska Curie (Warsaw, 1867 – Passy, 1934) was a pioneering physicist and chemist whose life redefined the boundaries of modern science. She emigrated from Poland to Paris to study at the Sorbonne, where she trained in mathematical physics and chemistry, becoming one of the first women to earn a degree from the institution. There she met Pierre Curie, with whom she formed one of the most influential scientific partnerships in history.

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Nikola Tesla, scientist: “Our virtues and our failings are inseparable, like force and matter. When they separate, man is no more”

Almudena García Felipe,AS USA — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 17:43:02 GMT

Nikola Tesla was born in 1856 in Smiljan, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, to a family of Serbian origin. From an early age, he displayed exceptional intelligence and an extraordinary memory, coupled with a rare gift for technical imagination. Trained as an engineer, he quickly stood out for his ability to visualize complex devices entirely in his mind, without the need for drawings or preliminary prototypes.

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New finding about Stonehenge: the stone blocks were transported by humans, according to a study

Almudena García Felipe — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 17:04:39 GMT

A team of researchers has uncovered new evidence about how the enormous stones that make up Stonehenge were transported to southern England — and their findings strongly support the idea that prehistoric people, not glaciers, moved them. The study, published in Nature Communications Earth & Environment, analyzed sediments and minerals surrounding the iconic monument.

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Neither Martin Luther King Jr nor Malcolm X: This is the ‘Father of Black History Month’

William Allen — Sun, 01 Feb 2026 14:09:24 GMT

Black History Month, which runs throughout February each year, was the brainchild of a Harvard-educated scholar who devoted his life and career to raising awareness of the achievements of African-Americans.

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Not just Greenland, these are all the places on the planet that the United States has bought or seized in 200 years

Joe Brennan — Sat, 31 Jan 2026 23:00:08 GMT

For more than two centuries, the United States, an abstract invention that took away land from the native population, grew through a mix of diplomacy, purchase, treaties, genocide, and warfare that put land under its control from coast to coast and across the globe. In a sense, Trump wanting Greenland is nothing new.

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Scientists have been wrong for 200 years: Viking ships at the bottom of the sea turned out to be something else entirely

AS USA — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 15:16:00 GMT

Archaeologists from the Stockholm Shipwreck Museum are seeking funding to continue their research and excavation of a relatively well-preserved vessel discovered 20 km off the coast—with several masts still intact—that they now suspect may not be a Viking ship after all.

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Archaeologists find world’s oldest poisoned arrow: “A clear sign of advanced thinking”

David Cuéllar,Calum Roche — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 23:21:50 GMT

Archaeologists have identified traces of two toxic plant alkaloids on two prehistoric arrowheads found at Umhlatuzana, in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.The artifacts were recovered from a deposit dating back around 60,000 years, placing these poisoned weapons in the Late Pleistocene.

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The reason why we celebrate Martin Luther King Day today

Oliver Povey — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 10:46:16 GMT

Held on the third Monday of January every year, Martin Luther King Day - also referred to as MLK Day - is a federal holiday in the US that marks the birthday of Baptist reverend and activist Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who was a leading figure in the American civil rights movement from the mid-1950s until his assassination in 1968.

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Martin Luther King Jr Day: MLK famous quotes and speeches “I have a dream”

Oliver Povey — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 10:38:50 GMT

Despite Trump’s attempt to cancel Martin Luther King Day, today the United States celebrates the Civil Rights activist and his work and sacrifice to help obtain freedom and liberty for African Americans.

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