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The reservoir.
caves

Found: A Cavernous, 2,700-Year-Old Reservoir

Its entrance was decorated with engraved figures.
Sarah Laskow July 20, 2017
Sparks with the skull in situ.
deserts

A Kid Found a 1.2-Million-Year-Old Stegomastodon Fossil by Tripping Over It

It was a whole skull!
Sarah Laskow July 19, 2017
The lost sheet music of Gustav Holst has been found!
music

Mysterious Sheet Music Confirmed to Be Lost Work of Gustav Holst

It dates to 1906.
Eric Grundhauser July 18, 2017
The first page of the letter.
hidden

Found: A Letter to the Future From 1995

The walls of a suburban house contained a secret missive.
Sarah Laskow July 18, 2017
One of the preserved brains found in the grave.
brain collections

Found: Dozens of Naturally Shrunken Brains in a Mass Grave

There are very few examples of naturally preserved brains.
Sarah Laskow July 17, 2017
The sword's hilt.
weapons

Found: The Lost Sword of a Civil War Hero

Col. Robert Gould Shaw led the Civil War’s first all-black regiment, a story depicted in the 1989 movie "Glory."
Sarah Laskow July 14, 2017
cemeteries

Found: Tower Tombs in an Empty Desert

An archaeological project has found hundreds of gravesite cairns in Jordan.
Sarah Laskow July 13, 2017
Maurice Sendak died in 2012.
art

Found: An Unpublished Manuscript by Maurice Sendak

The illustrations and text were hiding in his files.
Sarah Laskow July 11, 2017
Madeira wine from 1796, and a larger jug from the 1820s.
collections

Found: Three Cases of Madeira Bought for John Adams’ Presidency

The wine still tastes pretty decent.
Sarah Laskow July 10, 2017
libraries

Found: A Purse Hidden in the Library Walls Since 1966

A dentist's reservation card was one of the best clues inside.
Sarah Laskow July 7, 2017
This is a time capsule.
news

Found: A Buried Bomb That Was Actually a Hip ‘80s Time Capsule

It looks a lot like a bomb.
Sarah Laskow July 6, 2017
The skeletons were unusually large for their time.
cemeteries

Found: 5,000-Year-Old Skeletons of Very Tall People in China

They were giants for their time.
Sarah Laskow July 5, 2017
Monticello.
archaeology

Found: The Remains of Sally Hemings' Small Room at Monticello

It was right near Thomas Jefferson's bedroom.
Sarah Laskow July 3, 2017
The time capsule itself.
schools

Found: Surprise Time Capsule Hiding in the Walls of a High School Gym

It was almost destroyed along with the building.
Sarah Laskow June 30, 2017
skulls

The Remains of an Ancient 'Skull Cult' Have Been Found

A new discovery at Göbekli Tepe in Turkey sheds some light on what the structure's purpose might have been.
Erik Shilling June 29, 2017
The stones at Avebury, hanging with some sheep.
ancient cults

Found: A Hidden Stone Square Inside the World’s Largest Megalithic Stone Circles

The monument at Avebury still has secrets to be uncovered.
Sarah Laskow June 29, 2017
Rock alignments representing the remains of an intertidal fish trap.
news

Found: A Prehistoric Stone Fish Trap

It's the first to be found in the Kodiak region.
Erik Shilling June 28, 2017
The HMAS Sydney was secretly carrying a bottle of whisky all this time.
ships

Found: A Bottle of Whisky Hidden in a Ship’s Mast

It spent 35 years at sea.
Sarah Laskow June 28, 2017