• History
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • April 4th, 2015
There's a 5,000-Year-Old City Hidden in the Underground in Turkey

There's a 5,000-Year-Old City Hidden in the Underground in Turkey

The ancient subterranean city was found by workers demolishing homes in the country's Cappadocia region

  • History
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • April 2nd, 2015
Introducing Little Foot, Ancestor of Ours from 3.67 Million Years Back

Introducing Little Foot, Ancestor of Ours from 3.67 Million Years Back

Study reveals a skeleton known to anthropologists as Little Foot is among the oldest hominid remains ever discovered

Bowhunting Was Kind of like a Group Sport in Neolithic Times

Bowhunting Was Kind of like a Group Sport in Neolithic Times

Archaeologists believe our ancestors sometimes went bowhunting just to have a chance to catch up, socialize

Did You Know? The First Modern Smartphone Was the IBM Simon

Did You Know? The First Modern Smartphone Was the IBM Simon

The first Smartphones were around since the '90s

History Hour: Three Devices That Paved the Road for Today’s Tablet Computers

History Hour: Three Devices That Paved the Road for Today’s Tablet Computers

A brief look at what tablets used to be back in the day

1,500-Year-Old Child Remains Recovered from Million-Mummy Cemetery

1,500-Year-Old Child Remains Recovered from Million-Mummy Cemetery

The remains are the first infant bones to have until now been discovered by archaeologists exploring this site

  • History
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 12th, 2014
1,000-Year-Old Tomb Discovered in Northern China

1,000-Year-Old Tomb Discovered in Northern China

The tomb's ceiling shows images of stars and constellations, its wall are decorated with all sorts of paintings as well

  • History
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 6th, 2014
2,000 Years Ago, Roman Boys Had Their Own YMCA, Sort Of

2,000 Years Ago, Roman Boys Had Their Own YMCA, Sort Of

After reaching the age of 14, Roman boys living in Egypt were enrolled in a youth organization, historians claim

Underground Vault Found Hidden Under 4th Century BC Tomb in Greece

Underground Vault Found Hidden Under 4th Century BC Tomb in Greece

Archaeologists excavating the tomb are yet to figure out whether or not this hidden chamber contains any human remains

Historians Manage to Read Magna Carta Badly Burnt in 1731 Fire

Historians Manage to Read Magna Carta Badly Burnt in 1731 Fire

To make head and tail of the document, specialists resorted to a technique known as multispectral imaging

  • History
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 10th, 2014
Stunning Artifacts Recovered from Shipwreck Dubbed the “Ancient Titanic”

Stunning Artifacts Recovered from Shipwreck Dubbed the “Ancient Titanic”

The ship sank over 2,000 years ago in the waters off the coast of the island of Antikythera in Greece

  • History
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 9th, 2014
World's Oldest Cave Art Was Created over 40,000 Years Ago

World's Oldest Cave Art Was Created over 40,000 Years Ago

Paintings discovered in a cave in Indonesia appear to predate art thus far documented in European caves

  • Games
  • By Radu Haulica
  • September 22nd, 2014
The Videogame History Museum Will Open Its Doors in April, in Texas

The Videogame History Museum Will Open Its Doors in April, in Texas

Its vast collection spans decades, and has been featured at many trade shows and conventions throughout the years

5,000-Year-Old Stone Monument Discovered in Present-Day Israel

5,000-Year-Old Stone Monument Discovered in Present-Day Israel

The massive monument is located at a distance of about 8 miles (13 kilometers) northwest of the Sea of Galilee

  • History
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 15th, 2014
2,300-Year-Old Egyptian Coffin Lid Sells for £12,000 (€15,054 / $19,516)

2,300-Year-Old Egyptian Coffin Lid Sells for £12,000 (€15,054 / $19,516)

The coffin lid was sold at an auction held in the UK this past Saturday, fetched way more money than expected

  • History
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 9th, 2014
Perfectly Circular Viking Fortress Discovered in Denmark

Perfectly Circular Viking Fortress Discovered in Denmark

Archaeologists say this fortress likely witnessed several fights in its heydays

  • History
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 3rd, 2014
Stonehenge Was Once a Full Circle, New Evidence Indicates

Stonehenge Was Once a Full Circle, New Evidence Indicates

Odd pattenrs in the ground suggest the monument was once a circle

 
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