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Archaeology

A postcard advertising the stately and supposedly haunted Crescent Hotel, circa 1886.

Found: A Quack’s Medicine Bottles, Buried Behind a Haunted Hotel

Some of the vessels contain tissue samples, while others held a dubious "cancer cure."

Noor Al-Samarrai April 17, 2019

Prehistoric painting of horses at Tito Bustillo cave.

Ribadesella, Spain

Tito Bustillo Cave

A magnificent place to see authentic paleolithic cave paintings that are an astounding 33,000 years old.

Hisor Fort.

Hisor, Tajikistan

Hisor Fort

The first version of this stalwart construction appeared around 3,000 years ago.

Primrose Grange in Ireland, where researchers found a likely parent-child combo among the buried.

Stone Age Tombs Were Family Affairs

New research examines the connections between people buried at mysterious megaliths.

Matthew Taub April 15, 2019

Halle (Saale), Germany

Nebra Sky Disc

The 3,600-year-old archeological sensation is considered to be the oldest representation of the cosmos.

The fire that swallowed Rio de Janeiro's Brazilian National Museum on September 2, 2018.

Air Conditioning Caused the Fire That Claimed Brazil's National Museum

And budget cuts allowed it to spread.

Evan Nicole Brown April 9, 2019

An enviable view.

Twentynine Palms, California

The Ruins of Ryan Ranch

The decaying adobe remains of an old homestead are just off the beaten path in Joshua Tree National Park.

Tham Lod Cave

Tambon Tham Lot, Thailand

Tham Lod Cave

A mile-long navigable cave adorned with stalactites and stalagmites reaching up to 65 feet tall.

Robin Hood's former piss-pot.

Robin Hood's Hill

This Bronze Age burial mound used to be called "Robin Hood’s Piss-Pot" until it was renamed by spoilsport Victorians.

The Woodeaton wolf-god.

London, England

Wolf-God of Woodeaton

A gruesome and mysterious ancient sculpture of a pagan deity from the Roman occupation of Celtic Britain.

The text on the bulla reads, <i>"LeNathan-Melech Eved HaMelech."</i>

Found: A Seal That May Have Belonged to a Biblical Courtier

If you know of another Nathan-Melech, this is your chance to speak up.

Matthew Taub April 1, 2019

The floral-etched toe of the baby boot.

Found: A Fancy Baby Boot From the 14th Century

Archaeologists in Switzerland unearthed a fragment of a very small shoe.

Sabrina Imbler April 1, 2019

Leiden, Netherlands

Burcht van Leiden

This 11th-century castle sits so low you can't see it behind the surrounding buildings.

"Tjelvar's Grave" stone ship burial site.

Tjelvar's Grave

A Bronze Age stone ship said to be the grave of the mythical founder of Gotland.

Monks Mound at Cahokia.

How Did Cahokian Farmers Feed North America’s Largest Indigenous City?

Native American farming was more sophisticated than your history textbook told you.

Reina Gattuso March 28, 2019

These women weren't just dropping by. See the trowel in her hand?

The Female Archaeologists of the Scottish Orkneys Were Hiding in Plain Sight

The women in this century-old photo weren't visitors—they were probably scientists.

Jessica Leigh Hester March 27, 2019

Guy Bar-Oz and his team survey the dump site.

When Garbage Collection Stops, Your City Might Be in Trouble

A Byzantine trash heap reveals the slow decline of a desert culture.

Jonathan Carey March 26, 2019

Exterior of the museum.

Musée du quai Branly (Quai Branly Museum)

This Parisian gem is one of the most incredible ethnographic museums in the world.