Miles Brucker articles

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A golf course in Ohio sits on top of an archaeological site with a “sacred geometry” that suggests advanced mathematical knowledge.

What if an ancient civilization built a structure so precise it could track the moon for decades, but it sat hidden under a golf course? Quiet, calculated geometry carved into the land centuries ago is speaking again.
August 6, 2025 Miles Brucker

Researchers discovered an 8,200-year-old campsite beneath white sand dunes in New Mexico, revealing secrets of early settlers.

At Holloman Air Force Base near Alamogordo, New Mexico, an astonishing archaeological find was unearthed—an 8,200-year-old Paleo-Archaic campsite. What makes this discovery so remarkable is its preservation beneath shifting gypsum dunes. These dunes, which formed long after the site was abandoned, acted as a natural vault, locking in the details of daily life from a forgotten era. It’s a window into a world long gone, untouched and almost perfectly frozen in time.
August 5, 2025 Miles Brucker
Garden of Monsters

In 1947, a team of stoneworkers were tasked with creating a strange garden. It took decades, but they created Italy's fascinating Park of Monsters.

Some places have stories you can feel but can’t quite put into words. This garden is one of them. Folks often find themselves wondering about the meaning behind its strange shapes and quiet atmosphere.
August 5, 2025 Miles Brucker
Indigenous Californian

Vast shell mounds uncovered in coastal California reveal early fishing communities thrived long before European contact.

Long before European explorers sailed the Pacific, Indigenous fishing communities thrived along California's coast. Their legacy—hidden in towering shell mounds—tells a vivid story of innovation, trade, ceremony, and sustainable living etched in layers of ancient seafood and stone.
July 30, 2025 Miles Brucker
Ancient Ship

Archaeologists uncovered a 300-year-old shipwreck with sonar and soon realized they'd found one of the Caribbean's most notorious pirate lairs.

For years, people called it a legend. Then, in 2015, a sonar pinged near Baru Island, and suddenly, the gold-laden ship was very real. Everyone, from archaeologists to the government, wants a piece—the wreckage has just started talking.
July 29, 2025 Miles Brucker
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Archaeologists in Azerbaijan uncovered ancient burial mounds that may predate the earliest known civilizations in the region.

Hidden beneath Azerbaijan’s quiet hills, an early 2020s discovery is turning history on its head. Ancient tombs, older than anyone expected, may predate known civilizations. And what they reveal could rewrite all that we believed in so far.
July 22, 2025 Miles Brucker

Archaeologists unearthed 11 sealed burials in a 4,000-year-old Middle Kingdom tomb, unlocking new mysteries in Luxor's South Asasif necropolis.

A remarkable discovery has emerged from Luxor’s South Asasif necropolis: a joint Egyptian–American team has uncovered a sealed Middle Kingdom tomb containing 11 burials, dating back approximately 4,000 years. This groundbreaking find illuminates the burial practices used in Ancient Egypt circa 2,000 BCE.
July 21, 2025 Miles Brucker

Researchers discovered an 11,000-year-old Indigenous village in Saskatchewan that could push back the timeline of North American settlement.

Archaeologists and local Indigenous partners uncovered an astonishing 11,000-year-old village site along the North Saskatchewan River, near Sturgeon Lake First Nation—turning a simple erosion reveal into a groundbreaking discovery.
July 21, 2025 Miles Brucker
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I finally left the US for China. Here's how much less it costs to live here.

Prices don't stay the same when you relocate across the sea to an entirely different continent. Life in China follows a different rhythm, and your wallet notices it before your body.
July 17, 2025 Miles Brucker