MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - Mayan king Pakal's soul was destined to go down, not up, archaeologists say.
In 1968, Erich von Daniken wrote his famous book Chariots ...
Anglo-Saxon reenactment ROTHLEY, LEICESTERSHIRE - A new find is helping researchers reshape an old narrative about England's history.
England's ancient past...
“We are beginning to understand that the first peoples in the New World were just like us: intelligent, inventive, creative — and they found ways to adapt to a ...
"When I started as a young student, 25, 30 years ago, we thought the Moche was a culture led by powerful kings, warriors, or priests." - Archaeologist Luis Cast...
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Last time on Unsolved Archaeology, we talked about the Moai of Easter Island, the sentries that face the sea and protect Rapa Nui from anyt...
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Last time on History's Badasses, we covered the woman known as the "Spanish Joan of Arc": Agustina of Aragon. She was just your av...
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SALEKHARD, RUSSIA - Archaeologists have found the remains of a 2,000 year old graveyard near the Arctic Circle. Why's it special? Well, i...
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"I really believe that Cheops' chamber is not discovered yet, and all three chambers were just to deceive the thieves, and the treasure...
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Last time on the History of Science Fiction, we covered the late 19th century and early 20th century science fiction works, and...
‘All great men have their statues and it’s but their due,
But I wonder why the ladies don’t have them too;
If they did, to the Academy I’d like to send,
A bu...
Elizabeth Lundin is a Portland-based freelance writer and blogger who enjoys writing about history almost as much as she enjoys reading it: which is quite a lot.
