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 World's Largest Cave Found 


May 1, 09 5:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - A British expedition team has discovered what they believe to be the world’s largest cave deep within the Vietnamese jungle, the Telegraph reports. At 650 feet high and nearly 500 feet wide, Hang Son Doong—or Mountain River Cave—is twice the size of current record holder Deer Cave... More »

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Vietnam • British • caves • discovery

 US Scavengers Spot 
 Legendary Warship 

Tons of gold coins could be on board sunken British warship

Feb 1, 09 6:30 PM CST
(Newser) - A US company has found a prized, 18th century British warship that may be worth millions, the BBC reports. Florida-based Odyssey Marine Exploration says it has spotted the HMS Victory, a man-o-war that sank in the English Channel in 1744 and has been sought by scavengers ever since. "Very... More »

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shipwreck • English Channel • treasure • Britain • warship • discovery • Odyssey Marine Exploration

 New Mozart Score 
 Surfaces in France 

Melodic sketch was part of a collection given to a Nantes library in early 1800s

Sep 18, 08 5:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - A single-page musical score located in a French library has been confirmed as a Mozart original, the Telegraph reports. “Mozart's handwriting is clearly identifiable,” an expert said. “There's no doubt that this is an original piece handwritten by Mozart.” The notation is for a melody only,... More »

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France • classical music • Austria • score • Vienna • authenticity • discovery • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart • Nantes • library

Palin Vetted
Just Before Being Chosen

But McCain camp stresses she was still thoroughly checked out

Sep 3, 08 2:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin did not meet with John McCain’s top veep-vetter until the day before the Republican nominee announced his pick, the Washington Post reports. Despite the apparent haste, McCain’s camp assured the public that the Alaska governor’s past had been thoroughly examined. But it wasn’t... More »

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John McCain • vetting • Sarah Palin • discovery • vice presidential candidate • Bristol Palin

 Archaeologists
 Unearth Ancient 
 Gold Wreath

Greek find was removed from original resting place

Aug 30, 08 12:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - An ancient gold wreath buried with human bones in a copper vase has been discovered in the old stomping grounds of Alexander the Great in northern Greece, AP reports. It's rare to find such wreaths, which were generally buried with royalty. Diggers found it in the ruins of Aigai, the... More »

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archaeology • gold • discovery • ancient Greece

'One in a Million' Conjoined Birds Found in Arkansas

Pair dies after landowner rescues them fallen from tree

Jul 18, 08 8:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - A pair of barn swallows born joined at the hip are being sent to the Smithsonian Institute for study, the AP reports. An Arkansas landowner found them fallen out of a tree this week and kept them for a day, but they refused to eat and died. Conjoined birds are... More »

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conjoined twins • Arkansas • birds • scientific discoveries • animal • discovery • Smithsonian Insitution

 1780 British Warship Found 

Extraordinarily well-preserved Revolutionary War sloop located in Lake Ontario

Jun 14, 08 6:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two intrepid explorers using sonar and a remote-controlled submersible have discovered what may be the oldest shipwreck in the Great Lakes, the AP reports. HMS Ontario, a British warship carrying as many as 130, sank in a storm in Lake Ontario in 1780. Since 1781, when six sailors’ bodies... More »

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archaeology • shipwreck • storm • Lake Ontario • Britain • Revolutionary War • discovery • HMS Ontario

 Fossil Feces Revise History 

Evidence shows humans arrived in North America much earlier than thought

Apr 3, 08 9:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Fossilized feces found in an Oregon cave have scientists rethinking how and when humans first came to North America. At 14,300 years old, the ancient poop was deposited at least 1,000 years before humans were thought to roam the area, National Geographic reports. Discoveries like this "help... More »

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origins of humanity • archeology • fossil • Oregon • discovery

Peru Dig Yields 4000-Year Old Gold Necklace

Oldest bling in the Americas shows primitives liked prestige

Mar 31, 08 8:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Researchers have dug up the oldest piece of crafted gold in the Americas, a 4,000-year old gold necklace, LiveScience reports. Found at a pre-Inca burial site in Peru, the bling proves that primitive societies sought displays of wealth. It signals "the social process towards some kind of inequality,... More »

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archaeology • Peru • anthropology • gold • jewelry • discovery

 WWII Ship Found After 66 Years 

Legendary HMAS Sydney sank in battle with German raider

Mar 17, 08 11:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - A legendary Australian war ship sunk in the Indian Ocean by a German raider during World War II has been found nearly intact after 66 years, the Australian PM confirmed today. The HMAS Sydney sank after a 30-minute battle with the Kormoran in Australia's greatest tragedy at sea. The wreckage... More »

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Australia • Germany • shipwreck • sailor • Indian Ocean • history • World War II • Kevin Rudd • sonar • discovery

Archaeologists Unearth Pre-Inca Temple

'Sacred ceremonial nature' of site surprises researchers

Mar 16, 08 6:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Archaeologists have dug up a pre-Incan temple that sheds light on a lost Peruvian culture, the AP reports. Nestled in a mountain region, the sprawling site housed the Killke people as they fended off an encroaching Spanish empire around 1200 AD. Evidence of mummies and idols shows that the Killke... More »

