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THINGS

A shoe-print fossil discovered in a seam of coal in Fisher Canyon, Nevada is believed to be about 15 million years old.

PEOPLE

Indiana Jones might have been a fictional character but there have actually been a lot of famous and infamous real-life treasure hunters in the world who lived a life similar to that of Jones.

PEOPLE

“Fortune and glory, kid. Fortune and glory,” says Indiana Jones, explaining both the meaning of Shankara and also, his raison d’etre. Jones might have been a fictional character but there have been a lot of...

THINGS

In 1988, during excavations of a sewer beneath a bathhouse in Ashkelon, Israel, archaeologists discovered the remains of nearly 100 infants.

THINGS

Kingdoms are built on expansion: Monarchs gather together land, people, and wealth. It should come as no surprise, then, that in the process of accumulating all that land and wealth, they also end up with...

INSTANT

We all love a good ancient archeological discovery. There's just something about the idea of uncovering a buried treasure that has fascinated people for centuries. New discoveries can fill us with wonder and amazement at...



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