Flipboard 2025 Archaeology And Discoveries

Most of us picture the search for Atlantis happening somewhere at the bottom of the ocean. But one theory sends the search somewhere very different: the Sahara Desert. There, an enormous formation has people wondering whether the lost civilization has been sitting in plain sight all along.

The discovery of the Antikythera shipwreck led historians to an incredible treasure trove—and more than 120 years later, it’s still revealing details about life in Ancient Rome.

The discovery of the Kentucky Gold Hoard was already incredible, but when historians saw the letter inscribed on some of the coins, they were even more shocked.

Archaeologists uncovered a 2,000-year-old wardrobe in Pompeii containing coins, cosmetics, and a child's necklace. These remarkable discoveries offer haunting clues about a Roman household's final moments before Vesuvius erupted.

Scientists have identified four sailors from the doomed Franklin Expedition using DNA evidence in 2026, solving a 166-year-old Arctic mystery.

Most of us learned that Sir Edmund Hillary was the first person to reach Mount Everest’s summit. But what most of us never knew was that, long before that famous ascent, another expedition made a run for the top. Decades later, searchers found one of the men who made that attempt. What they recovered was remarkable. But one missing photograph raised an amazing question that could change history.

Discover how John Wesley Powell's daring 1869 Grand Canyon expedition nearly ended in disaster after deadly rapids, lost supplies, and a mysterious disappearance.

Discoveries on Malta are revealing something new: ancient humans were crossing dangerous stretches of open sea far earlier than the surviving boats would ever suggest.

Archaeologists discovered a mysterious 35,000-year-old mammoth ivory object in a German cave. After recreating the strange artifact, researchers uncovered a surprising secret about ancient Stone Age technology and ingenuity.

Archaeologists discovered an extraordinary 13,800-year-old campsite in Alaska, revealing ancient shelters, stone tools, cooking ovens, and remarkable Ice Age survival skills.

Ancient stone tools discovered on Crete suggest Stone Age humans crossed open seas over 130,000 years ago, challenging what archaeologists thought they knew about prehistoric travel.