New Scans Show Fate of Sunken SS Terra Nova
Launched in 1884, the Terra Nova lived a peaceful life as a whaler until she joined Robert Falcon Scott’s ill-fated Antarctic expedition in 1910.
August 4, 2025
Launched in 1884, the Terra Nova lived a peaceful life as a whaler until she joined Robert Falcon Scott’s ill-fated Antarctic expedition in 1910.
The Medieval-era find boasts an image of St. Catherine of Alexandria.
The math doesn’t add up.
A rusty infantry saber, likely used by grenadiers or non-commissioned officers in the second half of the 18th century, has been found in Warsaw’s Vistula River.
“These are the spreadsheets of empire, the very first material evidence of the very first empire in the world—the real evidence of the imperial control and how it actually worked.”
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