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Inside the World of 'Art Dropping'

Why you should be on the lookout for free paintings this March 12th.

Hannah Steinkopf-Frank March 9, 2023

6 Unexpected Treasures Found in Curious Places

From a Nazi code machine found at the bottom of a bay to a vintage Babe Ruth card hidden in a piano.

Sarah Durn May 20, 2022

Found: A 7,500-Year-Old Cave Painting of Humans Gathering Honey

Back then, it was more like hunting.

Omnia Saed December 16, 2021

Why Were These Mysterious Stone Orbs Stashed All Over Neolithic Britain?

Two new ones just turned up in a tomb on a remote Scottish island.

Hannah Seo September 30, 2021

Found: An 18th-Century Garden Folly Adorned With Teeth and Bones

A bit disturbing, but oddly lovely.

Matthew Taub July 22, 2021

Found: A Massive Medieval Cathedral From a 'Forgotten' Nubian Kingdom

The discovery adds to our knowledge of Makuria, which ruled a vast region of Africa for six centuries.

Matthew Taub July 8, 2021

Found: A Landlocked Message in a Bottle in a Detroit Train Station

More than a century ago, a couple of guys had some beer and an idea.

Jessica Leigh Hester June 14, 2021

Found: Emperor Hadrian's Palatial Breakfast Chamber

This was no cozy nook.

Eric J. Wallace February 17, 2021

objects of intrigue

Found: A Nazi 'Enigma' Machine at the Bottom of a Bay

The rust-encrusted device was likely abandoned at the end of World War II.

Isaac Schultz January 4, 2021

Leather Balls and 3,000-Year-Old Pants Hint at an Ancient Asian Sport

They were found in the Yanghai Tombs in modern-day Northern China.

Isaac Schultz November 17, 2020

Found: The Wreck of a Ship That Carried Enslaved Maya from Mexico to Cuba

This slave trade is well known to historians, but this is the first known wreck from it.

Matthew Taub September 23, 2020

A Rare Day-by-Day Document of Life Aboard a Slave Ship

The logbook is written from the white perspective, and its horrors are plain to see.

Matthew Taub September 17, 2020

military history

The Death Site of John Laurens, Friend to Alexander Hamilton, Was a Mystery—Until Now

The 18th-century soldier, statesman, and abolitionist was also a character in the hit musical 'Hamilton.'

Isaac Schultz August 19, 2020

Found: A Mysterious, Recipe-Filled Diary From 1968

The 150 retro recipes inside offer a taste of the past.

Deepika Nandal August 4, 2020

Found: A Letter From Frederick Douglass, About the Need for Better Monuments

It was discovered "forensically," thanks to Douglass's distinctive usage of an unusual word.

Matthew Taub July 8, 2020

Have Archaeologists Found London's Lost Theater?

The Red Lion is considered to be the oldest Elizabethan playhouse—and it may have recently seen the light of day.

Jessica Leigh Hester June 16, 2020

Found: The Cold War Wreck of a World War II Submarine

A training exercise in 1958 sent the USS Stickleback to the ocean floor.

Isaac Schultz March 26, 2020

Found: A Greasy Leftover Snack Inside a Rare Book

Whether a cookie or a fruit bun, the "offending object" has been discarded.

Matthew Taub March 11, 2020