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food

Found: A Giant, 20-Pound Lobster on a Journey

The TSA screened this surprisingly large specimen.
Sarah Laskow June 27, 2017
One of the kilns.
medieval

Found: A Remarkable Trove of Medieval Pottery

Thousands of pieces of pottery were hiding under one town's Memorial Hall.
Sarah Laskow June 26, 2017
The recreation of a Viking settlement in Denmark.
vikings

Found: A Viking Toilet, the Oldest Bathroom in Denmark

This new discovery goes against previous ideas of Viking bathroom culture.
Sarah Laskow June 23, 2017
That's one old lock!
news

Found: An Intact Lock From the Revolutionary War

Just because a historic site is open to the public doesn't mean it's out of secrets.
Eric Grundhauser June 22, 2017
The shelter after the overgrowth was cleared away.
abandoned

Found: An Abandoned Air Raid Shelter Hidden Beneath the Brush

The site where it was found is said to be haunted, too.
Sarah Laskow June 22, 2017
The canoe.
boats

Boaters Discover a Very Old Dugout Canoe Near a River in Louisiana

It was probably built by American Indians.
Erik Shilling June 21, 2017
mummies

This Mummified Chameleon Was Hoping to Find Water

The sad end of a hopeful creature.
Sarah Laskow June 21, 2017
The prosthetic toe.
archaeology

Found: A 3,000-Year-Old Prosthetic Toe

It's one of the oldest prosthetic devices ever discovered.
Sarah Laskow June 21, 2017
nazis

Found: An Unprecedented Trove of Original Nazi Artifacts in Argentina

A hidden passage led investigators to a collection of 75 astonishing objects.
Sarah Laskow June 20, 2017
bog bodies

Found: A 14th-Century Sword Dropped in a Peat Bog

It's in relatively good shape, for a centuries-old sword.
Sarah Laskow June 19, 2017
The letters were essentially invisible.
food

Found: A Hidden Request on the Back of an Ancient, Rare Pottery Shard

It’s one guy asking another to send some wine and food over.
Sarah Laskow June 16, 2017
Mt. St. Helens erupting.
volcanoes

Found: Never-Developed Photos of Mount St. Helens Erupting

Photographer Kati Dimoff found the film at a Portland Goodwill.
Sarah Laskow June 15, 2017
A General Dynamics Lunar Excursion Module from a similar era.
nasa

Found: Designs for a Secret 1960s NASA Craft, Left on the Curb

They included designs for early drones and lunar modules.
Sarah Laskow June 15, 2017
Pages from the 1766 book Moretti discovered.
libraries

Found: The Earliest-Known Kids' Book Adapting a Classic of Japanese Literature

This 1766 picture book of the Tales of Ise was hiding in the British Library.
Sarah Laskow June 14, 2017
Wilson's painting of a tree creeper.
exploration

Found: An Antarctic Explorer’s Painting, Hidden Among Penguin Poop And Mold

A conservator discovered the delicate watercolor in a dusty, dirty portfolio.
Sarah Laskow June 13, 2017
A demonstration of how an ancient drill might have worked.
geology

Found: A 7,500-Year-Old Stone Drill Bit

Useful!
Sarah Laskow June 12, 2017
Lizard fish!
news

Found: A Rare Example of the Toothy Deep-Sea Lizard Fish

Oceans, man.
Sarah Laskow June 9, 2017
This temple has been hiding under the center of Mexico City for centuries.
temples

Found: An Aztec Temple Hiding Under the Streets of Mexico City

Along with 32 sets of human neck bones.
Sarah Laskow June 8, 2017