Archeology

October 29, 2025

Trove of Incredibly Well-Preserved Fossils Found in Australian Red Rocks

In New South Wales, Australia, a natural wonder hides beneath farmland in a place called McGraths Flat. A trove of fossils were discovered there, including a recent number of soft tissue fossils preserved in peculiar goethite rocks. The McGraths Flat dates back to the Miocene epoch, a time period in which a large portion of plants and animals that roam Earth to this day evolved.

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October 14, 2025

Researchers Discover 300,000-Year-Old Human Footprints Offering Insight Into Early Human History

A team of archaeologists have recently uncovered 300,000-year-old footprints in what is now known as Schöningen, in Lower Saxony. These footprints are now the oldest to be discovered in Germany, and provide more insight into mankind’s evolution and beginnings. The researchers responsible for this discovery published their findings in a study for Quartenary Science Reviews.

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September 9, 2025

Ancient Relics Recovered From a Long-Gone Sunken City off the Egyptian Coast

Embed from Getty Images Sunken treasure comes in many forms, and it's not all jewels. Piecing together history is just as valuable. Recently, a trove of relics was recovered by Egyptian officials off the coast of Alexandria, Egypt. The remains were from an ancient sunken city called Canopus, and the pieces range from individual statues to building ruins to the city's infrastructure.

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