Peter Kinney articles

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Recent DNA analysis revealed an unexpected new lineage in the Colombian highlands, changing what we knew about human migration into South America.

Long before the rise of known Andean civilizations, an ancient people thrived in Colombia’s high-altitude plains, and then vanished. No descendants, no artifacts, just DNA whispering the tale of a forgotten world.
July 28, 2025 Peter Kinney

Archaeologists in Armenia have uncovered intricate rock art depicting celestial rituals, believed to be tied to lost tribal customs.

Long before writing existed and centuries before the wheel turned, someone mapped the stars into stone. The precision is eerie—etched across Armenia’s mountains by people we still can’t name.
July 24, 2025 Peter Kinney

Photos Of Real Ship Graveyards That You Can Actually See Yourself

Nobody sets out to abandon a ship. But it happens. Some rust near cities, others sink quietly in lagoons. Most got left out of the story—unless you stumble on them or go digging (or swimming).
July 14, 2025 Peter Kinney
Dinosaur Exhibits

The Best Places To See Dinosaur Exhibits In America

Some of the most unforgettable travel experiences don’t involve beaches or big cities. Towering skeletons and prehistoric footprints are scattered across the US, and every one of them rewrites what a museum experience can be.
July 11, 2025 Peter Kinney

Photos Of Civil War Forts That Are Still Standing Today 150 Years Later

American forces used forts to guard rivers, coasts, and cities because high ground and thick walls beat guesswork. Some of these old forts still stand proud, while others crumble quietly.
July 10, 2025 Peter Kinney
Bronze Age copper artifacts

The Bronze Age copper mine in Kargaly was crucial to the advance of several prehistoric civilizations—but it also hastened their dramatic downfalls.

Kargaly’s giant copper mine spanned the end of the Copper Age in the fourth millennium ВСЕ to the dramatic end of the Bronze Age in the second millennium. Situated in the Ural Mountains, Kargaly straddled Europe and Asia, producing a vital component of the bronze that would advance whole civilizations. This is its fascinating tale.
July 10, 2025 Peter Kinney

Archaeologists documented ancient carvings in Brazil’s Dinosaur Valley, revealing early artistic expression by prehistoric peoples.

The rocky floor of Brazil’s Dinosaur Valley holds footprints of long-lost creatures. And near them, you’d find that ancient humans carved shapes into the same stone.
July 7, 2025 Peter Kinney
Walt Disney World

Visitors can climb Disneyland’s two eerie "staircases to nowhere" to see all that’s left of a defunct ride that was abandoned after a 1994 lawsuit.

Beneath Disneyland’s polished attractions and crowd-pleasing thrills lies a quiet architectural whisper: two staircases leading nowhere. They’re not mistakes. They’re the last clues of a ride that once floated above Fantasyland.
July 7, 2025 Peter Kinney
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Free Disneyland Perks You’re Probably Walking Right Past

There’s the Disneyland everyone talks about, and then there’s the version you stumble into—if you’re paying attention. It's the one with quiet kindness, free comforts, and little things you didn’t know you needed.
July 3, 2025 Peter Kinney