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Archaeological excavations and examinations of bones, caves, and various ancient artifacts reveal that the Neanderthals were not as primitive as previously thought. Neanderthals are our closest extinct relatives and modern...

– The Indus Valley civilization, also called the Harappan civilization was one of the world’s largest and oldest civilization. The Indus Valley people built hundreds of sites that stretched in...

– Many have tried to find the legendary ancient golden city of Vineta, but so far, the location of the place remains an ancient unsolved mystery. Did Vineta really exist...

Considered by many historians to be one of the greatest military leaders of all time, Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) conquered most of Europe with an array of insightful tactics. There is...

Greenland is a truly beautiful place, but the massive island is not very green at all. Located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, Greenland...

The Pax Romana (“Roman Peace”) was a political slogan of great importance. It was introduced after the civil wars, fought for power in the republic, but not immediately after the...

Breaking the law during the Middle Ages was very easy and crimes were common. You could be punished for almost anything. If a person committed a crime, he or she...

Some people will do anything to become famous and the ancient Greek arsonist was certainly determined to put his name in the history books. His deeds coined the term Herostratic...

Reginald Walter Bonham was born on January 31, 1906 in St. Neots, Huntingtonshire, England. Bonham was the most famous British blind player ever. He was known for his extraordinary achievements...

History of world’s oldest pay toilets can be traced to ancient Rome. Emperor Vespasian was not only the founder of the Flavian dynasty after the civil wars that followed Nero’s...