Flipboard 2025 Archaeology And Discoveries

Archaeologists in Bulgaria unearthed a significant historical treasure hidden in the sewer system below an ancient city—but its discovery is not what’s making history.

History is full of unsolved mysteries, but sometimes, new technology leads historians to answers. Here are some historical mysteries that we’ve recently figured out.

Archaeologists have finally pinpointed the legendary site of the 7th-century Battle of al-Qadisiyah—thanks to declassified Cold War spy satellite imagery. Using CORONA satellite photos, researchers matched ancient canal systems and terrain features to historical chronicles, revealing where Muslim and Sassanian forces once clashed. Discover how cutting-edge technology and old spy data are rewriting one of the most pivotal moments in Islamic and Persian history.

Sometimes, the ground tells stories no one expected. Ancient footprints emerged from mud, sand, and time itself, each one quietly undoing what scientists thought they knew about when and how humans walked the Earth.

A Texas woman unknowingly bought a 2,000-year-old Roman bust for just $34.99 at a Goodwill store—only to discover it was an ancient artifact lost since World War II. Learn how experts traced the marble sculpture’s journey from a Bavarian museum to an Austin thrift shop and finally back to Germany in this extraordinary tale of art, history, and rediscovery.

For decades, we thought we understood how much sunlight our planet reflects back into space. But new NASA data suggests that balance is shifting—and it’s shifting fast. Earth is literally growing darker, and scientists say it could signal a very dangerous new twist in the planet’s energy system.

Four and a half millennia after Khufu’s builders sealed the Great Pyramid, scientists have slipped a tiny camera through its ancient stones and spotted something remarkable. A narrow corridor, untouched since antiquity, lies hidden above the pyramid’s main entrance. What purpose it once served remains a puzzle, but its discovery adds a new layer to Egypt’s greatest mystery. Keep reading to see how modern tech cracked an ancient secret.

You never really know what the tide will bring. Maybe something shiny, perhaps something older than you’d guess. These weathered finds remind us that history just drifts back when the sea feels like sharing.

In 2024 archaeologists in Split, Croatia, made a shocking discovery of a subterranean passageway leading into the cellars of Roman Emperor Diocletian’s Palace.

The ground simply opened up one June morning. Traffic stopped. Onlookers gathered around the growing hole in York. But this wasn't just another infrastructure failure—medieval walls emerged from the darkness.

Beneath the Nefud’s endless dunes lies a memory written in stone. Every carving—animal, human, or symbol—forms a silent archive of vanished seasons. These rocks recorded the heartbeat of a land once green.