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A statue of da Vinci in Amboise, France, where his remains are presumed to lie.
museums

This Lock of Hair Could Tell Us Where da Vinci Is Buried

The location of his remains is in dispute.
Matthew Taub May 1, 2019
Babe Ruth cursed the Red Sox, but he spelled luck for Ellen Kelly.
secret

Sold: A Vintage Babe Ruth Card Found in a Piano

It went to the tune of $130,000.
Matthew Taub April 29, 2019
Llanos de Moxos in Bolivia.
bones

Found: One of the Oldest Burial Sites in the Amazon

The discovery could change what we understand about the rainforest's ancient settlements.
Jonathan Carey April 26, 2019
An artis's rendition of <em>Simbakubwa kutokaafrika</em>.
fossils

Found: One of the Largest Carnivorous Land Mammals Ever, in a Museum Drawer

Despite its massive size, it had been overlooked for 40 years.
Jonathan Carey April 18, 2019
A postcard advertising the stately and supposedly haunted Crescent Hotel, circa 1886.
archaeology

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
One woman was buried with her feet removed and placed by her side, and her arms behind her head.
relics

Found: Mysterious Ritual Burials From the Iron Age

Ancient Britons had a complicated relationship with the dead.
Jonathan Carey April 16, 2019
The inscription reads, "leaders of the stickball team on the 30th day in their month April 1828." The use of "their" refers to the Euro-American concept of time.
caves

These Cherokee Cave Inscriptions Describe a 19th-Century Stickball Game

The competition took place on April 30, 1828.
Noor Al-Samarrai April 11, 2019
Allectus and Apollo were just chilling on a field in Kent.
roman

Found: A Gold Coin From Britain's Roman Revolt

Allectus only reigned for three years, but here he is, nearly two millennia later.
Matthew Taub April 8, 2019
The telltale "court hand" that indicates the official nature of the document.
libraries

Found: A Lost Charter Issued by King John More Than 800 Years Ago

Is there nothing that libraries can't do?
Matthew Taub March 27, 2019
A fragment of the old York station.
archaeology

Found: York’s First Railway Station

Workers uncovered evidence from a pivotal moment in the city's modern history.
Jonathan Carey March 22, 2019
The Van Gogh House in London.
hidden

Found: Papers Hidden in the Floors and Rafters of Van Gogh's Old Boarding House

There's still a brittle wad of paper to open up and examine.
Evan Nicole Brown March 21, 2019
The Trenton trolley as it was being revealed.
architecture

Found: A Historic Trolley Hidden Inside a House

When Trenton's streetcars came to a halt in the 1930s, one literally found a home.
Noor Al-Samarrai March 19, 2019
The manuscript bound into the printed text.
medieval

Found: A Medical Manual Linking Medieval Ireland to the Islamic World

Knowledge transcends borders.
Noor Al-Samarrai March 6, 2019
The 1968 magazine, with the library's labels.
libraries

Found: A 'Life' Magazine Stolen From a Library 51 Years Ago

The sender returned it, confessed, and paid up.
Evan Nicole Brown March 5, 2019
The needles, still sharp after 2,000 years.
native americans

Found: The Oldest Tattoo Needles in Western North America

They could sharpen our understanding of Pueblo prehistory.
Matthew Taub February 28, 2019
A giant sloth tooth.
sloths

Found: A Giant Sloth Tooth in a 200-Foot-Deep Sinkhole

The bone helps to explain how the creature stuck around for more than 10,000 years.
Matthew Taub February 27, 2019
Take a seat!
museums

The Medieval Toilet Seat That Let You Poop With Friends

This latrine had room for three.
Jessica Leigh Hester February 21, 2019
One of the Welsh quarry excavation sites, Carn Goedog.
geology

Found: Two of the Quarries Responsible for the Megaliths of Stonehenge

And evidence for how the massive stones were removed.
Evan Nicole Brown February 19, 2019