Found etched into clay cylinders in Syria, the strange symbols date to around 2400 B.C.E.—500 years before other known alphabetic scripts
Makenzie Van Eyk wrote the letter as part of a class project in 1998, when she was in fourth grade. Recently, the note was discovered by a boy who goes to school with her daughter—who is now in fourth grade herself
Found in western Germany, the stone plaques feature etchings of fish trapped in grid-like nets, according to a new study
The items include artistic urns, a bone comb and an ancient sarcophagus with a full skeleton inside
On this day in 1718, the Royal Navy attacked and killed Blackbeard, also known as Edward Teach, off the coast of North Carolina
The short-term rental giant will help pay for the Colosseum Archaeological Park’s educational programs in exchange for use of the monument
Settlers in Massachusetts needed cash, but England wouldn't send any. So, they created their own mint in Boston and began making coins
Rebecca Felton was sworn in on this day, and despite her short time in power, her legacy reveals deep contradictions in American history
The copy of "Harmonia Macrocosmica" dates back to the 17th century and includes ancient theories of the universe
Survivors of the whale attack drifted at sea for months, succumbing to starvation, dehydration—and even cannibalism
"Women & Freud: Patients, Pioneers, Artists" spotlights the women who influenced the Austrian neurologist—and the field of psychoanalysis more broadly
Microsoft and the Vatican used artificial intelligence to virtually recreate the historic Vatican City church
The nonprofit behind the tool wants people to learn the history of the spaces they inhabit
The marble slab, which dates to between 300 and 500 C.E., is the oldest-known stone tablet inscribed with the Commandments. Nobody recognized its significance until decades after its discovery
Some of the gems may have featured in a royal scandal known as the "affair of the diamond necklace" that damaged the French queen’s reputation in 1785
The president's humble speech, delivered on this day in 1863, was filled with profound reverence for the Union's ideals—and the men who died fighting for them
The life-sized bronze sculpture of the congressman joins statues of Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks in the Equal Justice Initiative's Legacy Plaza in Montgomery
A tiny gladiator figurine was used as a handle on a 2,000-year-old copper folding knife found in an English river, suggesting that popular fascination with the ancient fighters reached the edges of the empire
The marble bust was made by the celebrated sculptor Edmé Bouchardon nearly 300 years ago. After a small town purchased it in the 1930s, it was lost for decades
After her detainment on this day in 1872, Anthony was found guilty by a federal court. She refused to pay her "unjust" $100 fine
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