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Medieval ‘Hipster’ Warrior Found Buried With Rare Ivory Comb

The items found in the 6th-century grave suggest the man was a wealthy warrior who cared about his appearance.

By Kaleena Fraga • Oct 20, 2021

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Medieval ‘Hipster’ Warrior Found Buried With Rare Ivory Comb

The items found in the 6th-century grave suggest the man was a wealthy warrior who cared about his appearance.

By Kaleena Fraga • October 20, 2021

The Oldest Known Depiction Of A Ghost Was Just Found On 3,500-Year-Old Babylonian Tablet

Discovered in the British Museum in London, the ancient tablet shows a lonely male spirit being taken to the afterlife by a female companion.

By Marco Margaritoff • Oct 19, 2021

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The Oldest Known Depiction Of A Ghost Was Just Found On 3,500-Year-Old Babylonian Tablet

Discovered in the British Museum in London, the ancient tablet shows a lonely male spirit being taken to the afterlife by a female companion.

By Marco Margaritoff • October 19, 2021

Israeli Scuba Diver Finds 900-Year-Old Crusader Sword In The Mediterranean

Experts estimate that the sword dates back to the Third Crusade when Christian crusaders attempted to retake Jerusalem.

By Kaleena Fraga • Oct 19, 2021

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Israeli Scuba Diver Finds 900-Year-Old Crusader Sword In The Mediterranean

Experts estimate that the sword dates back to the Third Crusade when Christian crusaders attempted to retake Jerusalem.

By Kaleena Fraga • October 19, 2021

Hundreds Of Colorful, Stone-Cut Tombs Dating Back To The Roman Era Discovered In Turkey

Excavations in the ancient Roman city of Blaundos revealed 400 chamber tombs that had been cut into the side of a nearby canyon about 1,800 years ago.

By Kaleena Fraga • Oct 18, 2021

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Hundreds Of Colorful, Stone-Cut Tombs Dating Back To The Roman Era Discovered In Turkey

Excavations in the ancient Roman city of Blaundos revealed 400 chamber tombs that had been cut into the side of a nearby canyon about 1,800 years ago.

By Kaleena Fraga • October 18, 2021

This Week In History News, Oct. 10 – 16

Eighth-century ski unearthed in Norway, ancient wine making factory discovered in Israel, sphinx garden ornaments found to be genuine Egyptian artifacts.

By All That's Interesting • Oct 15, 2021

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This Week In History News, Oct. 10 – 16

Eighth-century ski unearthed in Norway, ancient wine making factory discovered in Israel, sphinx garden ornaments found to be genuine Egyptian artifacts.

By All That's Interesting • October 15, 2021

These English Garden Ornaments Of Sphinxes Just Turned Out To Be Genuine Ancient Egyptian Relics

The pair of sphinxes was just determined to date back over 5,000 years and recently sold for more than $265,000 at auction after spending 15 years in an English garden.

By Kaleena Fraga • Oct 13, 2021

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These English Garden Ornaments Of Sphinxes Just Turned Out To Be Genuine Ancient Egyptian Relics

The pair of sphinxes was just determined to date back over 5,000 years and recently sold for more than $265,000 at auction after spending 15 years in an English garden.

By Kaleena Fraga • October 13, 2021

Archeologists Uncover Massive 1,500-Year-Old Wine Making Factory In Israel

The sprawling site in Yavne, Israel, once produced half a million gallons of wine a year and exported it around the ancient world.

By Kaleena Fraga • Oct 12, 2021

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Archeologists Uncover Massive 1,500-Year-Old Wine Making Factory In Israel

The sprawling site in Yavne, Israel, once produced half a million gallons of wine a year and exported it around the ancient world.

By Kaleena Fraga • October 12, 2021

How Locusta Of Gaul Became A Mass-Murdering Poisons Expert And Roman Emperor Nero’s Personal Assassin

When she wasn’t testing her lethal concoctions on hundreds of slaves and children, she was dispatching Nero’s enemies — until she met a brutal end herself.

By Genevieve Carlton • Oct 7, 2021

How Locusta Of Gaul Became A Mass-Murdering Poisons Expert And Roman Emperor Nero’s Personal Assassin

When she wasn’t testing her lethal concoctions on hundreds of slaves and children, she was dispatching Nero’s enemies — until she met a brutal end herself.

By Genevieve Carlton • October 7, 2021

The True History Of Moloch, The Ancient God Of Child Sacrifice

Perhaps no pagan deity was as reviled as Moloch, a god whose cult reportedly sacrificed children in a furnace set inside the belly of a bronze bull.

By Marco Margaritoff • Oct 2, 2021

The True History Of Moloch, The Ancient God Of Child Sacrifice

Perhaps no pagan deity was as reviled as Moloch, a god whose cult reportedly sacrificed children in a furnace set inside the belly of a bronze bull.

By Marco Margaritoff • October 2, 2021

This Week In History News, Sept. 26 – Oct. 2

The unearthed gate to an ancient Greek Temple of Zeus, an 800-year-old mass grave in Peru, and early humans' attempts to domesticate the world's most dangerous bird.

By All That's Interesting • Oct 1, 2021

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This Week In History News, Sept. 26 – Oct. 2

The unearthed gate to an ancient Greek Temple of Zeus, an 800-year-old mass grave in Peru, and early humans' attempts to domesticate the world's most dangerous bird.

By All That's Interesting • October 1, 2021