A 600-Year-Old Depiction of a Martyred Saint found in a Farmer’s Field
The Medieval-era find boasts an image of St. Catherine of Alexandria.
August 1, 2025
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.”
Discover two million years of human history and culture
Created 5,000 years ago, the mysterious color has been found on artworks and artifacts throughout the ancient world. But the pigment’s recipe was eventually lost to history
