3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (170+ words) The Bom Jesus set sail in March 1533, but it wrecked before it could return with its riches. Those riches took almost 500 years to resurface. “When I started, the artifacts were just sitting there collecting dust. They were deteriorating at a…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (206+ words) Long before it dried out, what’s now Egypt was a tropical Cretaceous sea. “[Phosphates drove] intense primary productivity that sustained a diverse trophic web,” the researchers wrote in their study. “This could be supported by the presence of small fishes,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (378+ words) The statue’s unique style hints at a vanished empire. “It is very rare to find such monumental sculpture of this period anywhere in the Mediterranean, and this exceptionally well-preserved, unique monument casts important new light on the major arts of…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (405+ words) The largest hoard of its kind ever found may mark the moment an epidemic swept through town. Someone in medieval Kolomna, Russia, buried over 2,600 silver coins in a small ceramic jug and never came back for them. Archaeologists working in…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (144+ words) A rare bodily phenomenon may explain how the mummification process preserved her expression of agony for eternity. Her embalmers moved quickly enough to preserve her final spasm before it could fade—and in doing so, preserved a mystery that CT…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (279+ words) Buried in a Turkish cave for millennia, the figurines may point to a long-lost mountain cult. The 25 recently discovered, rudimentarily-carved stone turtle figurines surrounding a curved architectural feature in a cave under Turkey’s Gedikkaya Hill must have had some sort…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (548+ words) The Celtic settlement yielded hundreds of coins, amber, jewelry, and luxury ceramics. A Celtic settlement from the second century B.C. discovered in modern-day Czech Republic has yielded an impressive haul of opulence, from hundreds of gold and silver coins to precious…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (166+ words) The human brain sometimes avoids decay for millennia while the rest of the body turns to bones. The human brain is made mostly of water, protein, carbohydrates, and fat—lots of fat. In fact, roughly 60 percent of the brain is…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (195+ words) The creation of Lake Mead in the 1930s flooded an old western town. Now, due to extreme drought, it’s slowly rising from the man-made lake. Of course, the entire purpose of the dam was to create an artificial lake in its…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (413+ words) A study of scattered bones and 90 Roman coins points to a possible massacre on the Isle of Wight. Overlooking Sandown Bay on the Isle of Wight, Brading Roman Villa features preserved mosaic floors, Roman archaeology, and a link to the…...