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geological oddities

An Entire Continent Went Missing—But Scientists Have Found It Again

Fear not, these geologists are good at their jobs.
Olivia Young November 2, 2023
paintings

Unveiling the Mystery of a Royal Wedding Dress Lost for 179 Years

Made famous by 'The Empress' on Netflix, Sisi and her missing garment provoked an imperial hunt over centuries.
Ronan O'Connell August 30, 2023
Before artist Courtney Senior launched International Art and Found Day in 2020, she would regularly leave packages with this message around Toronto.
paintings

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
Nazi World War II Enigma machines can sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars at auction—even those uncovered from the seafloor.
nazis

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
A honey hunting scene at abrigo de Barranco Gómez in Castellote, Teruel, Spain.
food

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

Back then, it was more like hunting.
Omnia Saed December 16, 2021
Two of these polished stone balls were found in a Neolithic tomb on a remote Scottish island.
mystery

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
Like something out of a storybook, maybe? At least until you look a little closer.
architecture

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

A bit disturbing, but oddly lovely.
Matthew Taub July 22, 2021
The excavation site, on the eastern bank of the Nile.
churches

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
Landlubbers discovered the stuffed-bottle surprise.
trains

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
The villa is a well-known World Heritage Site.
food

Found: Emperor Hadrian's Palatial Breakfast Chamber

This was no cozy nook.
Eric J. Wallace February 17, 2021
The machine, abandoned and claimed by nature at the bottom of the bay.
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
The Yanghai Tombs are in the arid Turpan basin, and thousands of graves remain unexcavated.
cemeteries

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
The wreck is just two nautical miles from the town of Sisal.
shipwrecks

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
The rare logbook is now held by Georgetown's Booth Family Center for Special Collections.
rare books

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
The Laurens Run, named for the path the revolutionary colonel took to his death, will be part of the Liberty Trail network.
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
The diary's recipe for bûche de Noël, along with a few of the ingredients needed to make it.
food

Found: A Mysterious, Recipe-Filled Diary From 1968

The 150 retro recipes inside offer a taste of the past.
Deepika Nandal August 4, 2020
Frederick Douglass first challenged the monument's merit more than a century ago.
statues

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
Archaeologists think the timber structure could be the remains of gallery seats.
architecture

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