History

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..

Ancient Ritual Sacrifice? Archaeologists are Unraveling the Enigma of an Ancient Ecuadorian Burial

Kenna Hughes-Castleberry·March 10, 2025

Researchers have discovered the remains of an ancient Ecuadorian woman who may have been involved in ritual sacrifice.

New Legislation Aims to Make Legendary Humanlike Creature California’s Official ‘Cryptid’

Micah Hanks·February 28, 2025

A new assembly bill introduced in California seeks to recognize a legendary humanlike creature as the state’s official “cryptid.”

Lost for 3,500 Years, Archaeologists Unearth Long-Missing Tomb of Pharaoh Thutmose II

Ryan Whalen·February 24, 2025

A Pharaoh's tomb belonging to Thutmose II, lost in the depths of the Western Valleys of the Theban Necropolis, has been discovered.

Centuries-Old Rare Manuscripts Are Revealing the Human Toll of Rapid Climate Change

Ryan Whalen·February 12, 2025

The “Little Ice Age” comes to life for modern researchers through rare surviving firsthand accounts.

Bone Powder Unearthed in Ancient Vessels Reveals New Clues About a Mysterious Early Chinese Culture

Ryan Whalen·February 1, 2025

New research has revealed bone powder was a crucial substance as ancient China's Peiligang culture emerged from a hunter-gatherer lifestyle.

Did Wernher von Braun Actually Predict Elon Musk Would Rule Mars Over 70 Years Ago?

Tim McMillan·January 28, 2025

Did famed German-American aerospace engineer Wernher von Braun actually predict Elon Musk would rule Mars? The answer might surprise you.

Archaeologists Say New DNA Evidence Unveils an Iron Age Matriarchal Mystery

Chrissy Newton·January 20, 2025

New compelling DNA evidence suggests Iron Age Britain may have been more matriarchal than previously thought. 

Mystery of Ancient “Wheel of Ghosts” Endures as New Research Casts Doubt on Megalith’s Celestial Alignments

Ryan Whalen·January 8, 2025

The mystery of the "Wheel of Ghosts" reopens as new data demonstrating the site's shifting geodynamics undermine its suspected use as an astronomical tool.

How Lead Pollution During Ancient Rome’s Glory Days Shockingly Lowered IQ Across Europe

Tim McMillan·January 7, 2025

New research finds that pollution from ancient silver and lead mining during the Roman Empire resulted in lowered intelligence across Europe.

Artifacts on Mars Could Help Track Humanity’s Expansion into Space Similar to Earthly Archaeology, Researchers Say

Christopher Plain·December 30, 2024

Scientists say artifacts on Mars left behind by humanity should be tracked and preserved for future study just like heritage sites on Earth.

Hidden Texts in Medieval Manuscripts Are Revealing Iceland’s Lost Secrets

Ryan Whalen·December 30, 2024

Investigating the lost literary history of Iceland reveals religious upheavals and clever forgeries, new research has revealed.

7,000-Year-Old Weapon Shows “Unprecedented Degree” of Precision and Technical Mastery

Christopher Plain·December 5, 2024

Analysis of a 7,000-year-old weapon kit discovered in a European cave has revealed an unprecedented degree of precision and technical mastery.

Could New Evidence Solve the D.B. Cooper Hijacking Mystery? Some Longtime Researchers Aren’t Convinced.

Ryan Whalen·November 28, 2024

New evidence could finally solve the decades-old D.B. Cooper mystery, but some longtime researchers into the famous hijacking aren't so sure.

12,000-Year-Old Stones May Be Earliest Evidence of This Transformative Technology

Christopher Plain·November 14, 2024

A new analysis of 12,000-year-old stones from Israel shows that they may be the earliest evidence of this society-changing technology.

New Testament Mystery of the “Miraculous Catch of Fish” May Have Been Solved, Scientists Say

Kenna Hughes-Castleberry·November 7, 2024

Scientists are now pointing to striking similarities between the “miraculous catch of fish” and a well-known natural phenomenon.

5,000-Year-Old Symbols Predating Recorded History Could Hold the Key to Decoding Undecipherable Ancient Texts

Christopher Plain·November 5, 2024

Scientists have started to decode mysterious symbols found on 5,000-year-old cylinder seals to trace the invention of writing.

