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beer

Found: The Earliest Evidence of Lager Yeast Being Used to Make Alcohol

South Americans were brewing booze with cold-resistant yeast at least 200 years before Europeans.
Sarah Laskow September 19, 2017
What's left of a 1932 MG J2.
cars

Gaze Upon the Skeleton of a Rare 1932 Sports Car

Archaeologists were surprised to find a vintage MG roadster at an old artillery installation.
Sarah Laskow September 14, 2017
Washington, D.C.

Capitalsaurus Court

The discovery site of the "Capitalsaurus," the official dinosaur of Washington, D.C.
The death of a (mythical) Viking warrior woman.
vikings

Found: Evidence That a Lavish Burial Honored a Viking Warrior Woman

Turns out they weren't just myths.
Sarah Laskow September 8, 2017
archaeology

Found: 1,600-Year-Old Mosaic, By Amateur Archaeologists

Experts are calling it the most exciting British mosaic discovery in fifty years.
Natasha Frost September 5, 2017
Note the potential iron sight on the middle post.
Washington, D.C.

Gun Barrel Fence

This robust fence in front of a historic Georgetown home is likely made from hundreds of recycled Revolutionary War firearms.
Divers exploring the lost city.
disasters

Found: Underwater Ruins Hidden off the Coast of Tunisia

The city of Neapolis was destroyed by a tsunami in 365 A.D.
Sarah Laskow September 1, 2017
Mammoth skeleton at the centre.
Whitehorse, Yukon

Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre

Home to a full cast of the largest woolly mammoth ever recovered in North America. 
Ancient Roman lead pipes found in Ostia Antica.
science

Ancient Romans Were Using Lead Pipes Earlier Than We Thought

Soil samples provide a record of Roman water usage.
Kelsey Kennedy August 29, 2017
Mosta, Malta

Ta’ Bistra Catacombs

These lesser-known Maltese catacombs date back over 1,700 years.
One of the burials found at the pyramid.
pyramids

Found: The Remains of Chinese Laborers Interred on a Peruvian Pyramid

In the 19th century, 100,000 indentured laborers came to Peru from China.
Sarah Laskow August 25, 2017
Fresh crabs in spiced soy sauce.
mummies

Found: A Perfectly Preserved Sac of Fluke Eggs on a 400-Year-Old Mummy’s Liver

In the 17th century, delicious fresh crab dishes had certain dangers.
Sarah Laskow August 24, 2017
The forearm, found in Somerset, England.
ancient cults

Why Some Ancient Cannibalism May Have Been Ritualistic Rather Than Culinary

A mystery to sink your teeth into.
Natasha Frost August 10, 2017
Permanently Closed
Winslow, Arizona

Rock Art Ranch

A working cattle ranch with remarkably well-preserved prehistoric petroglyphs and ancient ruins.
The eternal lovers of Valdaro.
Mantua, Italy

Lovers of Valdaro

A young Italian couple has been locked in an embrace for over 6,000 years.
Remains of a Roman neighborhood have been discovered in Sainte-Colombe, near Vienne, eastern France.
fires

Found: A Wealthy Roman Neighborhood in France, Preserved Under Ash

The team that found it is calling it a “Little Pompeii.”
Sarah Laskow August 2, 2017
Prehistoric hand prints in a cave in Maros.
Bantimurung, Indonesia

Prehistoric Cave Art of Maros Pangkep

These 40,000-year-old stenciled hands are older than the famous cave art in France and Spain.
Grand Mosque
Kilwa Masoko, Tanzania

Kilwa Kisiwani Ruins

Stunning ruins of what was once the center of one of the greatest empires in East Africa.