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Jade and gold brooch. Source: Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism

Ancient Gold Brooch and Jade Stone Unearthed at Troy

Allthathistory October 6, 2025
Featured image: Examples of dental inlays found in the teeth of ancient Maya individuals. These are not the teeth examined in the new study. (CC0)

7-Year-Old Maya Child Wore Jade “Tooth Gem” in Ancient Ritual Practice

Allthathistory September 23, 2025
The bracelet was taken by a staffer at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities

Museum Employee Steals 3,000-Year-Old Egyptian Pharaoh’s Bracelet, Sells for $4,000

Allthathistory September 22, 2025
Digital model of La Pileta cave. Credit: D. Antón et al., Journal of Archaeological Science (2025)

Spanish Researchers Create First Complete 3D Map of Historic La Pileta Cave Using Advanced LiDAR

Allthathistory September 19, 2025
Numerous dinosaur eggs have been found in Shiyan, China, but their age has been unknown until now.Credit: Dr. Bi Zhao

Revolutionary Laser Method Reveals Age of Chinese Dinosaur Eggs for First Time

Allthathistory September 18, 2025

Artifacts & Treasures

The bracelet was taken by a staffer at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities

Museum Employee Steals 3,000-Year-Old Egyptian Pharaoh’s Bracelet, Sells for $4,000

Allthathistory September 22, 2025
Digital model of La Pileta cave. Credit: D. Antón et al., Journal of Archaeological Science (2025)

Spanish Researchers Create First Complete 3D Map of Historic La Pileta Cave Using Advanced LiDAR

Allthathistory September 19, 2025
Numerous dinosaur eggs have been found in Shiyan, China, but their age has been unknown until now.Credit: Dr. Bi Zhao

Revolutionary Laser Method Reveals Age of Chinese Dinosaur Eggs for First Time

Allthathistory September 18, 2025
The complete Canopus Decree Stela discovered in Sharqiya

Egyptian Archaeologists Uncover Historic Hieroglyphic Stone Second Only to Rosetta Stone

All That History September 11, 2025
Header image: Bronze Celtic warrior figurine Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation

Bronze Celtic Warrior Found Among 40,000 Artifacts in Bavarian Excavations

Allthathistory August 26, 2025
Arabian red foxes (Vulpes vulpes arabica) are a fox species found in Southern Iraq. Source: CC BY 4.0. Taken by Alahamali70. Statue of Hadad (another name of the Anunnaki god Ishkur) presented by Felix von Luschan et al. Source: Public Domain.

Ancient Tablet Reveals Lost Sumerian Myth: Hero Fox Saving an Anunnaki God

Zeffs Amman August 6, 2025
Medieval Health Tips Coming Back Today—Old Remedies to Social Media

Medieval Health Tips Coming Back Today—Old Remedies to Social Media

Zeffs Amman July 30, 2025
Fossil shark teeth of various shapes and sizes. By Luca Oddone. Source: CC BY-SA 3.0.

Glossopetrae: From Tongue Stones to Shark Teeth

Zeffs Amman July 24, 2025
Roman goddess of Victory

Ancient Roman Victory Relief Found at Vindolanda Fort

Allthathistory May 21, 2025
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Historical Events

Crocodiles in a feeding frenzy. Taken by Gregg Yan. Source: CC BY-SA 3.0.

When Crocodiles Massacred Japanese Soldiers During WWII

Zeffs Amman September 11, 2025
Mike’s full headless body in view, with his head next to his feet. By Pierre Boulle. Source: CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.

Mike the Headless Chicken—The Rooster That Defied Death

Zeffs Amman September 5, 2025
A remnant of the Berlin Wall at The Wende Museum, California. Source: Public Domain

Origins of the Cold War & Its Shadows on Modern Geopolitics

All That History September 3, 2025
How the US Dollar Dominated Global Economy & Faces New Foes

How the US Dollar Dominated Global Economy & Faces New Foes

All That History August 21, 2025
Autopsy of a Spanish Flu-infected lung from the USA’s National Museum of Health and Medicine. Circa 1914 to 1918. Source: CC BY 2.0.

