" mind and personality seem to us superhuman, while the man himself mysterious and remote." - Art Historian Helen Gardner.
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Born in 14...
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This year's eclipse was captured by millions of people with their smartphones and cameras. For a few minutes, it felt like the whole wor...
“There’s a lot more variability in human cultures, and cultural behavior, than we might think.” - Pat Shipman, anthropology professor at Penn State University.
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In AD 1066, a date widely regarded as one of the most important dates in all of world history, William the Conqueror invaded S...
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For 500 years, the words on one slip of parchment have been unreadable. The manuscript was used to bind a book of medieval poet...
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We've done a post on weird recipes from the Victorian Times, but have you ever wondered what the basics of Victorian cooking were really li...
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Historical records aren't always on paper. Sometimes, they're written in stone.
The Indian Ocean earthquake of 2004 was the third-largest t...
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VALLEY OF THE KINGS, EGYPT - famous archaeologist Zahi Hawass (former head of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities) thinks he may have ...
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It's been a mystery that has confounded history enthusiasts for years.
What happened to Amelia Earhart?
This month, on t...
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.
