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Metal Detectorist Finds Rare Ancient Roman Penis Pendant In England

Portable Antiquities SchemePendants like these were worn by soldiers in battle and by children to ward off bad luck. Recreational metal detectorist Wendy Thompson spent the last day of 2020 combing a Higham farm near Gravesend and Strood in Kent, England. The 73-year-old retired estate agent didnt expect to make history by shoveling into one

Norwegian Hiker Spots Rare Bronze Age Rock Paintings

Jan Magne Gjerde/NIKUDiscovered south of Oslo, these ancient rock paintings appear to depict hunters and rowers. Tormod Fjeld of Norway was recently hiking with his family near Oslo when he noticed a curious rock. But Fjeld was not just a hiker, and this rock was not just a rock. As an amateur archaeologist and petroglyph

Photos Of The Great Depression's Forgotten Black Victims

Like this gallery?Share it: The Great Depression dealt a devastating blow to just about everyone in the United States, but African-Americans felt the sting more than most. As author Cheryl Lynn Greenberg writes in To Ask for an Equal Chance: African Americans in the Great Depression, while Depression-era experiences of black workers hinged on factors

Scientists Find 'Extinct' Translucent Clam On California Beach

Jeff GoddardThe clam was identified as Cymatioa cooki using records from the 1930s. In November 2018, marine ecologist Jeff Goddard was at a beach near Santa Barbara, California, searching for sea slugs in some tide pools. A veteran of his trade, Goddard studied the intertidal habitats of California for decades it seemed as if nothing

Study Finds Discrimination Against Vegans On Par With Other Minorities

Wikimedia CommonsAnger between vegans and meat-eaters is often rooted in feelings of being attacked or being made to feel disgust. Though mockery of vegans has long been commonplace, the true extent of that bias still might leave you surprised. According to The Guardian, a 2015 study by Cara C. MacInnis and Gordon Hodson found that