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Mayday! 22 mysterious shipwrecks you can see on Google Earth
Google Earth has captured images of rotting and rusting hulls that are wasting away in shallow waters the world over.
'Spectacular silver treasure' from Viking Age unearthed by college student on farm in Denmark
A metal detectorist found more than a half dozen pieces of silver jewelry while exploring farmland in Denmark.
16th-century compass unearthed in Poland may have belonged to Copernicus
The 500-year-old compass is a two-pronged metal device that scientists used for precise measurements in cartography, geometry and astronomy.
Arthur's Stone: A 5,700-year-old monument in England linked to the legend of King Arthur
The large stone table is considered one of the most recognizable Neolithic monuments in England.
3 shipwrecks from 'forgotten battle' of World War II discovered off remote Alaskan island
This is the first time that wrecks from the almost-overlooked conflict in WWII have been studied scientifically.
When did humans start cooking food?
When did humans first roast food over a fire? Archaeology and biology can shed light on this mystery.
Last meal of crocodile mummified in ancient Egypt revealed in CT scans 3,000 years later
Pompeii victims died in 'extreme agony,' 2 newfound skeletons reveal
Archaeologists have found the skeletons of a man and a woman, along with their valuables, in a room in Pompeii.
