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Gods, tombs and Nazis: the Third Reich’s bad relationship with Egyptology

english.elpais.com

Submitted by MeatballDom t3_1262tvr on March 29, 2023 at 10:26 PM

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Did Oliver Cromwell Ban Christmas?

paxbritannica.info

Submitted by Brattonismybae t3_zudypq on December 24, 2022 at 5:06 PM

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Human 'bog bones' discovered at Stone Age campsite in Germany

livescience.com

Submitted by wishywashy9101 t3_yak6i9 on October 22, 2022 at 10:27 AM

127 comments

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What did the public actually want in the Iranian revolution of 1979?

Submitted by ReecoElryk t3_zuw5gi on December 25, 2022 at 11:07 AM

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Woman’s name and tiny sketches found in 1,300-year-old medieval text | Old English name, Eadburg, repeatedly scored into manuscript had remained hidden for more than 12 centuries

theguardian.com

Submitted by ArtOak t3_zb2agk on December 3, 2022 at 12:04 AM

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Previously unreleased footage from first submersible dives in July 1986 to the RMS Titanic shipwreck — British passenger liner that sank 14-15 April 1912 remains about 4,000 metres undersea in the Atlantic Ocean

whoi.edu

Submitted by marketrent t3_116sneb on February 20, 2023 at 12:21 AM

121 comments

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Researchers look to unravel story of Islamic glass found in Scottish castle - HeritageDaily - Archaeology News

heritagedaily.com

Submitted by GullyShotta t3_y9hggz on October 21, 2022 at 2:36 AM

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Researchers in Galicia open 15th-century tomb to test Columbus link theory. Explorer is generally believed to have been born in Italy in 1451 but some argue he was in fact born in Spain

theguardian.com

Submitted by ArtOak t3_z2i20c on November 23, 2022 at 6:54 AM

116 comments

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Animal bones, ancient Romans’ snack food found in Colosseum

cyprus-mail.com

Submitted by marketrent t3_z3sqzu on November 24, 2022 at 7:39 PM

115 comments

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Lost islands cited in Welsh folklore and poetry are plausible, new evidence on the evolution of the coastline of west Wales has revealed

swansea.ac.uk

Submitted by marketrent t3_z2q75q on November 23, 2022 at 2:14 PM

115 comments

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Weekly History Questions Thread.

Submitted by AutoModerator t3_11unvv5 on March 18, 2023 at 1:00 PM

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NASA leaders recently viewed footage of an underwater dive off the East coast of Florida, and they confirm it depicts an artifact from the space shuttle Challenger

nasa.gov

Submitted by marketrent t3_yrugkj on November 10, 2022 at 10:59 PM

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The Black Death may not have been spread by rats after all

theconversation.com

Submitted by Rear-gunner t3_10fwh62 on January 19, 2023 at 8:22 AM

112 comments

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Simple/Short/Silly History Questions Saturday!

Submitted by AutoModerator t3_10bnvrk on January 14, 2023 at 1:00 PM

112 comments

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Was there mass migration of Roman citizens from Western Empire to Eastern Empire during degredation and after fall of Western part of empire.

Submitted by [deleted] t3_y8zbsy on October 20, 2022 at 2:11 PM

111 comments

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Weekly History Questions Thread.

Submitted by AutoModerator t3_11bkh5p on February 25, 2023 at 1:00 PM

110 comments

Bronze Age gold belt with 'cosmological' designs unearthed in Czech beet field

livescience.com

Submitted by quiver03 t3_ygc1ig on October 29, 2022 at 6:24 AM

110 comments

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A question on the history of perineal stitches after giving birth

Submitted by Endorion t3_zimxqi on December 11, 2022 at 10:09 AM

108 comments

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Over 2,000 Mummified Sheep Heads Unearthed In Egypt Temple

ndtv.com

Submitted by cargo_run_rust t3_122q7c2 on March 26, 2023 at 3:41 PM

106 comments

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Has metal ever been used in ancient/medieval fortifications or any equivalent

Submitted by HDH2506 t3_y0cnkm on October 10, 2022 at 11:45 AM

105 comments

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Weekly History Questions Thread.

Submitted by AutoModerator t3_10zn2xl on February 11, 2023 at 1:00 PM

104 comments

Weekly History Questions Thread.

Submitted by AutoModerator t3_10tfv04 on February 4, 2023 at 1:00 PM

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The Forgotten Story of the American Troops Who Got Caught Up in the Russian Civil War

smithsonianmag.com

Submitted by Novel_Finger2370 t3_1052gvl on January 6, 2023 at 7:05 PM

104 comments

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Here's what 2023 has in store, as predicted by experts in 1923

npr.org

Submitted by MeatballDom t3_102ylix on January 4, 2023 at 8:52 AM

104 comments

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Proof of mystery settlement of Aboriginal Australians and Indonesians found in an Italian library

abc.net.au

Submitted by Geek-Haven888 t3_110ii33 on February 12, 2023 at 3:37 PM

103 comments

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