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See lifelike facial reconstructions of a medieval Scottish woman, priest and bishop

livescience.com

Submitted by unheated1 t3_xvm0h1 on October 4, 2022 at 6:02 PM

208 comments

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Weekly History Questions Thread.

Submitted by AutoModerator t3_11ojmfz on March 11, 2023 at 1:00 PM

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Revealed: Europe's Oldest Humans had Surprisingly Frequent Intermingling with Neanderthals

scienceinter.com

Submitted by OptimalCrew7992 t3_11dj302 on February 27, 2023 at 6:34 PM

206 comments

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4,500-year-old Sumerian temple dedicated to mighty thunder god discovered in Iraq.

livescience.com

Submitted by Rifletree t3_11ckay2 on February 26, 2023 at 3:44 PM

206 comments

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They fled persecution in Nazi Germany. Then the British put them behind barbed wire

timesofisrael.com

Submitted by lanzkron t3_yny1uw on November 6, 2022 at 6:21 PM

203 comments

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Ancient Grammatical Puzzle That Has Baffled Scientists for 2,500 Years Solved by Cambridge University Student

goodnewsnetwork.org

Submitted by Superb_Boss289 t3_zp1irn on December 18, 2022 at 3:50 PM

202 comments

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Would the Allies have kept fighting if the axis powers stopped?

Submitted by Techno-87 t3_10w72s6 on February 7, 2023 at 5:08 PM

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In 1930s, Music Defense League launched a campaign against recorded sound in movie and live theaters, claiming that numerous musicians would lose their jobs if "canned music" was preferred over live recordings.

smithsonianmag.com

Submitted by Profanion t3_1016uc4 on January 2, 2023 at 7:46 AM

199 comments

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A firefighter's 1943 photos of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising have been found

npr.org

Submitted by Geek-Haven888 t3_10kkrsa on January 25, 2023 at 12:13 AM

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Oldest tartan found to date back to 16th Century - A scrap of fabric found in a Highland peat bog 40 years ago is likely to be the oldest tartan ever discovered in Scotland, new tests have established.

bbc.com

Submitted by ArtOak t3_1238myl on March 27, 2023 at 2:39 AM

192 comments

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When it comes to Cuba's military victory at the Bay of Pigs, does Che Guevara deserve any credit or should it be assigned exclusively to Castro's leadership?

Submitted by Anglicanpolitics123 t3_yk1r0q on November 2, 2022 at 10:40 AM

192 comments

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An archaeologist's rebuttal against Graham Hancock and Netflix's Ancient Apocalypse

theconversation.com

Submitted by MeatballDom t3_z0ltx8 on November 21, 2022 at 1:39 AM

183 comments

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Saudi Arabia stone ruins were pilgrimage sites, where an ancient cult gathered to sacrifice animals about 7,000 years ago

theconversation.com

Submitted by marketrent t3_11wfa0k on March 20, 2023 at 10:43 AM

178 comments

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Simple/Short/Silly History Questions Saturday!

Submitted by AutoModerator t3_y4m4lb on October 15, 2022 at 12:00 PM

175 comments

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A Medieval Gold Wedding Ring Found in the Mud Worth Is Thousands

insider.com

Submitted by max-venum t3_yz9njp on November 19, 2022 at 11:19 AM

173 comments

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Deciphering ancient texts with modern tools, Michael Langlois challenges what we know about the Dead Sea Scrolls and biblical archaeology

smithsonianmag.com

Submitted by MeatballDom t3_107ufbb on January 9, 2023 at 11:53 PM

171 comments

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Rwanda report: France ‘complicit’ in 1994 genocide | Human Rights News

aljazeera.com

Submitted by Character-Rabbit-127 t3_102irhz on January 3, 2023 at 8:40 PM

170 comments

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Slaves were brutally branded in ancient Egypt, research shows

jpost.com

Submitted by Rear-gunner t3_yuvcug on November 14, 2022 at 10:35 AM

169 comments

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Humans Started Riding Horses 5,000 Years Ago, New Evidence Suggests

scientificamerican.com

Submitted by Magister_Xehanort t3_11la3lm on March 7, 2023 at 8:20 PM

168 comments

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Simple/Short/Silly History Questions Saturday!

Submitted by AutoModerator t3_zu9d4g on December 24, 2022 at 1:00 PM

168 comments

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Ancient statue of Hercules emerges from Rome sewerage repairs

theguardian.com

Submitted by Rob-Study-8562 t3_10mtsh2 on January 27, 2023 at 7:34 PM

165 comments

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Thor’s hammer amulet discovered in Sweden - Arkeonews

arkeonews.net

Submitted by GullyShotta t3_ybzgq9 on October 24, 2022 at 2:11 AM

165 comments

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On April 2, 1941, a Japanese foreign minister asked Pope Pius XII to speak to U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt, so as to avert "a war of mutual destruction”

english.kyodonews.net

Submitted by marketrent t3_z5y036 on November 27, 2022 at 10:33 AM

162 comments

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Hundreds of mummies and pyramid of an unknown queen unearthed near King Tut's tomb

livescience.com

Submitted by IslandChillin t3_ywve8n on November 16, 2022 at 2:46 PM

162 comments

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The First Fossil Finders in North America Were Enslaved and Indigenous People

smithsonianmag.com

Submitted by nemo_to_zero t3_119cuvw on February 22, 2023 at 9:00 PM

161 comments

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