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.
Two explorers stood before a weathered home in Alabama’s countryside. Cedar trees framed the structure like sentinels. These evergreens can live for centuries, which makes them natural indicators of age and silent witnesses to generations passing through.
High in Austria’s Carinthian Alps lies Burgbichl, where excavations have exposed stone walls beneath one chapel, a hidden chamber containing a special relic that could change Christianity.
A sinkhole opened where thousands walked daily, but few noticed its deeper secret. What followed was years of patient digging, revealing treasures, tunnels, and something stranger still—liquid mercury shimmering beneath the Earth.
The Big Bang wasn't necessarily the beginning. Researchers are running massive computer simulations to peek behind that cosmic curtain. Einstein's century-old equations might hold answers to questions we thought were forever unanswerable
Researchers have found a long-lost branch of the Nile River that may finally explain how the Ancient Egyptians transported the stone block to build the pyramids.
Something big is brewing at Giza. Archaeologists are exploring previously unreachable corners to uncover mysteries. These could alter our understanding of the timeless monument and add new chapters to its long history.
One small beep, one massive story. Buried under layers of time, a piece of ancient armor sparked fresh curiosity about who really lived, and fought, in Bronze Age Europe.
In the ruins of Catalhoyuk, archeologists discovered a wooden ladder that predates written history. Preserved against time, it reveals how ancient households in the Neolithic era functioned. But first, where and what even is Catalhoyuk?
A chunk of ancient bone, carefully lifted from a Spanish cave floor, may hold the earliest European face. For scientists, this find will offer clues about survival and the distant beginnings of life on the continent.
