crocheting A crocheted Venus of Willendorf Rusty Blazenhoff

History Man with metal detector turns up rare 2,000-year-old Roman artifact David Pescovitz

kitchenware Cuneiform Gingerbread Tablet Rolling Pin John Struan

History How to turn a freshly-felled 200 year old pine tree into eight radial beams for your medieval church spire Rob Beschizza

tattoos From Bears Ears in Utah, a 2,000-year-old tattooing tool is rediscovered Xeni Jardin

archaeology Space archaeology: A conversation with TED Prize winner Sarah Parcak Rob Reid

Kids Manipulate a 3D model of the Rosetta Stone Andrea James

offworld Meet the secret new horror mistress of video games Leigh Alexander

Henry I may be the next English king found under a car lot Rob Beschizza

The magician who astounded the world by conjuring spirits and talking with mummies Mark Frauenfelder

offworld You have 20 minutes before the sun blows up Laura Hudson

Meet me in Atlantis: my obsessive quest to find the sunken city Mark Adams

travel What bees taught me about Cambodia Tom Fassbender

Games Making better use of dice in games Matt M. Casey

cats Meet Ancient Peru's own Grumpy Cat Madeleine Johnson