Century-Old Swiss Lung Unlocks Spanish Flu Virus’s Secrets

Zeffs Amman August 1, 2025
Teeth of a bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas). Source: Public Domain.

Matawan Man-Eater Mystery: Revisiting the 1916 Shark Attacks

Zeffs Amman July 26, 2025
CC BY 2.0 (Facepalming time) by Daveoratox, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Map of today’s world) by Maulucioni, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Epic Fail graffiti? Epic win) by Faldrian.

History’s Largest Political Alliances With ‘EPIC FAIL’ Moments

Zeffs Amman July 21, 2025
A part of the painting “De triomf van de Doods” (or “The Triumph of Death”) by Flemish Renaissance artist Pieter Bruegel the Elder. Circa 1562. Source: Public Domain.

The 14th Century Pandemic That Made Today’s English Language

Zeffs Amman July 14, 2025
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Unexplained Phenomena

Crocodiles in a feeding frenzy. Taken by Gregg Yan. Source: CC BY-SA 3.0.

When Crocodiles Massacred Japanese Soldiers During WWII

September 11, 2025
USA National Archives and Records Administration. Source: Public Domain.

Humanity’s Timeless Search for Alien Life

July 17, 2025
Sculpture of a Spinosaurid-like dinosaur, of which the cryptid Nguma-Monene is believed to be. By Erwin Soo. Source: CC BY 2.0.

Jurassic World Meets the Unknown: Dinosaurs & Mystery Beasts of the Congo Basin

July 2, 2025
Forged hoax of a furry trout displayed at Ripley’s Believe It or Not Museum, Ocean City, Maryland, USA. By Ryan Somma. Source: CC BY-SA 2.0.

Something Fishy Going On: Rumors of the Furry Trouts

June 13, 2025
What megastructures lie under the Great Pyramid of Giza? Feels like none, could it be none? Source: Unknown Author / CC BY-SA 2.5.

What’s All This About Hidden Megastructures Under the Great Pyramid?

March 31, 2025
The formation of glass inside this Roman’s brain could only come from a very specific sequence of events, but this new study has confirmed that it is, at least, possible. Source: UnexpectedToy / Public Domain.

How Did a Volcano Turn This Roman’s Brain to Glass?

March 3, 2025
Feel free to go check whether the strange rock off Baja California is a secret underwater alien base; we fear you will be disappointed. Source: Spiritual People / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.

The Non-Existent Secret Alien Base Hidden off the California Coast

December 24, 2024
This picture of Artificial Intelligence was itself created by Artificial Intelligence. It is, in effect, a self-portrait. Source: Alenoach / Public Domain.

21 Grams, Artificial Intelligence, and the Path to Robot Suffrage

November 4, 2024
The symptoms of pellagra may well have given rise to legends of werewolves and vampires in Europe. Source: Unknown Author / Public Domain.

Pellagra: The Mystery Disease that Brought Monsters to Europe

October 22, 2024
Ichor is often portrayed as a golden liquid, ethereal and very different to mortal blood. Source: Ann Wuyts / CC BY 2.0.

Ichor, Life Blood of the Immortals

October 1, 2024
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The first Westminster Bridge as painted by Canaletto in 1746

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Ancient Smoke-Dried Mummies Discovered Across Asia Predate Egyptian Methods by Millennia

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The alleged Abraham house in Ur

Drought Reveals Tombs in Northern Iraq Dating Back Over 2,000 Years

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Jurassic Park Dinosaurs & Their Connections with Indigenous Undead Spirits

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Zeus (Jupiter) observing the world of mortals from above, as eagles drive his chariot. By Flemish engraver Jan Sadeler I after Maarten de Vos. Circa 1585. Source: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

When Zeus ‘Ate’ The Creator to Become Supreme God 

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Underwater

140,000-Year-Old Fossils Unearthed in Indonesia’s Madura Strait

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