History

Scholars Uncover Evidence of ‘Lost’ Medieval Manuscripts Using Simulations—Along With a New Concern for Historians

Micah Hanks·July 7, 2026

New evidence of “lost” ancient medieval manuscripts is being uncovered by researchers using computer simulations—but there's a problem.

Ancient Romans Buried Secret Coin Hoards Across Europe and Never Retrieved Them—Now Archaeologists Finally Know Why

Micah Hanks·June 29, 2026

Scholars may have solved an enduring archaeological riddle: why ancient Romans concealed massive coin hoards and never returned for them.

A 2,700-Year-Old Stone Could Shed New Light on a Religious Reform Described in the Bible

Austin Burgess·June 24, 2026

A massive stone, deliberately laid on its side and buried within the walls of an ancient Judean home, may provide physical evidence consistent with interpretations of King Hezekiah’s reported religious reforms.

Tiny Artifact Found by Metal Detectorist Complicates the Story of Sutton Hoo, May Rewrite the History of Early English Metallurgy

Micah Hanks·June 23, 2026

A chance discovery is challenging archaeologists’ understanding of one of England’s most famous archaeological sites.

“It Was Completely Shocking to Me”: Archaeologists Discover the Earliest Monumental Egyptian Hieroglyphs Written 1,000 Years Before the Pyramids

Christopher Plain·June 22, 2026

Yale Archaeologists have discovered the earliest monumental Egyptian hieroglyphs, predating the Great Pyramid of Giza by over 1,000 years.

Discovery Hidden Inside 520-Million-Year-Old Rocks Solves a Longstanding ‘Evolutionary Enigma’

Christopher Plain·June 4, 2026

A discovery hidden inside 520-million-year-old rocks has solved an evolutionary enigma and could even rewrite the entire tree of life.

3000-Year-Old Evidence of “Anomalous” Iron Production Suggests Bronze Age Metalsmiths Launched a Technological Revolution by Accident

Micah Hanks·May 15, 2026

Long before the discovery of iron reshaped civilizations, Bronze Age metalworkers may discovered it by accident, new research suggests.

A 250-Year-Old Mechanical Volcano Finally Erupts for the First Time

Austin Burgess·May 11, 2026

250-year-old plans for a model that would mechanically recreate the eruption of Mount Vesuvius have finally been brought to life.

A Subtle Shift in the Nile May Explain the Rise of an Ancient African Empire

Austin Burgess·May 6, 2026

Recent research from the University of Michigan now provides a geological explanation for why this part of the Nile became the foundation for Kushite civilization.

42 Lost Pages from a Critically Important 6th-Century Manuscript Have Been Recovered—Here’s What They Reveal

Micah Hanks·April 27, 2026

Scientists have restored the lost portions of a manuscript widely considered one of the most critically important early New Testament works.

These Weird Medieval Artifacts Are Helping Archaeologists Unearth the Hidden World of Human Senses in the Middle Ages

Micah Hanks·April 25, 2026

New research reveals how curious medieval artifacts are helping uncover the hidden world of sensory experiences in the Middle Ages.

Missing for 2000 Years, the “Lost” Verses from This Ancient Greek Philosopher’s Writings Have Finally Been Discovered

Austin Burgess·April 8, 2026

A papyrologist at the University of Liège has made a remarkable discovery in the archives of the French Institute of Oriental Archaeology in Cairo.

Roman Sanctuary Found Beneath Frankfurt Could Transform What We Know About Religion on Rome’s Frontier

Tim McMillan·April 7, 2026

Archaeologists uncover a vast Roman sanctuary in Nida, revealing new clues about ritual life and religion on the empire’s frontier.

New Genetic Study of the Famous ‘Shroud of Turin’ Reopens Debate Over the Controversial Relic’s Origins

Micah Hanks·April 6, 2026

A new genetic study of the famous Shroud of Turin has revealed the complex interactions it has had with its environment over the centuries.

12,000-Year-Old Native American Dice Rewrite the Ancient History of Probability

Tim McMillan·April 2, 2026

Ancient dice dating back 12,000 years suggest early humans understood chance and probability long before mathematics emerged.

Can AI and One of History’s Most Preeminent Military Strategists Explain the U.S.-Iran War? The Answer Was Striking

Tim McMillan·April 1, 2026

AI applies Clausewitz to the U.S.-Iran war, revealing how strategy, politics, and power shape a conflict still far from resolved

“A Microcosm of Life Itself”: Archaeologists Use ‘Radioactive’ Method to Date Historic Coral Polynesian Structures

Christopher Plain·March 28, 2026

Scientists have revealed a new timeline for historic coral structures in French Polynesia thanks to the modern uranium-thorium dating method

A Mysterious Ancient Egyptian Text Reveals Evidence of Advanced Medicine 1000 Years Earlier Than Once Thought

Micah Hanks·March 23, 2026

An obscure ancient Egyptian text discovered in the 19th century led to discoveries that rewrote the timeline of early medical knowledge.

