‘A promiscuous she-pope with a dilated cervix’: the legend of Pope Joan, who gave birth on a horse
If Pope Joan — the infamous female pope of the 9th century – didn’t exist, you can see why someone...
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Who was buried at Sutton Hoo?
Mysteries abound at the most famous archaeological site in the U.K. A medieval ship burial in England that is so...
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History of Halloween
Samhain Halloween, also known as All Hallows' Eve, can be traced back about 2,000 years to a pre-Christian Celtic festival...
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What’s the first species humans drove to extinction?
Sometime in the late 1600s, in the lush forests of Mauritius, the very last dodo took its last breath. After...
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Why are Armenia and Azerbaijan fighting over the Nagorno-Karabakh region?
Since the end of September, hundreds of soldiers and civilians are thought to have been killed in a rapidly developing...
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1,200-year-old pagan temple to Thor and Odin unearthed in Norway
The remains of a 1,200-year-old pagan temple to the Old Norse gods such as Thor and Odin have been discovered...
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Germanic lord buried with a harem of 6? Not quite, but the real story is fascinating.
Newfound medieval cemetery in Germany holds riches. An early medieval cemetery unearthed in Germany may not contain "a harem for...
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Skull reveals Anglo-Saxon teen’s nose and lips were cut off 1,100 years ago
The woman died shortly after the barbaric act. About 1,100 years ago in early medieval England, a teenage girl met...
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Decapitated and dismembered skeletons reveal lost Iron Age massacre
A brutal attack on an Iron Age town in northern Spain during the mid-fourth or late third century B.C. left...
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Divers discover lost WWII submarine wreck off Southeast Asia
It sank after being attacked by Japanese aircraft. Divers in Southeast Asia have located the lost wreck of what's thought...
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Wizard battles and demon circles revealed in newly translated Christian texts
Have you ever heard the story of a wizard battle that supposedly took place when an early church was constructed?...
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Facial reconstruction reveals Egyptian ‘mummy portrait’ was accurate except for one detail
This young boy died at the turn of the first millennium. Just after the turn of the first millennium A.D.,...
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Study casts doubt on ‘sky disk’ thought to be oldest representation of the heavens
One of Germany's most famous ancient artifacts may not be what it seems, if a new study is to be...
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Eerily well-preserved 17th-century ship found in the dark waters of the Baltic Sea
Divers from Finland have made an unexpected discovery while exploring the depths of the Baltic Sea, finding an incredibly well-preserved...
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13 mummy coffins stacked in a well unearthed in ancient Egyptian necropolis
The intricately painted coffins were stacked on top of each other. Archaeologists have discovered more than 13 ancient Egyptian coffins...
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400-year-old mummified goat found frozen in Alps by champion skier
The goat died 400 years ago but is still recognizable. A hairless, leathery horror found encrusted in Alpine ice is...
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Viking sword placed on warrior’s left side likely prepared him for ‘mirror afterlife’
The 1,100-year-old steel sword is nearly 3 feet long. Archaeologists in Norway have unearthed the 1,100-year-old grave of a Viking...
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Russia declassifies footage of ‘Tsar Bomba’ — the most powerful nuclear bomb in history
The blast was more powerful than 50 million tons of TNT, and was felt hundreds of miles away. In October...
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