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September 27, 2017

Trove of ancient Roman letters unearthed near Hadrian's Wall

Archaeologists are thrilled by the discovery of 25 tablets that could reveal fascinating details of everyday life on the northern frontier of the Roman Empire.

September 27, 2017

Grisly discovery in Spain: 45 intact shrunken brains found at mass grave

Scientists made the gruesome discovery at a Spanish Civil War mass grave in Northern Spain.

September 27, 2017

Ancient House of the Dead unearthed near Stonehenge

An ancient house of the dead has been unearthed near Stonehenge.

September 27, 2017

Sunken remains of WWII soldiers may come home

The bodies of three soldiers who were never recovered from a sunken WWII aircraft may finally get their homecoming.

September 27, 2017

Tomb of King Tut's wife discovered? Experts excited by find in Egypt

A tomb that may have belonged to the wife of King Tutankhamun has been discovered in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, according to archaeologists.

September 27, 2017

The British Museum publishes the first 3D scan of the Rosetta Stone online

The British Museum in London has published the first 3D scan of the Rosetta Stone online at Sketchfab, where its hieroglyphics are accompanied by the websites new sound support feature.

September 27, 2017

Abraham Lincoln letter mystery 'almost certainly' solved, experts say

Forensic linguists say they have likely unraveled the mystery surrounding a famous Civil War-era letter, long believed to have been written by President Abraham Lincoln.

September 27, 2017

Rare Roman coin discovered on remote Scottish island

Experts were thrilled to discover the coin on a remote island in the Scottish Orkney archipelago.

September 27, 2017

Granddaughter of Holocaust survivors steals Auschwitz items

People shouldn't need signage telling them not to take what they want out of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum, but the Polish museum has them up anyway, the Guardian notes.

September 27, 2017

Humans were in Australia 20,000 years before previously thought alongside giant wombats

What you need to know about the new discovery in Australia that has global significance and changes the way we look at our history.