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TRAVEL 1 day ago Titanic exhibit in Boston to feature 250 artifacts recovered from wreck Anexhibit is opening in Boston, Massachusetts, and will showcase nearly 250 artifacts that were retrieved from the Titanic. Visitors can also see recreated rooms from the ship.
China 4 days ago Sanxingdui Ruins were discovered accidentally by a farmer; has since been the site of over 60K relics Sanxingdui Ruins is an archaeological site in Guanghan City. Official archaeological excavations have been conducted since 1934 at the site after its discovery in 1929.
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LIFESTYLE 6 days ago Divers find 130-year-old shipwreck with intriguing past hidden in Lake Michigan John Evenson, a tugboat that sank in 1895, was recently discovered by a team of maritime experts, according to the Wisconsin Historical Society. It was found in Lake Michigan.
VIDEO 6 days ago 1895 John Evenson shipwreck uncovered by experts searching Lake Michigan John Evenson, a tugboat that sank in 1895, was recently discovered by a team of maritime experts. It was found in Lake Michigan. (Source: Wisconsin Historical Society)