archaeology This 2,500-year-old Chinese sword looks like "something from the J.R.R. Tolkien universe that has entered the actual historical record" Ellsworth Toohey

religion Babylonian tablets reveal kings installed royal doubles during eclipses, then executed them Ellsworth Toohey

animals New York resident finds 11,000-year-old mastodon jaw in backyard Allan Rose Hill

Science There's a room-sized time capsule in Georgia that will be opened 6,098 years from now Ellsworth Toohey

archaeology "Amateurish" and "clumsy" tomb raiders forced to return ancient artifacts Allan Rose Hill

drugs Evidence of ancient speed freaks found in Pleistocene burial cave Allan Rose Hill

cats Archaeological evidence of cat "making biscuits" 1,200 years ago Allan Rose Hill

Science Smashing success: Rome's hill of 53 million jars Jason Weisberger

archaeology Marge Simpson is depicted on this 3,500-year-old Egyptian coffin Allan Rose Hill

archaeology "Perfectly preserved" 18th century cherries found in George Washington's Mount Vernon basement Allan Rose Hill

archaeology "Extraordinary" 4,000-year-old skull reveals medical milestone Allan Rose Hill

archaeology Archaeological site discovered where new archaeology lab is under construction David Pescovitz

archaeology Man finds stone age mammoth bones buried in his basement David Pescovitz

archaeology Archaeologist braves the Joe Rogan podcast to counter Graham Hancock's nonsense Jennifer Sandlin

archaeology Psychedelic music depicted on ancient Peruvian rock art David Pescovitz

Japan Stash of 100,00 ancient coins found at construction site David Pescovitz

Science Drought in Amazon reveals rocks with ancient human faces David Pescovitz

religion Biblical city of Sodom was possibly destroyed by an asteroid David Pescovitz

Science Evidence of hominins building wooden structures half a million years ago Ruben Bolling

archaeology Man makes his own "Aztec Death Whistle" and tests it on his family with disturbing results Mark Frauenfelder