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This Week In History News, Mar. 20 – 26

Ancient curse tablet unearthed in Israel, history of the Bering Land Bridge rewritten, coin marking Julius Caesar's assassination goes to auction.

By All That's Interesting • Mar 25, 2022

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This Week In History News, Mar. 20 – 26

Ancient curse tablet unearthed in Israel, history of the Bering Land Bridge rewritten, coin marking Julius Caesar's assassination goes to auction.

By All That's Interesting • March 25, 2022

Scientists Use Virtual Reality To Reconstruct One Of Pompeii’s Most Stunning Mansions

Scientists recreated the lavish House of the Greek Epigram, then used virtual reality to see how people interacted with it so they could better understand Roman design.

By Kaleena Fraga • Mar 24, 2022

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Scientists Use Virtual Reality To Reconstruct One Of Pompeii’s Most Stunning Mansions

Scientists recreated the lavish House of the Greek Epigram, then used virtual reality to see how people interacted with it so they could better understand Roman design.

By Kaleena Fraga • March 24, 2022

A Gold Coin Minted To Celebrate Julius Caesar’s Assassination Is Expected To Fetch $2 Million At Auction

The 2,000-year-old gold coin is one of just three known to exist.

By Kaleena Fraga • Mar 23, 2022

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A Gold Coin Minted To Celebrate Julius Caesar’s Assassination Is Expected To Fetch $2 Million At Auction

The 2,000-year-old gold coin is one of just three known to exist.

By Kaleena Fraga • March 23, 2022

Scientists Just Determined That A Massive Ice Wall Blocked The Bering Land Bridge, Likely Forcing The First Americans To Arrive By Boat

The Beringia ice wall measured over a half-mile high and only melted 13,800 years ago — more than 12,000 years after the earliest evidence of humans in North America.

By Marco Margaritoff • Mar 22, 2022

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Scientists Just Determined That A Massive Ice Wall Blocked The Bering Land Bridge, Likely Forcing The First Americans To Arrive By Boat

The Beringia ice wall measured over a half-mile high and only melted 13,800 years ago — more than 12,000 years after the earliest evidence of humans in North America.

By Marco Margaritoff • March 22, 2022

Meet Mehmed II, The Ottoman Ruler Who Conquered Constantinople And The Last Vestige Of The Roman Empire

Known as Mehmed the Conqueror, Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II was just 21 years old when he took control of Constantinople and defeated the Byzantine Empire in 1453.

By Sienna Vittoria Asselin • Mar 21, 2022

Meet Mehmed II, The Ottoman Ruler Who Conquered Constantinople And The Last Vestige Of The Roman Empire

Known as Mehmed the Conqueror, Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II was just 21 years old when he took control of Constantinople and defeated the Byzantine Empire in 1453.

By Sienna Vittoria Asselin • March 21, 2022

This Week In History News, Mar. 13 – 19

Indigenous bow from the 16th century found in Alaska, ancient reindeer hunting tools unearthed in Norway, Anne Boleyn's heraldic falcon discovered in England.

By All That's Interesting • Mar 18, 2022

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This Week In History News, Mar. 13 – 19

Indigenous bow from the 16th century found in Alaska, ancient reindeer hunting tools unearthed in Norway, Anne Boleyn's heraldic falcon discovered in England.

By All That's Interesting • March 18, 2022

Archaeologists Just Discovered A 14th-Century Sarcophagus Beneath The Floor Of Notre Dame

The sarcophagus likely dates to the 14th century and probably holds a high dignitary who was buried with honors.

By Kaleena Fraga • Mar 18, 2022

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Archaeologists Just Discovered A 14th-Century Sarcophagus Beneath The Floor Of Notre Dame

The sarcophagus likely dates to the 14th century and probably holds a high dignitary who was buried with honors.

By Kaleena Fraga • March 18, 2022

A Fossil From The Oldest Saber-Toothed Predator In History Was Discovered At A California Construction Site

Discovered in 1988, the fossil was incorrectly classified and relegated to a museum drawer. It's now been identified as the jaw of a saber-toothed creature that was one of the first carnivorous mammals on Earth.

By Marco Margaritoff • Mar 17, 2022

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A Fossil From The Oldest Saber-Toothed Predator In History Was Discovered At A California Construction Site

Discovered in 1988, the fossil was incorrectly classified and relegated to a museum drawer. It's now been identified as the jaw of a saber-toothed creature that was one of the first carnivorous mammals on Earth.

By Marco Margaritoff • March 17, 2022

These 8,000-Year-Old Human Remains Found In Portugal Are The Oldest Mummies Ever Discovered

Archaeologists found evidence that the remains from Portugal's Sado Valley were mummified before burial, making them the oldest mummies in the world by about 1,000 years.

By Kaleena Fraga • Mar 17, 2022

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These 8,000-Year-Old Human Remains Found In Portugal Are The Oldest Mummies Ever Discovered

Archaeologists found evidence that the remains from Portugal's Sado Valley were mummified before burial, making them the oldest mummies in the world by about 1,000 years.

By Kaleena Fraga • March 17, 2022

The Mysteries Of The Sentinelese, The Uncontacted Tribe Of North Sentinel Island

The Sentinelese have remained almost completely uncontacted on North Sentinel Island for nearly 60,000 years — and anyone who has tried to contact them has been met with violence.

By Katie Serena • Mar 12, 2022

The Mysteries Of The Sentinelese, The Uncontacted Tribe Of North Sentinel Island

The Sentinelese have remained almost completely uncontacted on North Sentinel Island for nearly 60,000 years — and anyone who has tried to contact them has been met with violence.

By Katie Serena • March 12, 2022