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In 1893, Chicago held a world’s fair called the World’s Columbian Exposition. The purpose was to celebrate Christopher Columbus’s arriva...
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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...
A gruesome souvenir that was taken from King Albert's death site over 80 years ago, has been deemed authentic. After a series of DNA tests, experts have come to...
One of history's largest conservation projects is finally coming to an end after 34 years. The remains of King Henry VIII's Mary Rose will finally be on display...
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In 480 BC, during what is called the Second Greco-Persian War, King Xerxes of Persia sent an army of some hundred-thousand Persian ...
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"These paintings are unique. This style cannot be found anywhere in Africa." Abdisalam Shabelleh, site manager with Somaliland's Ministry o...
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NANGGU, SOLOMON ISLANDS - Archaeologists from Australia and New Zealand working on a Pacific site have discovered obsidian tools used for...
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Last week on History's Badasses, we talked about Soviet sniper Lyudmila Pavlichenko, the most successful female sniper in history, who rack...
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A tablet made around 3100 to 3000 BC is the world's oldest paycheck. It's over 5,000 years old, and originated in the ancient Me...
History is forged in the fires of war and creativity. Throughout humanity's timeline, there have been a select view inventions that have absolutely altered the ...
