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3,200-Year-Old Bronze Age Sword Unearthed On Spanish Island Of Mallorca

Archaeologists were prepping the ancient talayot site to be opened as a museum when they found the invaluable artifact that they believe was deliberately left there as a ceremonial offering.

By Marco Margaritoff • Sep 20, 2019

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3,200-Year-Old Bronze Age Sword Unearthed On Spanish Island Of Mallorca

Archaeologists were prepping the ancient talayot site to be opened as a museum when they found the invaluable artifact that they believe was deliberately left there as a ceremonial offering.

By Marco Margaritoff • September 20, 2019

Meet Kublai Khan: The Mongol Ruler Who Invented The Trebuchet And The Mythic City Of Xanadu

Despite his social and cultural advancements, Kublai Khan couldn't conquer like his grandfather had and his military failures would ultimately usher in the end to the Mongol Dynasty.

By Joseph Williams • Sep 19, 2019

Meet Kublai Khan: The Mongol Ruler Who Invented The Trebuchet And The Mythic City Of Xanadu

Despite his social and cultural advancements, Kublai Khan couldn't conquer like his grandfather had and his military failures would ultimately usher in the end to the Mongol Dynasty.

By Joseph Williams • September 19, 2019

Zheng He Was Captured And Castrated — Then Rose To Become A Famous Explorer

Zheng He's fleet of 317, 400-foot-long ships went from Southeast Asia to Indonesia and Africa and back again nearly a century before Europeans connected the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.

By James Burch • Sep 18, 2019

Zheng He Was Captured And Castrated — Then Rose To Become A Famous Explorer

Zheng He's fleet of 317, 400-foot-long ships went from Southeast Asia to Indonesia and Africa and back again nearly a century before Europeans connected the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.

By James Burch • September 18, 2019

Drought Uncovers ‘Spanish Stonehenge’ Hidden Underwater For Decades

"I had seen parts of it peeking out from the water before, but this is the first time I've seen it in full."

By Natasha Ishak • Sep 17, 2019

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Drought Uncovers ‘Spanish Stonehenge’ Hidden Underwater For Decades

"I had seen parts of it peeking out from the water before, but this is the first time I've seen it in full."

By Natasha Ishak • September 17, 2019

Sorosis: The NYC Women-Only Club That Started A National Movement

After being rejected by their male literary peers, women writers of New York City joined forces to create their own club called Sorosis — where men weren't allowed.

By Natasha Ishak • Sep 16, 2019

Sorosis: The NYC Women-Only Club That Started A National Movement

After being rejected by their male literary peers, women writers of New York City joined forces to create their own club called Sorosis — where men weren't allowed.

By Natasha Ishak • September 16, 2019

Meet King Jayabaya, The Nostradamus Of 12th-Century Indonesia

Unlike the French astrologer's predictions, Jayabaya's prophecies are still culturally and politically potent in modern-day Indonesia.

By Natasha Ishak • Sep 15, 2019

Meet King Jayabaya, The Nostradamus Of 12th-Century Indonesia

Unlike the French astrologer's predictions, Jayabaya's prophecies are still culturally and politically potent in modern-day Indonesia.

By Natasha Ishak • September 15, 2019

This Week In History News, Sept. 8 – 14

Hitler relative arrested for pedophilia, secrets of Dead Sea Scrolls unlocked, teenager's Holocaust diary to be published.

By All That's Interesting • Sep 13, 2019

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This Week In History News, Sept. 8 – 14

Hitler relative arrested for pedophilia, secrets of Dead Sea Scrolls unlocked, teenager's Holocaust diary to be published.

By All That's Interesting • September 13, 2019

Couple Stumbles On Civil War Cannonballs Washed Up On A Beach Following Hurricane Dorian

When the young couple phoned in their discovery, police, fire, and local EOD teams swarmed the beach fearing the cannonballs were still live.

By Natasha Ishak • Sep 13, 2019

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Couple Stumbles On Civil War Cannonballs Washed Up On A Beach Following Hurricane Dorian

When the young couple phoned in their discovery, police, fire, and local EOD teams swarmed the beach fearing the cannonballs were still live.

By Natasha Ishak • September 13, 2019

Researchers Uncover Horrors Of Russian ‘City Drowned In Blood’ By The Mongols In 1238

More than 300 bodies were buried across nine death pits of 15 people each. One contained three generations of one family.

By Marco Margaritoff • Sep 13, 2019

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Researchers Uncover Horrors Of Russian ‘City Drowned In Blood’ By The Mongols In 1238

More than 300 bodies were buried across nine death pits of 15 people each. One contained three generations of one family.

By Marco Margaritoff • September 13, 2019

Meet Caesarion, Caesar And Cleopatra’s Love Child Who Never Stood A Chance

A co-king by age three, Caesarion's solo reign over Egypt lasted mere days before his adoptive brother had him killed.

By Carly Silver • Sep 12, 2019

Meet Caesarion, Caesar And Cleopatra’s Love Child Who Never Stood A Chance

A co-king by age three, Caesarion's solo reign over Egypt lasted mere days before his adoptive brother had him killed.

By Carly Silver • September 12, 2019

The Secret Holocaust Diary Of Teenager Renia Spiegel Will Be Published After 70 Years In A Vault

Renia Spiegel had just turned 18 when the Nazis found her in hiding and murdered her. But her 700-page diary survived.

By Marco Margaritoff • Sep 12, 2019

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The Secret Holocaust Diary Of Teenager Renia Spiegel Will Be Published After 70 Years In A Vault

Renia Spiegel had just turned 18 when the Nazis found her in hiding and murdered her. But her 700-page diary survived.

By Marco Margaritoff • September 12, 2019