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11-Year-Old Boy Stumbles Upon 2,500-Year-Old Fertility Amulet In Israel

Zvi Ben-David was on a hike with his family near the Besor River when he suddenly noticed a strange object. When he picked it up, he realized that it was a ceramic figurine of a woman.

By Kaleena Fraga • Mar 10, 2021

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11-Year-Old Boy Stumbles Upon 2,500-Year-Old Fertility Amulet In Israel

Zvi Ben-David was on a hike with his family near the Besor River when he suddenly noticed a strange object. When he picked it up, he realized that it was a ceramic figurine of a woman.

By Kaleena Fraga • March 10, 2021

Pennsylvania Treasure Hunters Claim The FBI Is Cheating Them Out Of A Cache Of Civil War Gold

Small-time treasure hunters Dennis and Kem Parada alerted the FBI to what they believed was a horde of stolen gold from 1863. They then claimed that the FBI squeezed them out of the search.

By Marco Margaritoff • Mar 9, 2021

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Pennsylvania Treasure Hunters Claim The FBI Is Cheating Them Out Of A Cache Of Civil War Gold

Small-time treasure hunters Dennis and Kem Parada alerted the FBI to what they believed was a horde of stolen gold from 1863. They then claimed that the FBI squeezed them out of the search.

By Marco Margaritoff • March 9, 2021

This Week In History News, Feb. 28 – Mar. 6

Cherokee Freedmen's rights finally recognized, Pompeii chariot unearthed, Al Capone's Prohibition-era moonshine still found.

By All That's Interesting • Mar 5, 2021

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This Week In History News, Feb. 28 – Mar. 6

Cherokee Freedmen's rights finally recognized, Pompeii chariot unearthed, Al Capone's Prohibition-era moonshine still found.

By All That's Interesting • March 5, 2021

Moonshine Barrel Linked To Al Capone Found In South Carolina’s ‘Hell Hole Swamp’

During Prohibition, Hell Hole Swamp was one of the biggest suppliers of illegal booze to Chicago.

By Kaleena Fraga • Mar 3, 2021

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Moonshine Barrel Linked To Al Capone Found In South Carolina’s ‘Hell Hole Swamp’

During Prohibition, Hell Hole Swamp was one of the biggest suppliers of illegal booze to Chicago.

By Kaleena Fraga • March 3, 2021

Stunning 2,000-Year-Old Ceremonial Chariot Discovered In Pompeii Villa

The first-of-its-kind chariot is ornately designed, leading experts to believe it was used in weddings and parades.

By Marco Margaritoff • Mar 1, 2021

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Stunning 2,000-Year-Old Ceremonial Chariot Discovered In Pompeii Villa

The first-of-its-kind chariot is ornately designed, leading experts to believe it was used in weddings and parades.

By Marco Margaritoff • March 1, 2021

This Week In History News, Feb. 14 – 20

Viking treasure trove unearthed, ancient Egyptian brewery found, Stonehenge's original site discovered.

By All That's Interesting • Feb 19, 2021

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This Week In History News, Feb. 14 – 20

Viking treasure trove unearthed, ancient Egyptian brewery found, Stonehenge's original site discovered.

By All That's Interesting • February 19, 2021

Researchers Find The ‘Original’ Stonehenge — And It’s Not In England

According to researchers, the earliest version of Stonehenge was built in southwest Wales over 5,000 years ago.

By Kaleena Fraga • Feb 17, 2021

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Researchers Find The ‘Original’ Stonehenge — And It’s Not In England

According to researchers, the earliest version of Stonehenge was built in southwest Wales over 5,000 years ago.

By Kaleena Fraga • February 17, 2021

Archaeologists Unearth World’s Oldest Brewery At Ancient Egyptian Burial Site

The 5,000-year-old beer factory was found in a necropolis dedicated to the ancient Egyptian god of the underworld.

By Marco Margaritoff • Feb 15, 2021

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Archaeologists Unearth World’s Oldest Brewery At Ancient Egyptian Burial Site

The 5,000-year-old beer factory was found in a necropolis dedicated to the ancient Egyptian god of the underworld.

By Marco Margaritoff • February 15, 2021

This Week In History News, Feb. 7 – 13

Millennia-old conch shell instrument uncovered, Nazi concentration camp secretary charged, 50-year-old lunar golf ball found.

By All That's Interesting • Feb 12, 2021

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This Week In History News, Feb. 7 – 13

Millennia-old conch shell instrument uncovered, Nazi concentration camp secretary charged, 50-year-old lunar golf ball found.

By All That's Interesting • February 12, 2021

Skeletal Remains Found In The 18th-Century Wreck Of The Pirate Ship ‘Whydah’ Off The Coast Of Cape Cod

Researchers believe that one of the Whydah skeletons might belong to the legendary pirate Samuel "Black Sam" Bellamy.

By Kaleena Fraga • Feb 12, 2021

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Skeletal Remains Found In The 18th-Century Wreck Of The Pirate Ship ‘Whydah’ Off The Coast Of Cape Cod

Researchers believe that one of the Whydah skeletons might belong to the legendary pirate Samuel "Black Sam" Bellamy.

By Kaleena Fraga • February 12, 2021

This Week In History News, Jan. 31 – Feb. 6

Man wills fortune to town that saved him from the Nazis, archaeologists unearth golden-tongued Egyptian mummy, and historic Indigenous fort in Alaska reappears after 200 years.

By All That's Interesting • Feb 5, 2021

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This Week In History News, Jan. 31 – Feb. 6

Man wills fortune to town that saved him from the Nazis, archaeologists unearth golden-tongued Egyptian mummy, and historic Indigenous fort in Alaska reappears after 200 years.

By All That's Interesting • February 5, 2021