163-Year-Old Wreckage of Historic ‘USS Monitor’ Revealed in Haunting New Imagery with Cutting-Edge Sonar Tech

Micah Hanks·March 9, 2026

State-of-the-art technology has revealed the 19th-century wreckage site of the USS Monitor in stunning new highest resolution images.

Mysterious Greek Inscription Found in a Syrian Mosque Reopens Debate Over Roman “Temple of the Sun”

Austin Burgess·February 28, 2026

A mysterious inscription within the Great Mosque of Homs in Syria is raising new questions over the location of the Roman Temple of the Sun.

A Forgotten ESP Study From 1943 Is Raising New Questions About Experiments on Canada’s Indigenous Children

Chrissy Newton·February 13, 2026

A resurfaced 1943 study brings the history of human experiments conducted on Indigenous children in Canadian residential schools into focus.

Droughts and Floods Weakened the Tang Dynasty Before Its Collapse, Researchers Say

Austin Burgess·January 24, 2026

New research suggests that environmental stress played an important role in weakening the Tang dynasty before its eventual collapse.

Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA Discovered? 500-Year-Old Disputed Drawing May Preserve Genetic Material Linked to Renaissance Artist

Ryan Whalen·January 9, 2026

Researchers report having collected DNA they believe to belong to the legendary artist Leonardo da Vinci, offering new insights on the artist.

Voynich Manuscript Breakthrough? The Secret Behind “The Most Mysterious Book in the World” May Involve an Ancient Cipher System

Micah Hanks·January 6, 2026

A new theory argues the famous Voynich Manuscript, often referred to as “the most mysterious book in the world,” may have served as an ancient cipher system.

Cremation Before Civilization? Evidence Suggests Ancient Hunter Gatherers Cremated a Woman Nearly 10,000 Years Ago

Christopher Plain·January 3, 2026

Evidence suggests ancient hunter-gatherers performed the first ever African cremation of a female sometime around 9,500 years ago.

Has The Mystery of ‘The Bayeux Tapestry’ Been Solved? How a Medieval Illustration May Have Misled Scholars For Centuries

Ryan Whalen·December 31, 2025

A medieval tapestry conveying an 11th-century tale of Norman conquest may have surprising origins, according to a new interpretation of the enigmatic ancient work of art.

A Century Later, Ramanujan’s Pi Equations Are Helping Physicists Unlock the Secrets of Nature

Austin Burgess·December 28, 2025

In 1914, Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan published a short paper detailing several unusual formulas for calculating the value of the number π.

An Ancient Sewer System is Revealing How Disease Spread Among Roman Soldiers

Austin Burgess·December 26, 2025

Roman soldiers living along Britain’s northern frontier used communal bath and toilet facilities that depended on a sewer system to remove waste from their fort.

Ancient Pottery Shows Humans Were Doing Math 3,000 Years Before Numbers Existed

Tim McMillan·December 20, 2025

Ancient pottery reveals early farmers were using math thousands of years before numbers, embedding geometry and patterns into everyday art.

Radiocarbon Study Redraws the Timeline of Ancient Egypt’s First Pharaohs

Austin Burgess·December 12, 2025

New data from radiocarbon dating is offering deeper insights into ancient Egypt and its relationship with the volcanic eruption at Thera.

New Study Debunks the Myth of Truly “Egalitarian” Societies in Human History

Tim McMillan·December 11, 2025

New study reveals that no human society has ever been truly Egalitarian, reshaping how we understand inequality and human social life.

Volcanoes, Famine and Grain Ships: How Climate‑Driven Trade May Have Brought the Black Death to Europe

MJ Banias·December 8, 2025

Climate‑driven shifts due to volcanic activity, and the increase in grain trade helped bring the Black Death to Italian ports in 1347 and turned a regional disease into a continent‑wide catastrophe.

The Oldest Known Eclipse Record is Shedding Light on Early Celestial Mysteries, Revealing the Location of a Misplaced Ancient Chinese City

Ryan Whalen·December 4, 2025

Using ancient Chinese eclipse records, scientists have calculated the Earth’s variable rotational speed back to the year 709 BCE.

Forensic Investigators Using Cutting-Edge Science Have Finally Solved a Medieval Murder Mystery

Austin Burgess·December 3, 2025

Researchers have used cutting-edge forensic science to solve a medieval mystery that has perplexed scholars for more than a century.

