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Ancient Scythians used human skin for leather, confirming Herodotus' grisly claim
Live Science via Yahoo News· 6 months agoA photo of a quiver next to an illustation of it above . The ancient Scythians — nomadic warriors...
Dan Snow interview: ‘Dad would read me Herodotus – I was a little know-it-all twit’
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 6 months agoSnow at Christmas. Guaranteed. Imagine it! The BBC is coming up trumps by fulfilling many a dream...
Rewritten
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 4 months agoOn screen, a gray-haired tribal elder leads a mournful chant, raising a pipe toward the open chimney of a dome-shaped Osage lodge. “The children outside...
DUNE: PART TWO’s Women Mirror Real-Life (and Mythical) Historical Figures
Nerdist via Yahoo News· 4 months agoDune: Part Two is here and it’s a breathtaking epic with themes of tragedy, heroism, appropriation,...
Three years after damaging storm, Fort Smith's original library remains for sale
Ft. Smith Southwest Times Record via Yahoo News· 1 month agoCorrection: This story has been updated to correct the date that a fallen tree damaged the library....
USPS Did Not Suspend All Services in Pennsylvania and Ohio in November 2023
Snopes via Yahoo Finance· 7 months agoJustin Sullivan/Getty Images On Nov. 30, 2023, we received reader mail that asked if it was true...
A Guide to the Ancient and New Wonders of the World
Travel+Leisure via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFrom Giza to Rio de Janeiro, these sights will inspire your next historical vacation. Aristides Vieira/EyeEm/Getty Images The world is full of wonderful...
Lexington had a hero among us for many years, in the classroom and the courtroom | Opinion
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 3 months agoWhen I was young, I idolized the superheroes Batman and Superman. After I met my first college...
How Christopher Columbus used a lunar eclipse to his advantage
Columbia Daily Tribune via Yahoo News· 3 months agoOver the next three weeks, this column will look at some fascinating historic — and future — true...
Fact check: References to Palestine are ancient; term didn't originate with Yasser Arafat
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe claim: The ancient land of Palestine was first referenced by Yasser Arafat 57 years ago Yasser Arafat served as the first president of the Palestinian National Authority, a governing body ...