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An Entertaining New Book Will Tell You Something You Never Knew About Witchcraft
Slate via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoIn 1637, a Londoner named Mabel Gray lost her spoons. After looking everywhere, she set off to...
What did ancient humans know about astronomy?
Space via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe sun shines through a blue cloudy sky over stonehenge surrounded by rolling grassy fields. Imagine going back thousands of years and showing off the...
Evidence of tooth decay-causing bacteria found in 4,000-year-old human molars
PA Media: Science via Yahoo News· 2 months agoScientists have found evidence of bacteria that cause tooth decay and gum disease in 4,000-year-old...
‘Unique’ 500-year-old chest — intended for battle — found on shipwreck in Sweden
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 1 month agoIn the chilly waters off the southern coast of Sweden, the remnants of a once-proud ship sit on the...
Archaeologists found a skeleton with a prosthetic hand that could be nearly 600 years old
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 7 months agoArchaeologists found the skeleton buried with a prosthetic metal hand.Bavarian State Office for...
Once Again, the History of Witch Trials Has Inspired the World’s Most Annoying Merch
Slate via Yahoo News· 7 months agoA woodcut from a 1655 pamphlet by Ralph Gardiner depicting the hanging of several English “witches.”...
How did humans get to the brink of crashing climate? A long push for progress and energy to fuel it
Statesman Journal via Yahoo News· 6 months agoAmid record-high temperatures, deluges, droughts and wildfires, leaders are convening for another...
Ancient DNA offers new evidence in long-standing syphilis theory
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Weapons chest and chain mail found in ancient shipwreck off Sweden
CBS News via Yahoo News· 1 month agoResearchers exploring an ancient shipwreck off the coast of Sweden discovered centuries-old relics,...
'The Boleyns' takes a historian's look at England's notorious family
Albuquerque Journal, N.M. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAug. 26—When the BBC calls for help peeking into the past, Nicola Clark makes sure to answer. What makes the connection sweeter is that Clark's forte at the University of Chichester in West ...