Archaeology
A Countdown Through History’s Most Elite and Deadly Warriors
Ever since the first caveman picked up a spear, some men have been better at waging war than others. Indeed,…
A Countdown of History’s 16 Most Influential and Formidable Mercenaries
Mercenaries - warriors hired to take part in armed conflicts, without being a formal part of a government's forces -…
History’s Deadliest Earthquake in Shaanxi 1556, Leveled Mountains and Reversed Rivers
The Loess Region is the cradle of China's civilization. It is also a region particularly vulnerable to earthquake damage because…
16 Remarkable But Frequently Overlooked Women
There are plenty of fascinating people from history who helped shape the world, only to end up overlooked, without receiving…
16 Dramatic and Bizarre Ways People Died in Ancient Greece and the Hellenistic World
The Ancient and Hellenistic Greeks played an outsized role in shaping the world, giving us things such as philosophy, democracy,…
Dining on the Dead: The Cannibals of Cheddar Gorge
Cheddar Gorge in Somerset, England has been a popular tourist attraction since 1838. In their time, the ancient caves have…
16 Mysterious Ancient Buildings and Structures from Around the World
Archaeology has solved many of the mysteries of the ancient past. However, sometimes the evidence to explain the existence of…
From Ancient Egypt to the Nazis: 16 Horrors of Dentistry Through the Centuries
Early man didn’t really have any tooth worries. Not only did the people in pre-agricultural societies not have any sugar…
10 Things About the Agricultural Revolution, History’s Greatest Revolution
About 12,000 years ago, some humans took up agriculture - animal husbandry, followed soon thereafter by farming - instead of…
10 Gruesome and Gory Archaeological Finds
Archaeologists expect to dig up pot shards and building foundations, and even the occasional skeleton. In some cases, what they…