Author: AllThatHistory
Orichalcum: A Lost Metal that we Never Lost?
The ancient Greek philosopher Plato, writing about Atlantis, made mention of a fabulous metal which he called “orichalcum”, literally “mountain copper”. This mysterious element was supposedly second only to gold in value,…
The Kóryos, and the Bronze Age Need for Murderers
The Bronze Age was a time of immense upheaval for Indo Europeans. As these people came together and took giant steps towards society and civilization there was much to be learned, and…
The Baghdad Battery: History Rewritten or History Misunderstood?
For those who search for the strange and unusual from history there are certain things which prove interesting time and again. Unexplained phenomena, disappearances and unsolved murders, these always appeal, and it…
Wet Work: The Story of Buster Crabb
In early 1956 Nikita Khrushchev, First Secretary of the Communist Party, and the Soviet Premier Nikolai Bulganin arrived on a diplomatic mission to Britain aboard the Soviet cruiser Ordzhonikidze. For the duration…
Chavin de Huantar: Do You Want To Meet a God?
Ask the average person about pre-Columbian South America and you would almost certainly hear about the Inca. This mountain kingdom which carved itself a loose empire that runs the length of the…
Bezoar Stones, the Universal Antidote: More Than a Mistake?
It is fair to say that the history of medicine has been something of a hit and miss affair. Without modern technology to aid in our understanding of the root causes of…