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March 6, 2017

Biblical king's palace uncovered beneath shrine destroyed by ISIS

Archaeologists in Mosul have made a stunning find beneath the Tomb of the Prophet Jonah that was destroyed by Islamic State militants in 2014: the long-hidden palace of ancient Assyrian King Sennacherib.

March 2, 2017

Scientists discover world's most ancient fossils

Scientists have found tiny fossils that are thinner than a human hair and are an astounding 3.7 billion years old, making them the oldest known fossils on Earth.

March 1, 2017

Treasure hunters strike gold with ancient jewelry find

An incredible haul of ancient gold jewelry has been unearthed the U.K. by two treasure hunters using metal detectors.

February 28, 2017

'Wind jewel': Archaeologists find incredible Mayan jade pendant

Scientists have discovered a remarkable jade pendant literally fit for a king.

February 28, 2017

Microbes in glittering crystal cave revived after 10,000 years

Microbes that may be between 10,000 and 50,000 years old have been revived from the inside of enormous, glittering crystals from a Mexican cave.

February 28, 2017

Richard III's prayer book goes online … and is that a personal note?

The personal prayer book of King Richard III — in which the English king likely scrawled a reminder of his birthday in his own hand — is now available to peruse online.

February 27, 2017

Nazi's son returns looted art to Poland

A succession of Nazi and Soviet occupiers relieved Poland of a half-million artworks during World War II, and the Guardian brings us the tale of one of those "collectors," Charlotte Waechter.

February 27, 2017

Hitler phone controversy: Auction house denies fake claim

A red phone described as the one Adolf Hitler used in his bunker was recently sold for $243,000 by a Maryland auction house. But was it actually the Fuhrer’s phone?

February 27, 2017

Archaeologists trying to find murdered king's body

Almost exactly 580 years ago, King James I of Scotland was murdered by a group of conspirators in a sewer tunnel beneath a monastery as he attempted to escape, recounts the BBC.

February 24, 2017

History shows George Washington was incredibly hard to kill

"I have been protected beyond all human probability or expectation," the National Archives quote George Washington in a letter to his brother following the French and Indian War.