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Israeli Archaeologists Battle Academic Boycott Threatening Biblical Heritage

TEL AVIV - A fierce clash over history and identity is unfolding in the heart of biblical archaeology, as Israeli researchers face an academic boycott...

Sarah Johnson

Sarah Johnson

5/7/2025

3 min read

Skull Discovered in Ruined Hungarian Church May Belong to Legendary King Matthias Corvinus

A skull unearthed in the ruins of a medieval Hungarian church might just belong to one of Europe's most legendary monarchs. Emese Gábor, a Hungarian f...

Sarah Johnson

Sarah Johnson

5/6/2025

3 min read

Discovery of Danish Slave Ships Off Costa Rica Unveils Dramatic 18th-Century History

Archaeologists have finally solved a centuries-old maritime mystery off the coast of Costa Rica, revealing that two shipwrecks long mistaken for pirat...

Sarah Johnson

Sarah Johnson

5/6/2025

3 min read

York Archaeologists Uncover First-Ever Proof of Brutal Gladiator-Lion Fight in Ancient Britain

Move over, medieval charm—York's got a bloody surprise from way before the Vikings and cathedral tours. Archaeologists have just uncovered the first s...

Sarah Johnson

Sarah Johnson

5/5/2025

3 min read

Archaeologists Discover Ancient Roman God’s Head Beneath Catholic Basilica in Rome

Archaeologists digging beneath a centuries-old Catholic basilica in Rome have stumbled upon a curious relic from an even older era: the stone head of ...

Sarah Johnson

Sarah Johnson

5/4/2025

3 min read

Barcelona Archaeologists Discover Centuries-Old Shipwreck Beneath Historic City

Talk about digging up the past—literally. Archaeologists in Barcelona have stumbled upon a centuries-old shipwreck right under what used to be a bustl...

Sarah Johnson

Sarah Johnson

5/3/2025

3 min read

Archaeologists Discover 5,000-Year-Old High-Status Woman’s Remains in Ancient Peruvian Caral Site

Archaeologists in Peru have uncovered the remarkably preserved remains of a woman believed to be about 5,000 years old, and she wasn’t just anybody — ...

Sarah Johnson

Sarah Johnson

5/2/2025

3 min read

300-Year-Old Danish Slave Ships Discovered Off Costa Rica: History Unearthed Beneath the Waves

Archaeologists have made a chilling discovery off the coast of Costa Rica's Cahuita National Park: two shipwrecks, identified as the Fridericus Quartu...

Sarah Johnson

Sarah Johnson

5/2/2025

3 min read

Prehistoric Village and Ancient Chariot Wheel Unearthed Beneath Future Scottish Golf Course

Talk about an unexpected hole-in-one for history buffs: Archaeologists digging at the site of the future Old Petty Championship Golf Course near Inver...

Sarah Johnson

Sarah Johnson

5/2/2025

3 min read