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What Is Greek Fire? Inside The Secret Weapon Of The Byzantine Empire

Though historians know that Greek fire was a devastating incendiary weapon used by the Byzantines starting in the 7th century C.E., its recipe remains mysterious to this day.

By Jaclyn Anglis • Jul 8, 2022

What Is Greek Fire? Inside The Secret Weapon Of The Byzantine Empire

Though historians know that Greek fire was a devastating incendiary weapon used by the Byzantines starting in the 7th century C.E., its recipe remains mysterious to this day.

By Jaclyn Anglis • July 8, 2022

What Killed The Dinosaurs? Inside The Catastrophic Mass Extinction Event

Though scientists have put forth several theories as to what exactly wiped out the dinosaurs, evidence suggests that an asteroid strike was the beginning of the end for the prehistoric creatures.

By Erin Kelly • Jul 5, 2022

What Killed The Dinosaurs? Inside The Catastrophic Mass Extinction Event

Though scientists have put forth several theories as to what exactly wiped out the dinosaurs, evidence suggests that an asteroid strike was the beginning of the end for the prehistoric creatures.

By Erin Kelly • July 5, 2022

Scientists Just Identified A Giant Kangaroo That Lived In Papua New Guinea 50,000 Years Ago

Scientists used to believe that the massive Nombe nombe was a relative of Australia's prehistoric kangaroos — but now they know it was a genus all its own.

By Leah Silverman • Jun 29, 2022

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Scientists Just Identified A Giant Kangaroo That Lived In Papua New Guinea 50,000 Years Ago

Scientists used to believe that the massive Nombe nombe was a relative of Australia's prehistoric kangaroos — but now they know it was a genus all its own.

By Leah Silverman • June 29, 2022

Have Scientists Just Uncovered Patient Zero For The Black Plague?

Using DNA and following a hunch, researchers have identified the earliest-known victims of the Black Death in a 14th-century graveyard in Kyrgyzstan.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jun 28, 2022

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Have Scientists Just Uncovered Patient Zero For The Black Plague?

Using DNA and following a hunch, researchers have identified the earliest-known victims of the Black Death in a 14th-century graveyard in Kyrgyzstan.

By Kaleena Fraga • June 28, 2022

Archaeologists Just Discovered The 2,000-Year-Old Remains Of A Tortoise And Her Egg Beneath A Destroyed Shop In Pompeii

The tortoise likely sought refuge beneath the shop to lay her eggs and probably perished before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jun 27, 2022

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Archaeologists Just Discovered The 2,000-Year-Old Remains Of A Tortoise And Her Egg Beneath A Destroyed Shop In Pompeii

The tortoise likely sought refuge beneath the shop to lay her eggs and probably perished before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.

By Kaleena Fraga • June 27, 2022

Gold Miners In Canada Just Unearthed The Most Well-Preserved Woolly Mammoth Ever Found In North America

The baby mammoth, dubbed Nun cho ga, likely died more than 35,000 years ago, but she's so well-preserved that scientists can see what she ate for her last meal.

By Cara Johnson • Jun 27, 2022

Gold Miners In Canada Just Unearthed The Most Well-Preserved Woolly Mammoth Ever Found In North America

The baby mammoth, dubbed Nun cho ga, likely died more than 35,000 years ago, but she's so well-preserved that scientists can see what she ate for her last meal.

By Cara Johnson • June 27, 2022

This Week In History News, Jun. 19 – 25

Head from a 2,000-year-old Hercules statue found in a Greek shipwreck, submerged WWII barge reappears in Italy, ancient Roman temples unearthed in the Netherlands.

By All That's Interesting • Jun 24, 2022

This Week In History News, Jun. 19 – 25

Head from a 2,000-year-old Hercules statue found in a Greek shipwreck, submerged WWII barge reappears in Italy, ancient Roman temples unearthed in the Netherlands.

By All That's Interesting • June 24, 2022

Archaeologists In The Netherlands Just Unearthed A 2,000-Year-Old Roman Temple Complex

Archaeologists have found two temples that they believe were used by Roman soldiers as early as the first century C.E. along with altar stones and carvings of deities.

By Cara Johnson • Jun 22, 2022

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Archaeologists In The Netherlands Just Unearthed A 2,000-Year-Old Roman Temple Complex

Archaeologists have found two temples that they believe were used by Roman soldiers as early as the first century C.E. along with altar stones and carvings of deities.

By Cara Johnson • June 22, 2022

This Week In History News, Jun. 12 – 18

Mastodon tusk reveals evidence of bloody clash, mass grave of Iron Age frogs uncovered, 500-year-old skeletons found under Irish pub.

By All That's Interesting • Jun 17, 2022

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This Week In History News, Jun. 12 – 18

Mastodon tusk reveals evidence of bloody clash, mass grave of Iron Age frogs uncovered, 500-year-old skeletons found under Irish pub.

By All That's Interesting • June 17, 2022

Scientists In Israel May Have Just Identified The World’s Oldest Campfire

Researchers in Israel used artificial intelligence to determine that ancient people living at the Evron Quarry site burned flint and animal bones.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jun 17, 2022

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Scientists In Israel May Have Just Identified The World’s Oldest Campfire

Researchers in Israel used artificial intelligence to determine that ancient people living at the Evron Quarry site burned flint and animal bones.

By Kaleena Fraga • June 17, 2022

Archaeologists Baffled By 8,000 Iron Age Frog Bones Found In A Ditch In England

The frogs may have been eaten by humans living at the site, or the amphibians may have suffered a "prehistoric frog tragedy."

By Kaleena Fraga • Jun 13, 2022

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Archaeologists Baffled By 8,000 Iron Age Frog Bones Found In A Ditch In England

The frogs may have been eaten by humans living at the site, or the amphibians may have suffered a "prehistoric frog tragedy."

By Kaleena Fraga • June 13, 2022

Retired Metal Detectorist Finds 2,000-Year-Old Roman Penis Pendant On An English Farm

More than 400 penis pendants have been uncovered in England, but this is only the second found that was made from silver, leading experts to declare it a "national treasure."

By Marco Margaritoff • Jun 10, 2022

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Retired Metal Detectorist Finds 2,000-Year-Old Roman Penis Pendant On An English Farm

More than 400 penis pendants have been uncovered in England, but this is only the second found that was made from silver, leading experts to declare it a "national treasure."

By Marco Margaritoff • June 10, 2022