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9 Fascinating Discoveries that Changed Our Understanding of Human Evolution

A replica of the Laetoli footprints discovered in Laetoli, Tanzania; The original footprints were dated to 3.6 million years ago.

9 Fascinating Discoveries that Changed Our Understanding of Human Evolution

Archaeologists Have Located the Site of Harriet Tubman’s Family Home in Maryland

A photograph of Harriet Tubman taken by Harvey B. Lindsley in the 1870s.

Archaeologists Have Located the Site of Harriet Tubman’s Family Home in Maryland

Take a Virtual Tour of Lebanon's Ancient Roman Ruins, Restored

The ruins of the Temple of Bacchus and the Temple of Jupiter at Baalbek.

Take a Virtual Tour of Lebanon's Ancient Roman Ruins, Restored

20 Amazing Historical Discoveries in the Last 20 Years

The Staffordshire Hoard contains the one of the richest collections of Anglo-Saxon gold ever found.

20 Amazing Historical Discoveries in the Last 20 Years

Visit the Pyramids of Giza Without Even Leaving Your Couch

The Great Sphinx with the Pyramids of Giza in the distance.

Extreme Mudlarking: How London Fortune Hunters Unearth Thames Treasures

Nicola White discovered this antique gold and sapphire ring while mudlarking on the River Thames.

10 Enchanting Places That Align with the Vernal Equinox

A shadowy serpent appears at Chichen Itza on the equinox.

11 Things Found Buried Under Parking Lots

Beneath a parking lot, archeologists uncovered the ruins of a chapel in which Henry VIII prayed.

Researchers Uncover 29 Graves at the Original Site of a Razed Black Cemetery in Clearwater, Florida

Clearwater, Florida, from above.

Ruins of Industrial Brewery Unearthed in Ancient Egypt City

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11 Incredible Things Found in Bogs

This magnificent Iron Age cauldron is just one of many amazing items found in a bog.

Amateur Treasure Hunter Discovers Henry VIII’s Missing Crown Ornament

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Game of Thrones’s Dire Wolves Existed—But a New Study Suggests They Weren’t Really Wolves

Not a dire wolf.

Early Victorian Bathhouse Unearthed Beneath Manchester Parking Lot

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9 Historical Treasures Unwittingly Used as Common Household Items

A larger companion piece to this chest was mistakenly used as a household item.

Bird-Watcher in England Discovers a Hoard of 1st-Century Celtic Coins

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