HistoryInterestingThe first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.942k15 years ago
HistoryInterestingIn 2009, archaeologists in Modena, Italy discovered two skeletons buried holding hands for 1,500 years. Originally assumed to be a romantic couple, a 2019 DNA study revealed both individuals were male—making it the first known burial of two men holding hands from antiquity.845k12 years ago
ScienceMind-BlowingPollen never deteriorates. It is one of the few natural substances that lasts indefinitely.711k17 years ago
HistoryMind-BlowingOutdatedThe oldest stone tools found are dated from 2.7 - 2.9 million years ago. The species that made these tools is unknown.203k12 years ago
HistoryMind-BlowingScientists are excavating the ruins of a major civilization which pre-dates both the pyramids and Stonehenge by over 7,000 years. In 15 years, they have uncovered only about 5% of the site.183k11 years ago
FoodMind-BlowingHoney never spoils. Archaeologists have found 3,000-year-old honey in Egyptian tombs that was still perfectly edible.152k4 months ago
TrendingHistoryMind-BlowingIn 2012, archaeologists dug up a parking lot in Leicester and found the skeleton of King Richard III - lost for 527 years. An amateur historian convinced a university to dig on a hunch. They found him in the first trench, six hours into a two-week dig. The parking space above his grave was marked with the letter R.16331 month ago
TrendingHistoryMind-BlowingA retired gardener borrowed a metal detector in 1992 to find a lost hammer in a Suffolk field. Instead, he uncovered 14,865 Roman coins and 200 pieces of ancient jewelry - the largest late Roman treasure hoard ever found in Britain, valued at £1.75 million. They found the hammer too. It's in the British Museum.115 days ago
ScienceMind-BlowingIn 2019, scientists extracted a complete human genome from a 5,700-year-old wad of chewed birch pitch found at Syltholm, Denmark. It belonged to a young woman with dark skin, dark hair, and blue eyes. They even recovered DNA from her last meal: duck and hazelnuts.4 days ago