Historic Sites - Page 7

April 27, 2026

Archaeologists pinpoint site of doomed 'Spanish Roanoke' colony after unearthing single clue

After uncovering a centuries-old coin at the doomed Port Famine colony site, archaeologists pinpointed the exact location of the "Spanish Roanoke" colony.

April 24, 2026

Unexploded mortar shell from bloodiest battle in country's history unearthed after nearly 280 years

Archaeologists uncovered an unexploded mortar shell at Scotland's Culloden Battlefield, the site of the bloodiest battle in Scottish history. Here are details and photos.

April 23, 2026

Bachelorette party goes too far and tourist damages Italian statue trying to touch its 'private parts'

A tourist at a bachelorette party allegedly scaled Florence's Fountain of Neptune to grab the statue's private parts, damaging the historic artwork.

April 23, 2026

Long-lost soldier's grave discovered at remote US national park after 150 years

Archaeologists at Dry Tortugas National Park located the grave of a 19th-century Army private, the only known service member buried inside Fort Jefferson.

April 22, 2026

Revolutionary War artifacts unearthed at site of infamous colonial American heist: 'Very surprised'

In this year of America's 250th birthday, archaeologists and volunteers uncovered British gunflints, coins and the foundation of a treasury robbed by the Doan Gang in 1781.

April 21, 2026

Americans among injured at shooting caught on video at tourist hot spot in Mexico

Six Americans were among 13 people injured when a gunman opened fire at Mexico's Teotihuacán pyramids Monday before taking his own life, officials said.

April 21, 2026

Mexico temple gunman ranted about pyramid's gruesome history to hostages: ‘Don’t move, or I’ll sacrifice you’

Video shows the Teotihuacan pyramids gunman reportedly bragging about sacrificing victims before killing a Canadian tourist and wounding others.

April 21, 2026

Mexico pyramid shooter who took hostages and killed 1 is identified

Officials identified the gunman who fatally shot a Canadian tourist and wounded others atop a historic pyramid at Teotihuacan in Mexico on Monday.

April 20, 2026

Deadly shooting at historic tourist site leaves one dead, several injured as motive unclear

A shooting at Mexico's Teotihuacan pyramids left a Canadian woman dead and multiple tourists injured, according to Mexican officials and security reports.

April 20, 2026

Park rangers unearth 200-year-old shipwreck on remote island dubbed 'graveyard of the Atlantic'

Park rangers on Sable Island, known as the graveyard of the Atlantic, believe they found the Swift, a vessel that sank in 1812 with a British frigate.