World History

Archaeologists in Bulgaria unearthed a significant historical treasure hidden in the sewer system below an ancient city—but its discovery is not what’s making history.

The Hindenburg disaster was an infamous tragedy—but recently discovered documents reveal the untold, chilling truth about that fateful evening.

The ancient site of Chersonesus in Crimea was the scene of a major breakthrough in the identification of a mysterious marble head discovered back in 2003. The find reshapes our understanding of the Black Sea frontiers of the Roman Empire.

The latest discovery from the 1715 Treasure Fleet isn’t just glittering proof of Spain’s lost wealth. It’s a reminder that the ocean never forgets what we drop into it. Over 1,000 coins, centuries of mystery, and a story still unfolding beneath Florida’s waves.

Archaeologists in Iceland have uncovered the oldest Viking longhouses ever discovered in the country, changing the timeline of Iceland’s earliest settlement.

Archaeologists have dug up a rare hoard of copper coins from the final stages of Jewish resistance against Roman rule, forlorn fragments of a people’s doomed last stand.

For more than a century, people in Africatown insisted that the last slave ship ever to reach the United States hadn’t vanished—it was just hiding. The river knew where it was, the elders knew where it had been, and the rest of the country mostly shrugged. Then, in 2019, archaeologists finally caught up with the story that locals had been telling all along.

A thrift-store shopper buys a pair of $25 jars only to discover they are rare Qing Dynasty imperial artifacts worth over $74,000. Explore the extraordinary journey of these forgotten treasures, the history behind their craftsmanship, and how a chance find became one of the most captivating archaeological stories of the year.

Divers found a perfectly preserved Maya canoe resting deep inside a submerged cenote. It’s one of the most amazing Maya discoveries in years.

Turns out there are many hangovers from pagan cultures that we still use today—let’s take a look at some of the most popular.

Archaeologists in Switzerland have uncovered the remarkably well-preserved remnants of a 2,000-year-old Roman wooden bridge.The amazing discovery adds to our knowledge of Roman engineering in the Swiss Alps.