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

Science 'Astonishing' giant circle of pits found at Stonehenge Xeni Jardin

archaeology A truck crashed into one of the Easter Island head statues and destroyed it David Pescovitz

History For 13 years, this photographer has been building an incredible 3D digital model of Athens David Pescovitz

Games The ancient world's greatest board games David Pescovitz

History Tourists deported for crapping in Macchu Picchu and damaging the stonework David Pescovitz

Science The secrets within a 2,600-year-old preserved brain of a decapitated man David Pescovitz

books Archaeologists in Egypt discovered one of the first illustrated books in history David Pescovitz

archaeology At least ten unexploded bombs are hidden in the ruins of Pompeii David Pescovitz

drugs At a Chinese cemetery, scientists discover some of the oldest evidence of pot smoking David Pescovitz

drugs Drug paraphernalia that's 1,000-years-old still contains traces of coke and DMT David Pescovitz

Science Prehistoric poop reveals person ate entire venomous snake, including a fang David Pescovitz

Science This is the reconstructed face of a pet dog that lived 4,500 years ago David Pescovitz

History Water pipe dig in England unearths site of human sacrifices David Pescovitz

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mistakes Ancient Scottish stone circle turns out to have been built in 1990s Rob Beschizza

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Games 4,000-year-old game board carved into floor of ancient rock shelter David Pescovitz

History Archaeologist dug up a 500-year-old skeleton wearing boots David Pescovitz

Weird Sweden: Girl, 8, pulls a 1,500-year-old sword out of a lake where she and her dad were swimming Xeni Jardin