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Researchers found 120 ancient inscriptions referring to a mysterious goddess known as "the Lady" in a cave in Valencia, ...
20/08/2026

Researchers found 120 ancient inscriptions referring to a mysterious goddess known as "the Lady" in a cave in Valencia, Spain.

A mysterious burial in an underground water channel may help archaeologists understand a pre-Inca ritual in Peru.
20/08/2026

A mysterious burial in an underground water channel may help archaeologists understand a pre-Inca ritual in Peru.

An Iron Age grave has been discovered in the Scottish Highlands. The person was buried within what may have been a ritua...
18/08/2026

An Iron Age grave has been discovered in the Scottish Highlands. The person was buried within what may have been a ritual well.

Stone tools from a lakeside site in Saudi Arabia hint that Neanderthals were adapted to the arid Arabian interior, not j...
18/08/2026

Stone tools from a lakeside site in Saudi Arabia hint that Neanderthals were adapted to the arid Arabian interior, not just to cold places.

An ancient Etruscan cult likely left burials and bronze artifacts in a well that was recently discovered in Italy.
18/08/2026

An ancient Etruscan cult likely left burials and bronze artifacts in a well that was recently discovered in Italy.

A small church discovered beneath a larger one may have hosted one of the most important meetings in the history of Chri...
17/08/2026

A small church discovered beneath a larger one may have hosted one of the most important meetings in the history of Christianity, but some scholars not involved with the excavation disagree.

Dozens of fractures in a medieval skeleton found buried near a castle suggest the person may have been killed by a direc...
17/08/2026

Dozens of fractures in a medieval skeleton found buried near a castle suggest the person may have been killed by a direct trebuchet hit.

Archaeologists aren't sure why prehistoric people in Japan made these elaborate vessels decorated with flames.
17/08/2026

Archaeologists aren't sure why prehistoric people in Japan made these elaborate vessels decorated with flames.

THE STRANGE STORY OF THE KENTUCKY MEAT SHOWER OF 1876 🥩On the 3rd of March 1876, at Olympia Springs, Bath County in Kent...
14/08/2026

THE STRANGE STORY OF THE KENTUCKY MEAT SHOWER OF 1876 🥩

On the 3rd of March 1876, at Olympia Springs, Bath County in Kentucky - Mrs Crouch was sitting in her yard, making soap and minding her business. Then something strange happened. All around her, chunks of "beef" like meat began to fall from the sky. It fell around her home, sticking to the fences and littering the ground. According to a contemporary New York Times article, two particularly brave gentlemen who took it upon themselves to taste the substance claimed it was most likely "mutton or venison".

Sounds ridiculous doesn't it? But there is surprising evidence that the event took place. Lexington Kentucky's Transylvania University has among its collections, a bottle containing one of the pieces of meat, collected shortly after the shower. Tests conducted on the substance have been inconclusive and they are still unsure exactly what animal the flesh comes from.

So what caused the bizarre shower? In an 1876 edition of the Louisville Medical News, Dr L D Kastebine speculated that it may have been caused by a flock of vultures. The birds are known for their ability to vomit as a defence mechanism. It's possible that a flock experienced a mid-flight-fright and disposed of their latest meal on route - all over Mrs Crouch's yard.

Nonetheless, the unique event continues to enthral lovers of strange occurrences. In 2007, Professor of Art, Kurt Gohde, who has made it his life mission to unravel the mystery, attended Court Days - a popular Kentucky festival - with jelly beans whose flavour matched the substance. He hoped that brave tasters might be able to help place it, but to no avail.

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A new analysis of skulls from a 14th-century battle in Sweden reveals a spiked club inflicted the death blow.
14/08/2026

A new analysis of skulls from a 14th-century battle in Sweden reveals a spiked club inflicted the death blow.

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