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archaeology • Peru • Inca • ancient cities • ruins • Killke • Peruvian mountains • discovery

Ancient Plaza Found in Peru

Site may be oldest urban structure in the Americas

Feb 26, 08 1:50 PM CST
(Newser) - Archaeologists in Peru have unearthed one of the oldest structures in the Americas, Reuters reports. Carbon dating indicates the ceremonial plaza in Casma is 5,500 years old, scientists at the dig say. That's 500 years older than the nearby ancient citadel of Caral, previously thought be Peru’s oldest... More »

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archaeology • Peru • Lima • ancient cities • Casma, Peru • Caral, Peru • discovery

Germans Find Hidden Nazi Gold

Gold pinpointed in cavern, stolen chamber of the czars could be nearby

Feb 20, 08 7:44 AM CST
(Newser) - Treasure hunters in Germany have announced they've found a secret stash of Nazi gold in an underground cavern and they believe it could be from the looted Amber Room of the Russian czars, Der Speigel reports. Instruments have detected what could be 2 tons of gold in the cavern near... More »

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Russia • Germany • Nazi • treasure • history • World War II • czar • gold • Amber Room • Luftwaffe • discovery

Newfound Altar Predates Zeus Worship

Archaeologists uncover evidence of ancient pre-Greek diety

Feb 5, 08 11:15 AM CST
(Newser) - Archaeologists in Greece have unearthed the remains of an altar that predates Zeus worship, the New York Times reports. The evidence of animal sacrifices to an unknown deity thousands of years ago turned up during excavation of a temple to Zeus in Greece's Arcadia region. “We went from BC... More »

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archaeology • Greece • Zeus • Arcadia • discovery

Turks Find Hitler's 'Lost Fleet'

Three German U-boats located in Black Sea

Feb 4, 08 2:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Three World War II U-boats, known as "Hitler's lost fleet," have been discovered off the Turkish coast, the Telegraph reports. A Turkish team combined archival research with sailor interviews and sonar technology to find the wreckage, part of the six-boat fleet that dogged Russian ships in the Black... More »

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Germany • Adolf Hitler • Black Sea • sailor • Nazi • history • World War II • submarine • Romania • U-boats • Hitler's lost fleet • sonar • discovery

Pyramid
Unearthed
in Mexico City

Newfound Aztec ruins predate known sites
by at least a century

Dec 28, 07 10:58 AM CST
(Newser) - Archaeologists have unearthed the ruins of an 800-year-old Aztec pyramid in the heart of modern Mexico City. The ruins, which are approximately 36 feet high, stand on the former site of Tlatelolco, a center of political and religious power and the twin city of Tenochtitlan. The discovery indicates that the... More »

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archaeology • Mexico City • Mexico • Aztecs • Tlatelolco • Tenochtitlan • discovery

Pirate Ahoy! Capt. Kidd's Ship Found in Caribbean

Found in just 10 feet
of water off coast of Dominican island

Dec 14, 07 4:20 AM CST
(Newser) - An American underwater archaeology team has found what's believed to be the remains of a ship piloted by notorious buccaneer Captain William Kidd. Indiana University researchers discovered cannons and anchors off a tiny Caribbean island in just ten feet of water, which they believe belong to the Quedagh Merchant, a... More »

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archaeology • shipwreck • Caribbean • Dominican Republic • William Kidd • discovery

Archaeologists Unearth Part of Roman Throne

First finding of its kind
is decorated with
ivory bas-reliefs of gods

Dec 5, 07 2:47 AM CST
(Newser) - Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a Roman throne in the volcanic ash that buried the city of Herculaneum when Mount Vesuvius erupted in the year 79. Scientists unearthed two legs and the back of a throne, the first ever found. The piece was decorated with ivory bas-reliefs of ancient... More »

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archaeology • Romans • relics • Pompeii • Herculaneum • discovery

Diggers Unearth Key Bible Wall

Ancient wall thought to be one mentioned in Bible

Nov 30, 07 7:37 AM CST
(Newser) - Archaeologists digging in Jerusalem's City of David have found what they believe is an ancient wall mentioned in the Bible, AP reports. While working to save a tower from collapse, they found pottery shards and arrowheads from the 5th century BC, leading them to believe that a wall nearby is... More »

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Israel • archaeology • Jerusalem • Bible • discovery

Cave of Romulus and Remus Comes to Light

Ancient Roman site uncovered during renovations to Augustus' palace

Nov 20, 07 3:28 PM CST
(Newser) - Archaeologists have found the cave worshiped by ancient Romans as the site where a wolf nursed the infant twins Romulus and Remus, who later founded the city. The cave, called the Lupercale, was found underground in an unexplored site near the palace of Augustus. "You can imagine our amazement,... More »

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Ancient Rome • Lupercale • Romulus and Remus • Palace of Augustus • discovery

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