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May 3, 2018

100-year-old flag made for US soldiers who died during World War I returns to Scottish island

A 100-year-old flag used in the funeral of U.S. troops on a small Scottish island during World War I is making it back to where it originated from as part of a remembrance of the Great War.

May 2, 2018

Dead Sea Scrolls discovery: Tech reveals hidden script

Experts in Israel have harnessed sophisticated imaging technology to reveal hidden script in the Dead Sea Scrolls.

May 2, 2018

Fragments of 18th-century wine bottle found decades apart now back together in South Carolina

Two archaeologists and a museum volunteer are making history after reuniting two fragments of a rare 300-year-old wine bottle seal found decades apart.

May 1, 2018

Ancient Christian ruins discovered under former ISIS-held territory

For more than two years, ISIS forces who occupied this northern Syrian city paid little attention to the tip of an old gate on an empty mound of land where they dumped trash.

May 1, 2018

Roman Empire Christian ruins discovered after ISIS pushed out of Syrian city

An ancient Christian site has been discovered in northern Syria.

April 30, 2018

Auschwitz letter thought to be only one of its kind

That Vilma Grunwald's letter even exists is extraordinary.

April 27, 2018

Gruesome 'Game of Thrones' massacre site reveals its grisly secrets

Archaeologists have unearthed details of a gruesome fifth-century massacre that has sparked comparisons with “Game of Thrones.” The mysterious site, long thought to be “cursed,” is now revealing its horrific history.

April 27, 2018

Irish saint's heart returned to church it was stolen from 6 years ago

An 800-year-old religious relic, the heart of St. Laurence O'Toole, patron saint of Dublin, has been returned to the church it was stolen from in 2012.

April 27, 2018

Remains of 140 children found at site of what may be history's largest mass sacrifice: report

Archaeologists in Peru have unearthed the remains of more than 140 children and 200 young llamas from what appears to have been a ritual sacrifice that took place 550 years ago.

April 26, 2018

Discovery of a lifetime: 'Fake' gold coin actually worth millions

A New England man, who has requested to remain anonymous, believed a small gold coin with a $5 denomination from the San Francisco Mint during the height of the California Gold Rush was a fake. It turns out, he was wrong and the coin is now estimated to be worth "millions of dollars," according to Numismatic Guaranty Corporation.