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September 27, 2017

Elvis Presley's first music agency contract up for auction

Elvis Presley’s first music agency contract is among a host of memorabilia related to the music legend up for auction in the UK on Saturday.

September 27, 2017

Archaeologists unearth 2,700-year old reservoir in Israel

Israeli archaeologists digging near the city of Rosh Ha-Ayin have uncovered a remarkably large 2,700-year-old water system surrounded by wall engravings that dates back to the end of the Iron Age.

September 26, 2017

Experts hunt for biblical tabernacle that housed the Ark of the Covenant

At the site of an ancient city on the West Bank, archaeologists are hunting for evidence of the tabernacle that once housed the Ark of the Covenant.

September 26, 2017

Remains of medieval Saint's hut could aid search for missing monastery

Saint Columba, best known for bringing Christianity to Scotland from Ireland in the sixth century, led the life of a superhero of sorts on Iona, a windswept island off the west coast of Scotland.

September 26, 2017

History's 1st emoji? Ancient pitcher shows a smiley face

The iconic smiley face may seem like a modern squiggle, but the discovery of a smiley face-like painting on an ancient piece of pottery suggests that it may be much older.

September 26, 2017

Sunken treasures: From SS Minden to 'Columbus' anchor

A British crew has discovered a chest inside wreckage of a German cargo ship -- and the chest may hold $130 million worth of Nazi gold, according to reports.

September 26, 2017

Experts uncover evidence of ancient Jerusalem's destruction by the Babylonians

Archaeologists excavating the City of David in Israel’s Jerusalem Walls National Park have uncovered charred wood, grape seeds, pottery, fish scales and bones and numerous rare artifacts that date back to the city’s demise at the hands of the Babylonians more than 2,600 years ago.

September 26, 2017

Sunken WWII ship may contain $130 million of Nazi gold

The SS Minden, a German cargo ship scuttled in waters near Iceland during the early days of World War II, may contain a huge trove of Nazi gold.

September 26, 2017

3,500-year-old 'lunch box' with traces of grain found in Swiss Alps

About 3,500 years ago, an intrepid traveler in the Swiss Alps lost their lunch box.

September 26, 2017

DNA discovery identifies living descendants of Biblical Canaanites

DNA research is shining new light on the Biblical Canaanite civilization, which existed thousands of years ago in the Middle East.