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Conflict in Central Europe leading to Bronze Age Collapse

Submitted by Gideonn1021 t3_zgeqjq on December 8, 2022 at 10:54 PM

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Inside Abraham Lincoln's Wrestling Career Before He Was President

allthatsinteresting.com

Submitted by Professional_Bite725 t3_115x0by on February 19, 2023 at 12:45 AM

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Discovery of 4,500-year-old palace in Iraq may hold key to ancient civilisation | Archaeology

theguardian.com

Submitted by JesseBricks t3_114v14i on February 17, 2023 at 7:17 PM

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Polish archaeologists excavating at the ruins of old Dongola in Sudan have discovered ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics inscribed on sandstone blocks

heritagedaily.com

Submitted by MeatballDom t3_11sfsxc on March 16, 2023 at 1:18 AM

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Egypt: Portraits of Egyptian Mummies Discovered in Ancient Philadelphia

businessinsider.com

Submitted by IslandChillin t3_zj0v3g on December 11, 2022 at 5:33 PM

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How did Native American tribes indigenous to Yellowstone National Park (e.g., Shoshone, Blackfeet, Crow, etc.) perceive the land (e.g., thoughts on geothermal activity) and what was their relationship like with white/European trappers and explorers entering the region in the early 1800s?

Submitted by electricdresses t3_zcoh0n on December 4, 2022 at 10:47 PM

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How did the Romans manage to arm most of their soldiers with swords?

Submitted by Horror_in_Vacuum t3_zsqlpc on December 22, 2022 at 4:45 PM

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The Discovery that Lemons Cure Scurvy Caused the Formation of the Sicilian Mafia

cambridge.org

Submitted by agreea t3_ygtwka on October 29, 2022 at 8:30 PM

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Where did the English language REALLY come from?

Submitted by MagicRaptor t3_xwxaqx on October 6, 2022 at 5:34 AM

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When this bridge in Fort Benton, Montana, USA was built 1888 it was required to have a swing span to allow steamboats to navigate. It was considered the furthest navigable point on Earth, more than 2,700 miles from the Gulf of Mexico.

historicmt.org

Submitted by triviafrenzy t3_zrakng on December 21, 2022 at 4:45 AM

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Were muslim armies harder to maintain in the field?

Submitted by DJacobAP t3_109i328 on January 11, 2023 at 10:29 PM

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Simple/Short/Silly History Questions Saturday!

Submitted by AutoModerator t3_z5703a on November 26, 2022 at 1:00 PM

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Revealed: TE Lawrence felt ‘bitter shame’ over UK’s false promises of Arab self rule

theguardian.com

Submitted by Aboveground_Plush t3_yhijws on October 30, 2022 at 4:28 PM

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Drought encouraged Attila's Huns to attack the Roman empire, tree rings suggest

phys.org

Submitted by ArtOak t3_zn8kx2 on December 16, 2022 at 7:01 AM

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Lead Plates and Land Claims in North America and Europe: When did the practice begin of burying lead plates to establish ownership of land, and why did it die out, and was it ever used successfully in a court of law to establish ownership?

Submitted by whyenn t3_10uixkg on February 5, 2023 at 6:05 PM

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Ancient Egyptian mummification was never intended to preserve bodies

livescience.com

Submitted by IslandChillin t3_z1yao6 on November 22, 2022 at 4:43 PM

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The company WHAM-O (known for producing toys) also had an extremely limited run of firearms under the brand name WAMO

Submitted by Doobliheim t3_ylt83o on November 4, 2022 at 8:54 AM

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Weekly History Questions Thread.

Submitted by AutoModerator t3_121l60d on March 25, 2023 at 1:00 PM

142 comments

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Gold coins hidden in 7th Century found in wall

bbc.com

Submitted by BarKnight t3_xv276a on October 4, 2022 at 1:58 AM

141 comments

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Anglo-Saxon hall where kings and warriors dined discovered in England

livescience.com

Submitted by unheated1 t3_y4s0ek on October 15, 2022 at 4:19 PM

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World’s oldest rune stone found in Norway, archaeologists believe

sciencenorway.no

Submitted by danishistorian t3_10ebe4w on January 17, 2023 at 12:44 PM

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Prehistoric Fashion: Cut Marks On Ancient Bones Reveal The Trends 320.000 Years Ago - Archaeology Magazine

archaeology-magazine.com

Submitted by mikaelnorqvist t3_10g3gku on January 19, 2023 at 2:45 PM

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Emperor Charles V's secret code cracked after five centuries

phys.org

Submitted by IslandChillin t3_z3zl37 on November 25, 2022 at 12:54 AM

132 comments

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Weekly History Questions Thread.

Submitted by AutoModerator t3_115esr4 on February 18, 2023 at 1:00 PM

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600-year-old coin may be oldest found in Canada

heritagedaily.com

Submitted by IslandChillin t3_ysz38k on November 12, 2022 at 6:57 AM

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