US Aircraft Carrier Sunk in WW2 Battle Finally Found Off Australian Coast
Wreckage from the USS Lexington, as well as 11 downed WWII planes, were found by the expedition crew of a civilian research vessel on Sunday.
Wreckage from the USS Lexington, as well as 11 downed WWII planes, were found by the expedition crew of a civilian research vessel on Sunday.
The Union College archivists are now preserving the lock of hair and plan to put it on public display.
The tattoos may have indicated status or bravery, or they may have held spiritual importance, like an indication of special knowledge or protective powers.
We’ll never look at hunter-gatherers the same way again.
Why did these ancient artists take the time and effort to carve these sculptures in the middle of nowhere?
In other words, white people in Europe are a much newer thing than we thought.
If you're driving in southern Peru, stay the heck on the road.
The skeletons were found arranged in an interlocked spiral pattern, forming what researchers suggest was part of an elaborate ritual.
The discovery is resetting what we know about so-called “archaic” humans.
A partial human jawbone fossil found in Israel is causing scientists to reconsider what they thought they knew about early humans.
Needless to say, government officials aren’t happy.
Next time you're out on walkies with Rover, keep your eyes peeled. Who knows what kind of historical marvel you might stumble across.
Archaeologists in Israel have uncovered an ancient sweet spot in which early humans flourished some 500,000 years ago.
Maybe pirates were just misunderstood sailors after all.
“The conclusions are sound and it is clear that the results represent a significant new chapter in our understanding of the settlement of North America.”
There have been no less than 13 private and government-funded hunts for the wreck, but it seems the 13th time's the charm.
