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Triple test confirms age of oldest human footprints in North America

For decades it was believed that the first humans in North America were the Clovis culture, with ample evidence placing them on the continent as far back as 13,000 years ago

Shocking weird things that were normal for Mayans (video)

You want an example? They adorned their teeth with jewels as a display of wealth

What hygiene was like during the Black Plague? (video)

Surviving the Black Plague led to post-plague improvements in health and lifespan, thanks to a smaller population enjoying higher wages and better diets

Eight new chambers revealed at the Sahure pyramid

The conservation and restoration project inside Sahura's pyramid, initiated in 2019

2,000-year-old Roman era makeup & jewelry unearthed in ancient city of Aizanoi

The Roman Connection: Examining the jewelry & cosmetics

We’ve been looking for Amelia Earhart for 86 years: A photo may have finally found her

A piece of metal debris found in the western Pacific is deemed to be from a World War II plane, not Amelia Earhart’s Lockheed Electra

This is “the most terrifying sound in the world”: Hear the Aztec Death Whistle (video)

“The sound that the death whistle makes innately strikes fear into your heart”

Sites in Ohio may be as vital to human history as the pyramids – Why have they been ignored for so long?

These piles of dirt may be as culturally and historically significant as Stonehenge or the Colosseum

England’s iconic Sycamore Gap tree destroyed by act of vandalism

The a.k.a. Robin Hood Tree grew close to Hadrian’s Wall near the village of Hexham at the bottom of a small valley formed by a steep dip in the landscape

Thieves’ Cant: The secret language used by history’s criminals (video)

The true origins of thieves’ cant remain shrouded in mystery

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