There is a great deal of archeological evidence that the history of life on earth might be far different than what current geological and anthropological texts tell us. picked by Mershaullk 1 year ago

A team of Texas A&M University researchers will soon be recovering artifacts from a 200-year-old shipwreck that lies more than 4,000 feet beneath the Gulf of Mexico, making it the deepest such recovery effort ever attempted in the gulf. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The U.S. Forest Service is looking for the "SpongeBob fanatics" who painted the cartoon character on the chimney of a historic building. picked by arsphidius 4 months ago

The spot where a pair of outhouses stood 130 years ago is proving to be a treasure trove for archaeologists who braved the lingering smell in the dirt to uncover some 19th Century artifacts - and a mystery. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

10 unconventional modern religious artifacts. Come forth ye great unwashed masses and worship my potato salad Jesus!
Holy Pictures picked by browntrout 1 month ago

Strange but true: If you are a doctor, one of the greatest honours to which you can aspire is to have a nightmarish disease named after you. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

Loses the job he was trying to save. What an idiot. picked by misswinkle 1 year ago

The pieces, worth millions of dollars, represent Peru's largest recovery from the U.S. since the two nations signed a 1997 accord to combat theft of pre-Columbian objects... picked by kxmk 1 year ago

From the Elvis Presley Weeping Willow, to the Ringling Brothers Live Oak, you can capture history in your own backyard.
Clara Barton Redbud is pictured. picked by suebe 1 year ago

Sixteen football-sized vertebrae belonging to a prehistoric whale dating back 5 million years ago were uncovered February 22 on the estate of Castello Banfi, in Montalcino, Tuscany. picked by Neiako 2 years ago

A pipe bowl depicting a stereotyped African head was found in Philadelphia at the site of the first presidential mansion. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A group of Islamic clerics upset with an exhibit of supernatural artifacts at a Malaysian museum had it shut down after alleging it violated their faith. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

An infamous site in Colorado pioneer history will become a National Historic Site. The Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site in Kiowa County will mark the location where 160 Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians were killed in 1864. picked by suebe 1 year ago

A New York state employee who had access to government-owned archives has been arrested on suspicion of stealing hundreds of historic documents, many of which he sold on eBay, authorities said on Monday. picked by bevissimo 7 months ago

The 500,000 Artifacts of George Washington. How did archaeologists find half a million objects at one site? picked by FastTurtle 2 months ago

Squat, homely, dwarfed by the stately oaks and poplars nearby and unnoticed by the tourists passing in horse-drawn carriages, it's a tree that only birds and nut-hungry squirrels could love. picked by dollyllama 8 months ago

This makes me sad :o( picked by murphyz 1 year ago

Complete multimedia article about Lepenski Vir Archaeological site from 7000 BC located on the banks of the river Danube in Eastern Europe. Over 50 images, video, links and more picked by lobanja 10 months ago

A drought that has bared parts of the bed of Florida's largest lake has exposed human bone fragments, pottery and even boats _ and archaeologists are trying to evaluate the artifacts before water levels rise again. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A wall mentioned in the Bible's Book of Nehemiah and long sought by archaeologists apparently has been found. A team of archaeologists discovered the wall in Jerusalem's ancient City of David during a rescue attempt on a tower that was in danger of collapse. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago