Man’s 30-Year Hobby Reportedly Leads To Stunning Discovery Of 3,000-Year-Old Artifact
A Wisconsin man using a metal detector as a hobby unearthed a surprising historical artifact: an ancient spear tip, according to a report Saturday. Dick Banaszak, a 65-year-old public works worker, discovered a 3,000-year-old Copper Culture spear point along the Root River in Racine. NewsweekThis discovery is particularly noteworthy because it is located in the […]
History enthusiast finds artifact belonging to George Washington at Goodwill: ‘Very unusual’
Originally owned by President George Washington, the artifact recently found its way to a Virginia history enthusiast, who later donated it to the museum, thanks to Goodwill. The piece is currently on display at the American Revolutionary War Museum in Philadelphia. Collector Richard “Dana” Moore stumbled upon the relic, a 6-inch-long piece of linen fabric […]
Authorities Recover Stolen Revolutionary War Artifact ‘Hidden From Generations Of Americans’
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Philadelphia Division and other authorities announced Monday that they found an American Revolution musket stolen in an art heist in the 1960s. Philadelphia’s Museum of the American Revolution held a ceremony where the FBI Art Crime Team, Philadelphia Field Office and others “repatriated” the musket after it was taken […]
Woman Discovers $4 Vase Is 2,000-Year-Old Mayan Artifact
A woman discovered that a $4 vase she bought at a thrift store was a 2,000-year-old Mayan artifact, Fox News reported on Friday. Anna Lee Dozier discovered that a vase she bought at her local thrift store for just $3.99 was actually a Mayan artifact from over 1,000 years ago. according to According to Fox […]
Washington, DC, woman learns her $4 thrift store vase is 2,000-year-old Mayan artifact
A Washington, DC woman had no idea that the vase she bought at a thrift store for $3.99 was a Mayan artifact from over 1,000 years ago. Five years later, the lost pottery is set to be returned to its native Mexico. Anna Lee Dozier said when she found the vase at 2A Thrift Store […]
Mysterious artifact found on Cape Cod beach identified
Cape Cod authorities have reportedly unraveled a piece of history after a mysterious object dating back to the Cold War era was discovered on a local beach. The large artifact, which resembles an aircraft fuselage, was discovered at Marconi Beach in Massachusetts in early April, according to a recent post shared on the Cape Cod […]