How a 500-Year-Old Bible Map Accidentally Helped Shape the Modern Idea of Territorial Borders

Tim McMillan·December 2, 2025

A backwards 1525 Bible map helped shape modern borders, influencing how we imagine territory, nations, and political space today.

A Medieval Poem Misled Historians About the Black Death for Centuries—Scholars Now Reveal the “Spider’s Web” of Plague Myths

Austin Burgess·November 20, 2025

A new study in the Journal of Arabic and Islamic Studies shows that a widely accepted belief about the Black Death’s rapid spread from Central Asia to the Mediterranean is not based on records or eyewitness accounts, but on a single medieval poem.

Russian Archaeologists Have Located a Lost Medieval ‘Necropolis’ Beneath One of the World’s Deepest Lakes

Micah Hanks·November 19, 2025

Archaeologists have found a lost Silk Road settlement including the remains of a submerged necropolis within the world's eighth-deepest lake.

Eerie Sightings of “Sea Serpents” Have Haunted Sailors for Centuries—We Went to a Famous Monster Hunter for Answers to the Mystery

Micah Hanks·November 15, 2025

Tales of sea serpents have haunted seafarers for centuries, and Scottish researcher Adrian Shine offers a naturalist's view on some of history's most famous cases.

Scotland’s Stone of Destiny Is Still on the Move—A New Study Reveals Its Missing Fragments Around the World

Tim McMillan·November 11, 2025

A new study reveals how fragments of Scotland’s Stone of Destiny traveled the world, reshaping its legend and legacy.

Officials Seek Answers as Mysterious Vehicle Revealed by Melting Ice in the Swiss Alps Prompts Speculation Online

Micah Hanks·November 10, 2025

Archaeologists are asking the public to help them identify a mysterious early 20th century vehicle revealed by melting ice in the Swiss Alps.

70,000-Year-Old Crayons: New Evidence Shows Ancient Neanderthals Created Artistic Tools

MJ Banias·November 6, 2025

70,000 years ago, Neanderthals living in Ukraine’s Crimea region deliberately shaped ochre into crayon-like tools for making marks and designs.

Ancient DNA Reveals the Secret Killers That Wiped Out Napoleon’s Army in 1812

Tim McMillan·October 25, 2025

Ancient DNA reveals Napoleon’s army was decimated by hidden fevers, not typhus, during the disastrous 1812 Russian invasion.

From Historic Shipwrecks to Submarines, the Wisconsin Maritime Museum Offers Lessons in Canadian–American Relations

Chrissy Newton·October 15, 2025

From WW II submarines to 19th-century trade shipwrecks, the Wisconsin Maritime Museum illuminates the history of Canadian-American relations.

Forgotten for Nearly a Century, a ‘Lost’ Fusion Breakthrough Has Been Unearthed—and Physicists Just Recreated It

Micah Hanks·July 9, 2025

A forgotten fusion experiment from 1938 has been unearthed, revealing a lost discovery that seeded a key concept in modern nuclear physics.

Scientists Discover Ancient Temple From ‘Lost Civilization’ That Mysteriously Disappeared Over 1,000 Years Ago

Christopher Plain·June 25, 2025

Scientists have discovered the temple of a mysterious lost civilization in the Bolivian Andes that suddenly disappeared over 1,000 years ago.

Artifacts Discovered in 20,000-Year-Old Ice Age ‘Ice Cave’ Could Rewrite Human History

Christopher Plain·June 21, 2025

Artifacts found in a 20,000-year-old ice age 'ice cave' in Australia's remote Blue Mountains named Dargan Shelter could rewrite human history

Study Confirms Controversial 23,000-Year-Old Human Footprints, Challenging Past Views on Peopling of the Americas

Christopher Plain·June 18, 2025

New radiocarbon dating of ancient mud samples confirm the controversial dating of 23,000-year-old footprints in White Sands, New Mexico.

Scientists Using LIDAR to ‘See’ Through the Dense Forest Canopy Make a Surprising 1,000-Year-Old Discovery

Christopher Plain·June 7, 2025

Dartmouth scientists using LIDAR-equipped drones to peer through Michigan's dense forest canopy have made a shocking 1,000-year-old discovery.

Is This the Tomb of Jesus? A 2000-Year-Old Site Beneath Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre Reveals Its Ancient Secrets

Micah Hanks·April 19, 2025

Archaeologists say new findings from one of Christianity’s holiest sites align with descriptions in the Gospels long associated with the tomb of Jesus.

Who Was Entombed in the Pyramids? Surprising New Burial Discoveries Challenge Past Narratives

Kenna Hughes-Castleberry·March 24, 2025

Researchers have located laborers beneath a pyramid in Tombos, Sudan, revealing burial was more inclusive in ancient Egypt than expected..