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Archaeologists Unearth the Long-Lost Top Half of an Enormous Ramses II Statue
Nearly 100 years after the legs of a giant statue of Pharoah Ramses II were found in Egypt, archaeologists have finally located his better...
Good News in History, March 15
52 years ago today, The Godfather premiered in the United States. Based on a novel of the same name by American Mario Puzo, Paramount acquired...
Good News in History, March 13
On this day last year, worldwide unit sales of vinyl records climbed above CDs for the first time since 1987, completing the only low-tech...
Good News in History, March 5
50 years ago today, a very special performance was held at Berkeley University to witness the singing of the Hymn to Nikkal. It had...
Run by Grandmothers, a Staten Island Restaurant Highlights Homecooking from Around the World
Most visitors going to Staten Island are doing so to see the Statue of Liberty, but within the kitchen at 27 Hyatt Street can...
2,000-Year-old Scroll Burnt in Pompeii Decoded and Read for First Time by Three Genius Students
In October, GNN reported on the first winner of the Vesuvius Challenge, which sought to inspire young people to use AI technology to decode...
The Long-Lost ‘Legend’ Leopard Fish Found Again in Turkey’s Rivers Confirming the Stories from Locals
A team of ichthyologists in Türkiye (Turkey) has rediscovered a "legend" in the form of a carp-like, spotted fish called the leopard barbel (Luciobarbus...
An IV Bag for Disasters That Doesn’t Need Gravity Scoops Up 2023 James Dyson Award for International Effort
A team of South Korean student inventors has been awarded the 2023 James Dyson Award for an air pressure-controlled IV bag that will allow...
Spy Satellite Photos Reveal Hundreds of Long-Lost Roman Forts, Challenging Decades-Old Theory
Declassified photos captured by United States spy satellites launched during the Cold War have revealed an archaeological treasure trove: hundreds of previously unknown Roman-era...
2 Unknown Rembrandts Hidden in Private Collection for 200 Years Sparks Upcoming Auction
A pair of small portraits made, perhaps spontaneously, of Rembrandt van Rijn's distant in-laws were discovered recently among a private collection.
Never seen before, or...
‘Hero’ Dogs From Rescue Operation in Turkey Get First Class Seats on Airliners Flying Them Home
When the full extent of the recent earthquakes in Turkey and Syria became apparent, rescuers came from around the world and across political boundaries...
Turkish Firefighter Rescues Cat From Rubble and it Refuses to Leave His Side
Cats often get a bad rap for being loners, but one lucky kitty trapped under rubble in the Turkish quakes, will not allow himself...
5,000 Year-Old Tavern Found in Iraq
It doesn't get much older than Sumeria, but even the modern concept of going out to eat was already established 1,000 years before the...
Hundreds of Mayan Cities and Towns with Ball Courts and Roads Discovered in LiDAR Survey in Guatemala
Researchers studying the Mayan Empire have discovered that hidden under the rainforests of Guatemala were more than 900 habitations including at least 4 large...
Americas’ Oldest Spear Points Discovered in Idaho Look Like Ones From Japan 16,000 Years Ago
Archaeologists have uncovered weapon points that are thousands of years older than any others previously found in the Americas.
Researchers from Oregon State University have...
Historians Stunned: Uzbekistan Nomads Supplied a Third of the Bronze Used Across Ancient Mediterranean
Cutting edge analysis of tin isotopes has shown that tiny tribes of pastoral nomads from modern-day Uzbekistan supplied a third of all the precious...
Words Engraved on a Bronze Hand May Rewrite History for a Small but Special People
A very peculiar decorative ornament was found in an archeological dig last year in Spain—a bronze amulet shaped like a hand that would lead...
First Ever Sentence Found in Canaanite Language is a Plea to Remove Hair Lice Discovered Etched on Ivory Comb
The first sentence ever discovered that was written in the Canaanite language turns out to be a plea to eradicate beard lice.
Unearthed in the...
Location of St. Nicholas Tomb Discovered–the Inspiration For Santa Claus Who Left Gifts Inside Shoes and Helped the Poor
The exact location of the tomb of the Roman-era saint who inspired the gift-giving of Santa Claus has been uncovered by archeologists in the...
Enormous Underground City Uncovered in Turkey
An enormous underground city has been discovered in Turkey that was created by persecuted Jews and Christians in Imperial Rome.
At 74 acres, the ancient...