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A sixth grader discovered a precious blue gemstone during a school excavation at an ancient biblical site near the Sea of Galilee. The rare find offers a glimpse into luxury life in the Roman and Byzantine eras.
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When Italian students occupied their school to protest remote learning, they accidentally stumbled upon a 1,800-year-old Roman villa hidden in the basement. What started as teenage rebellion led to one of Rome's most exciting recent archaeological discoveries.
A sixth grader on his final day of an educational archaeology project unearthed a rare deep-blue gemstone from the Roman or Byzantine era. The prestigious find reveals ancient Korazim's forgotten world of luxury and beauty.
A 13-year-old boy spotted a tiny bronze coin on the ground in Berlin that turned out to be an ancient Greek artifact from Troy, the first of its kind ever discovered in the city. The mysterious find is rewriting what historians know about connections between ancient Greece and Northern Europe.
A curious 13-year-old walking through Berlin discovered a 2,300-year-old Greek coin from ancient Troy, making archaeological history. The tiny bronze artifact is opening new questions about connections between ancient Greece and early Germanic tribes.
University of Chicago undergrads discovered the most chemically pure star ever observed during a spring break research trip to Chile. The ancient star offers a rare window into how the universe's second generation of stars formed billions of years ago.
A quick-thinking university student in Israel stopped suspected artifact thieves and then discovered a rare 12th-century Crusader sword hidden in the seabed. The three-foot weapon offers new insights into medieval warriors and coastal life during the Crusades.