When West Point archaeologists pried open a 200-year-old time capsule left by cadets in the early 1800s, they expected to discover forgotten treasures and historic documents. Instead, they found gray ...

There's something almost magical about stumbling upon an object that's been untouched for decades, even centuries. A rusted tin box buried beneath a century-old building. A forgotten letter tucked ...

People have long buried valuable objects to protect them from invading tribes or sometimes as part of sacred religious rituals. Occasionally, archaeologists, metal detectorists, and even farmers ...