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Tipu Sultan during the siege of Seringapatam in 1791.
military history

Found: A Cache of 18th-Century Rockets in India

One of the fiercest opponents of British colonialists had rockets unlike any his enemies had seen.
Sarah Laskow August 1, 2018
The sea takes things, makes them strange, and returns them.
beaches

What's the Most Surprising Thing You've Ever Found Washed Up on the Beach?

Every piece of flotsam has a story to tell.
Cara Giaimo July 31, 2018
Sea stars in the Gulf of Mexico in 2017.
oceans

Found: The Last Traces of Unspoiled Ocean

They're few and far between.
Jessica Leigh Hester July 30, 2018
Ghost dunes at Noctis Labyrinthus. Boxes B and C show close-ups.
ancient

Found: Ancient 'Ghost Dunes' on Mars

There might be surprises inside.
Cara Giaimo July 11, 2018
The oldest intact pigments ever found are about the color of a sunset.
deserts

Found: The First Color Made By a Living Thing

It's 1.1 billion years old, and it's bright pink.
Cara Giaimo July 10, 2018
An emphatic note in the margins of a book.
books

Send Us the Greatest Note You've Found Written in an Old Book

Whether it's funny, mysterious, or just plain astute, we want to see it.
Eric Grundhauser July 6, 2018
Some old books, which are probably safe, but you never know.
libraries

Found: 3 Poisonous Books in a University Library

Their green covers meant danger.
Sarah Laskow June 29, 2018
The rings may have served as a kind of ancient currency.
news

Found: Mysterious Gold Ornaments, Buried in an Irish Country Field

The function of these ancient rings is not yet known.
Natasha Frost June 28, 2018
It's unclear how they died but we know it was brutal.
archaeology

Found in the Trash: The Roman Graves of Two Unfortunate, Legless Men

Something very bad happened here.
Christina Ayele Djossa June 22, 2018
The bundle of World War II cash is valued at over $2 million dollars.
money

Found: A Wad of World War II Bills Worth Over $2 Million

The cash, discovered under an English retail store, is a priceless find.
Christina Ayele Djossa June 12, 2018
John Coltrane recording in 1958.
news

Found: A Lost John Coltrane Record

It's from sessions at New Jersey's Van Gelder Studio, the same place Coltrane made A Love Supreme.
Cara Giaimo June 8, 2018
These 540-million-year-old critter prints are the oldest found tracks on earth.
archaeology

Found: The World's Oldest Footprints, Made by Ancient Bugs

They are tiny but mightily impactful.
Christina Ayele Djossa June 7, 2018
Dental plaque in these teeth provide evidence that Mediterranean ancestors ate fish and plants.
food

Found: Tooth Gunk That Shows Mesolithic Mediterraneans Ate Fish and Plants

Questionable dental hygiene in a man from the 8th millennium B.C. unveils early omnivore tendencies.
Christina Ayele Djossa June 6, 2018
The sign, far from its intended audience.
signs

The World's Most Well-Traveled Real Estate Sign

It disappeared in New Jersey. Nearly six years later, it was found in France.
Cara Giaimo June 4, 2018
Sneaky foxes like to rob Nagaokakyo residents' shoe racks.
found

Found: Foxes Stealing Shoes in Japan

And they would have gotten away with 40 pairs, if it weren't for the police.
Christina Ayele Djossa June 1, 2018
This elaborate jar once held olive oil.
food

Found: Evidence of Italy's Oldest Olive Oil

It was discovered on shards of pottery uncovered 20 years ago.
Anne Ewbank May 31, 2018
Solid proof the muntjac is still around.
endangered animals

Found: A Rare Tiny Deer in Vietnam

It's called a muntjac, and the last time it appeared was nearly two decades ago.
Christina Ayele Djossa May 23, 2018
The 100-year-old artillery shell beside more conventional trash.
found

Found in the Trash: A Rare World War I Artillery Shell

Nothing like an explosive discovery on garbage day.
Christina Ayele Djossa May 22, 2018