The small artifact, discovered near an ancient farmstead, features an engraving of the goddess Minerva
The sale's big-ticket item, a torch from the 1960 Winter Games, did not end up selling
The underwater expedition took place at a site that was flooded during the construction of the Aswan High Dam in the 1960s
Archaeologists think the Roman army constructed it to contain the revolting gladiator in 71 B.C.E.
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Researchers constructed the vessel using a list of materials found on a 4,000-year-old clay tablet
Colonial militiamen fired the lead balls on April 19, 1775—and likely missed their mark
Researchers uncovered skeletal remains of two people in the ancient city that seem to have been killed by a building collapse caused by seismic activity
Featuring painted stucco walls, the structure likely dates to between 200 and 600 C.E.
The Navy secretary officially cleared the 256 Black service members who were punished in connection with the explosion in Port Chicago, California
The creature's bones show evidence of cutting with stone tools, adding to a series of findings that suggest humans were present in the Americas earlier than thought
The 150-million-year-old dinosaur became the most expensive fossil ever sold at auction, raising old questions about whether such specimens should be put up for sale
The city spent $1.5 billion to improve water quality in the river, where several Olympic events are scheduled to take place
The sprawling burial complex on the outskirts of Beijing was built to hold the remains of 13 emperors
The fragile cutouts are going on display at Sutton House in London, which was once a boarding school for girls
The monument to Sadako Sasaki, who died of leukemia in 1955, vanished from Peace Park in Seattle
From Civil War biscuits to a Haitian port town, theories about the word's beginnings abounded
The former British prime minister was an avid painter who sometimes gifted his works to other world leaders
Officials are asking the donor to come forward with more information about where the artifacts were discovered
A new study finds widespread DNA evidence that an ancestor pathogen of the Black Death helped bring about the end of an agricultural society responsible for megalithic tombs and monuments, like Stonehenge
The 12th-century structure and the artworks inside it sustained no significant damage
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