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Research Suggests That An 11th-Century Monk Discovered Halley’s Comet 600 Years Before Astronomer Edmond Halley

However, new research has revealed that an 11th-century English monk named Eilmer of Malmesbury actually recognized the comet ...
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A Metal Detectorist In Germany Just Happened Upon A 1,000-Year-Old Cross Featuring Jesus Surrounded By A Wheel

A hobbyist using a metal detector in Brandenburg discovered a cross featuring Jesus inside a wheel that dates back roughly ...
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Dwarves And Disabled People May Have Been Worshipped By Ancient People, Researchers Say

Margaritoff, Marco. "Dwarves And Disabled People May Have Been Worshipped By Ancient People, Researchers Say." ...
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Archaeologists Preparing For Development In Eastern Rome Happened Upon Ancient Tombs And A Shrine To Hercules

The Roman ruins uncovered at the Parco delle Acacie also include an ancient road, two massive basins, and a wealth of grave ...
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A Metal Detectorist In England Unearthed A Roman Figurine Depicting A Big Cat Pawing A Man’s Severed Head

An ancient Roman artifact depicting a large feline resting its paw on a barbarian's head was found by a metal detectorist in ...
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Massive Dinosaur Fossils Unearthed During Construction Of A Parking Lot At A National Monument In Utah

During a parking lot construction at Dinosaur National Monument, workers came across the fossils of an enormous dinosaur ...
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A Prohibition-Era Gun Was Just Uncovered In A Distillery Once Controlled By Al Capone

Hidden in the walls of Thornton Distilling Co. in the Chicago suburb of Thornton, Illinois, workers recently found a shocking ...
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This Medieval ‘Super Ship,’ The Largest Of Its Kind Ever Found, Was Just Discovered Off The Coast Of Denmark

Maritime archaeologists in Copenhagen discovered the well-preserved remains of the Svaelget 2, a massive medieval merchant ...
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The Prehistoric ‘Ötzi The Iceman’ Mummy May Have Just Upended Experts’ Theories About The Origins Of HPV

Two prehistoric genomes have revealed the history of HPV and challenged the idea that Neanderthals first transmitted the ...
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Scientists May Have Identified A New Form Of Life That’s Neither Plant Nor Fungus

Harvey, Austin. "Scientists May Have Identified A New Form Of Life That’s Neither Plant Nor Fungus." AllThatsInteresting.com, January 23, 2026, ...
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A Rare 3,300-Year-Old Ceramic Mask Depicting A Human Face Was Just Uncovered From A Grave In Bahrain

During excavations at the Hilla archaeological site in southern Bahrain, archaeologists uncovered a roughly 3,300-year-old ...
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‘My Eyes Nearly Popped Out Of My Skull’: Ancient Roman Villa Found Three Feet Below A Park In Wales

The villa, dubbed the "Port Talbot Pompeii," suggests that the ancient Romans were far more established in Wales than ...