Saddle Ridge Hoard

Illustrative woodcut from the Latin edition of Columbus's letter printed in Basel in 1494.

Anthony "Tino" De Angelis

01The study used only mitochondrial DNA, which passes exclusively through mothers — 'Eve' had a contemporary male counterpart, 'Y-chromosomal Adam,' who lived roughly 60,000 years later.
02The name 'Mitochondrial Eve' was coined by journalist James Wainscoat, not the scientists; lead author Allan Wilson publicly disliked it.
03Eve was not the only woman alive at the time — she was simply the last woman whose unbroken maternal line survives today.

Chinese propaganda poster from the Korean War era: "Vaccinate everyone, to crush the germ warfare of US imperialism !"

A California couple walking their dog in 2013 spotted a rust-rimmed tin can; eight cans later they had 1,427 gold coins dating to 1847–1894, face value $27,980, auction value $10 million.