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The Rediscovery Of One Of America's Oldest Colonies

Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement in North America. For years, it was assumed that much of the original settlement had been lost to the James River—until now.
July 17, 2026 Ella Mason
Archaeologists investigating Alice and Gwendoline Cave, County Clare.

Neanderthal Markings Found In Sealed Cave

We once thought the Neanderthals to be more primitive than us Homo sapiens—now, these cave drawings are making scientists rethink that.
July 16, 2026 Tom Miller
Native Americans from Southeastern Idaho

The Sauk

The Sauk people have a rich history—they even helped shape America into what it is today. Let's take a look at this tribe our history books failed to mention.
July 10, 2026 Jacki Andre
Polynesian canoe carving craft from a single timber tree log in Rarotonga

Ancient Canoes Found In Wisconsin Lake

Archaeologists make ground-breaking discovery of ancient canoes hidden beneath a Wisconsin lake.
July 6, 2026 Allison Robertson
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The Best And Worst Things About Every U.S. State

No one is perfect, and the same is true for the American states. While each one has some wonderful things about it, there are some—shall we say, not-so-wonderful things as well that bear mentioning. So, let's mention them...
July 1, 2026 Jesse Singer
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Archaeologists at 3,400-year-old Hattusa site claim that cylindrical holes and precise cuts may hint at advanced technology used during construction.

Deep in Turkey lies a city that challenges almost everything we think we know about ancient technology. The Hittites left behind stone work that continues to baffle experts centuries later.
June 23, 2026 Jane O'Shea
Contemporary portrait of Sir Francis Drake

The Colonial Settlement That Made America

For years, researchers couldn’t pinpoint the exact location of New Albion, the colonial settlement that made America—until now.
June 5, 2026 Jillian Kent
Hippies, Riviera Villas, San Diego, California

America’s Most Memorable Fads From The 20th Century

Fads, by their very nature, seem to appear out of nowhere and disappear just as quickly. Some fads are harmless, silly, and quickly forgotten—but others become iconic symbols of an era.
May 18, 2026 Mark Schilling
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For centuries, no one knew where the mysterious Melungeons came from—until modern DNA proved their diverse roots.

For centuries, the Melungeons remained a riddle in the hills of Appalachia, neither Black, white, nor Native, yet labeled all three. Historians guessed. But the truth? It runs deeper than any census could capture.
May 19, 2026 Miles Brucker
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Ranking The Top 50 Universities In The World From Worst To Best—According To Data

There are many opinions as to what are the best Universities in the world. But what does the data say? Well, the British magazine Times Higher Education looked at all the data and ranked over 2800 universities around the world—we will look at the top 50....
May 14, 2026 Jesse Singer
Young scientist works with fossil remains in archaeological laboratory.

America's Most Important Archaeological Discoveries

There’s the America founded in 1776 and then the one that existed tens of thousands of years earlier. Here are some of the archaeological discoveries that shaped what we know about this incredible country.
May 13, 2026 Ethan Vestby