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September 21, 2017

Church of Latter Day Saints acquires Book of Mormon manuscript for $35M

The Church of Latter Day Saints in Salt Lake City, UT. has recent acquired the near 200-year-old printer's manuscript of the Book of Mormon, making it the earliest surviving copy in existence.

September 21, 2017

Satan's enigma: 'Possessed' nun's 17th-century letter deciphered

A mysterious letter written more than 300 years ago by a Sicilian nun who claimed to be possessed by Satan has finally been deciphered.

September 20, 2017

Archaeologists in Norway may have unearthed a Viking boat grave

Archaeologists may have uncovered a Viking boat grave beneath the market square in the Norwegian city of Trondheim.

September 19, 2017

Experts discover tomb of Mayan 'God-King'

Archaeologists in northwestern Guatemala have uncovered the tomb of a Mayan king that appears to date back to 300-350 A.D.

September 19, 2017

Ice ax that dug into Leon Trotsky's skull no longer languishing under a bed

"Who knows if it is the real ax?" says Leon Trotsky’s grandson, Esteban Volkov, dismissively to the Guardian.

September 19, 2017

German World War I submarine discovered intact with 23 bodies inside

A submarine used by Germany during World War I was found basically intact off the coast of Belgium.

September 19, 2017

Boston University students discover 1915 time capsule

Three Boston University students have discovered a time capsule dating back over 100 years, filled with a number of artifacts, including a 102-year old newspaper.

September 19, 2017

British girl finds her own 'Excalibur' in legendary pool

A young British girl swimming at a lake in the United Kingdom believed to hold the legendary King Arthur’s famous sword happened upon a shiny sword herself.

September 19, 2017

Ancient deal-makers: Archaeological find sheds light on Biblical kingdom

Long before anyone licked the gum on an envelope, people used seals to ensure that their letters weren’t opened until they reached their recipients. If the seal was broken before it reached its destination, it indicated that someone had opened it. Now an archaeological dig in Israel’s City of David National Park, in the area of the walls of Jerusalem, has unearthed a collection of small clay seals that prove that the practice of using seals to ensure the privacy of a message goes back more than 2,700 years.

September 19, 2017

4,300-year-old statue head depicts mystery pharaoh

A sculpture of an unknown Egyptian pharaoh's head, found at the ancient city of Hazor in Israel, dates back around 4,300 years, to a time when Egyptians were building pyramids.