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Meet The Jewish Parachutists Who Landed Behind Enemy Lines To Help Fight The Nazis

From 1943 until the end of the war, these brave men and women risked everything to sneak into German-held territory and aid the resistance.

By Morgan Dunn • Oct 19, 2021

Meet The Jewish Parachutists Who Landed Behind Enemy Lines To Help Fight The Nazis

From 1943 until the end of the war, these brave men and women risked everything to sneak into German-held territory and aid the resistance.

By Morgan Dunn • October 19, 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

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

Archaeologists Believe They’ve Discovered The Tomb Of Santa Claus

A team at St. Nicholas Church in Demre, Turkey has found an intriguing shrine beneath the floors, previously unseen due to the tiled floor's intricate mosaic.

By Katie Serena • Oct 4, 2021

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Archaeologists Believe They’ve Discovered The Tomb Of Santa Claus

A team at St. Nicholas Church in Demre, Turkey has found an intriguing shrine beneath the floors, previously unseen due to the tiled floor's intricate mosaic.

By Katie Serena • October 4, 2021

Cave Explorers Descend Into Yemen’s ‘Well Of Hell’ For The First Time

The Well of Hell, also called the Well of Barhout, is likely millions of years old and drops 367 feet into the earth.

By Kaleena Fraga • Sep 27, 2021

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Cave Explorers Descend Into Yemen’s ‘Well Of Hell’ For The First Time

The Well of Hell, also called the Well of Barhout, is likely millions of years old and drops 367 feet into the earth.

By Kaleena Fraga • September 27, 2021

This Week In History News, Sept. 19 – 25

The first human footprints in North America, Saudi Arabian rock art older than the Pyramids, and the real-life inspiration for the Biblical Sodom.

By All That's Interesting • Sep 24, 2021

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This Week In History News, Sept. 19 – 25

The first human footprints in North America, Saudi Arabian rock art older than the Pyramids, and the real-life inspiration for the Biblical Sodom.

By All That's Interesting • September 24, 2021

8,000-Year-Old Camel Carvings In Saudi Arabia Found To Be Three Millennia Older Than The Pyramids

If researchers' dating estimates are correct, these would be the oldest surviving three-dimensional animal reliefs of this size in the entire world.

By Kaleena Fraga • Sep 23, 2021

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8,000-Year-Old Camel Carvings In Saudi Arabia Found To Be Three Millennia Older Than The Pyramids

If researchers' dating estimates are correct, these would be the oldest surviving three-dimensional animal reliefs of this size in the entire world.

By Kaleena Fraga • September 23, 2021

Archaeologists In Turkey Just Unearthed A 2,000-Year-Old Roman Sewer System

This sewage system was constructed while the Roman Empire was in control of the city of Tripolis in the second century A.D., and it remains fully intact to this day.

By Marco Margaritoff • Sep 17, 2021

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Archaeologists In Turkey Just Unearthed A 2,000-Year-Old Roman Sewer System

This sewage system was constructed while the Roman Empire was in control of the city of Tripolis in the second century A.D., and it remains fully intact to this day.

By Marco Margaritoff • September 17, 2021

How John Walker Lindh Became The Face Of The ‘American Taliban’

In December 2001, U.S. forces captured an American Taliban fighter named John Walker Lindh in Afghanistan. Though he was soon thrown in prison, the story didn’t end there.

By Kaleena Fraga • Sep 3, 2021

How John Walker Lindh Became The Face Of The ‘American Taliban’

In December 2001, U.S. forces captured an American Taliban fighter named John Walker Lindh in Afghanistan. Though he was soon thrown in prison, the story didn’t end there.

By Kaleena Fraga • September 3, 2021