Thomas Edison, Ghost Hunter? The Forgotten History of Edison’s Mysterious “Spirit Phone”

Tim McMillan·October 31, 2024

Forgotten to history, Thomas Edison once sought to build a "spirit phone" to allow the living to communicate with the dead.

Lidar Imagery Reveals More Than 6,500 Unexplored Ancient Mayan Settlements, Including Pyramids

Christopher Plain·October 29, 2024

Lidar scanning technology has revealed over 6,500 ancient Mayan settlements, including pyramids hidden by dense jungle forests.

National UFO Historical Records Center Opens New Facility, Showcasing Largest UFO Archive in North America

Chrissy Newton·October 27, 2024

America's most extensive collection of original historical documents related to UFOs has just found a new home. 

An Ancient Norse Saga Could Hold the Key to Identifying the “Well-Man”

Kenna Hughes-Castleberry·October 25, 2024

New research offers clues to the identity of the "Well-man," an enigmatic set of human remains that are described in an ancient Norse saga.

Ancient Underwater Caves Reveal Tantalizing Clues about Early Human Expansion

Christopher Plain·October 10, 2024

Researchers studying ancient underwater caves on the coast of Sicily say they've found tantalizing clues about the area's first inhabitants.

Shocking New Evidence Suggests Norse Hunters Met Indigenous North Americans 500 Years Before Columbus

Christopher Plain·September 27, 2024

Shocking genetic evidence from walrus tusks suggest that Norse hunters may have met indigenous North Americans centuries before Columbus.

New Research into Horseback Riding Complicates a 5,000-Year-Old Human Skeletal Mystery

Kenna Hughes-Castleberry·September 27, 2024

Can horseback riding change the very structure of your skeleton? New research seems to complicate our understanding of how horses impacted early human skeletons.

New Evidence Reveals 16th-Century Spies With ‘Eyes Everywhere’ Infiltrated ‘Stranger Churches’

Christopher Plain·September 25, 2024

New research into the 'Stranger Churches' of 16th-century England shows a shady world of multilingual spies, espionage, and counterespionage.

Look: Over 300 New ‘Nazca Lines’ Geoglyphs Have Been Revealed by AI

Christopher Plain·September 23, 2024

A team of archaeologists using advanced AI software have identified over 300 previously identified Nazca Lines geoglyphs.

New Insights Challenge Idea of Violent Conflict in Iberia During Transition from Copper to Bronze Age

Ryan Whalen·September 20, 2024

New findings propose a less violent explanation for the rapid demographic changes in southern Spain between the Copper and Bronze Ages than previously thought.

Easter Island Mystery Debunked: New Study Disputes “Ecocide” Theory and Island’s Supposed Dark Past

Tim McMillan·September 17, 2024

New genetic research helps debunk a popular theory about Easter Island and the mysterious decline of its indigenous population.

New Research Reveals Fear’s Hidden Role in Shaping Early Civilizations

Ryan Whalen·August 30, 2024

Fear may have more significantly influenced the development of early civilizations than previously known, new research shows.

An Unexpected Discovery Could Rewrite the History of Cocaine Use in Europe

Tim McMillan·August 27, 2024

A surprise discovery reveals cocaine may have been widely available and used in Europe, centuries earlier than previously thought.

4,000 Years before Euclid, Neolithic Builders Likely Understood Geometry and other “Early Science” Concepts

Christopher Plain·August 24, 2024

A new analysis of the ancient Neolithic site Menga reveals its builders likely understood early science concepts like geometry.

Poisons in the Pages? New Research Shows Victorian-Era Books Could Poison Readers

Kenna Hughes-Castleberry·August 20, 2024

Researchers have found that brightly colored books dating back to the Victorian era could contain poison in their pages.

New Clues to 3,500-Year-Old “Screaming Woman” Mummy Mystery Unearthed by Scientists

Kenna Hughes-Castleberry·August 5, 2024

Scientists are searching for answers to what caused the mysterious death of an Egyptian mummy known as the "Screaming Woman" nearly 3,500 years ago.