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Reconstruction of an early (between 37,000 and 42,000 years old) European Homo sapiens based on bones found in the cave Peştera cu Oase (Romania). Source: Daniela Hitzemann (photograph) / CC BY-SA 4.0.

Study of Ancient Genes Reveals a Dark Skinned Europe Until 3,000 Years Ago

All That History March 14, 2025

A new study of ancient DNA has completely changed our understanding of the peoples who...

A new discovery in central Germany has been found under a burial mound. Three graves, at least two of warriors, have been unearthed dating back to the Beaker Culture and the Copper Age, 4,500 years ago.

Ancient Warrior Burials from the Copper Age Bell Beaker Culture Found

All That History February 5, 2025

Archaeologists in Germany have unearthed a series of burials near the village of Förderstedt, in...

Hitler and Hindenburg, March 21, 1933. A turning point in history. Source: Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-S38324 / CC BY-SA 3.0 DE.

Good Men Do Nothing: How Hitler Conquered Germany

All That History January 21, 2025

From the perspective of history, there is a danger that Hitler is seen as an...

The map in all its glory, but you’re really going to want to get the original and zoom in to appreciate it. Source: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17445647.2024.2434015.

Here Be Demons: New Map of Folklore Reveals the Dark Heart of Europe

All That History January 7, 2025

Wake up honey, new map of demonic Europe just dropped. If you want to sort...

The study suggests that the spoons found everywhere in barbarian war gear were used for snorting drugs before battle. Source: Praehistorische Zeitschrift.

Gak Attack! Barbarians Snorted Drugs Before Battle, Study Finds

All That History December 4, 2024

If you are facing battle, it is generally a good thing if the soldiers on...

Chernobog and Belobog may have been nothing more than the idea of good and bad luck. Source: Maxim Sukharev (Максим Сухарев) / CC BY-SA 4.0.

Chernobog and Belobog, the Slavic Gods who Don’t Exist?

All That History September 27, 2024

There are many forgotten gods in the world. Though the great pantheons of history endure...

Karl Marx’s critique of capitalism in Das Kapital is one of the most influential texts in the entirety of human history. Source: Ürfan1917 / CC BY-SA 4.0.

Das Kapital: What Did Marx Actually Have to Say?

All That History September 19, 2024

Politics in the modern world is increasingly divisive. In the US political system labels matter,...

A rare and unrestored surviving example of the tiny and insanely dangerous Me 163 Komet. Source: HawkeyeUK / CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Komet: The Most Dangerous Warplane Ever Built?

All That History September 11, 2024

World War Two was the driving force for military innovation in the 20th century. The...

Barely able to hit a city: all the places where the Paris Gun struck, with the black line showing the direction of attack (Catsmeat / CC BY-SA 4.0)

Fire from the Sky: The Terror of the Paris Gun

All That History September 6, 2024

On the 23rd March 1918 at 7.18 in the morning the city of Paris was...

Used toilet paper was stored in bins outside military latrines, which was fine until you had no toilet paper and started using sensitive documents. Operation Tamarisk had the dirty job of retrieving these. Source: SuSanA Secretariat / CC BY 2.0.

Operation Tamarisk: You Flush It, We Flaunt It

All That History August 23, 2024

The 20th century saw the concept of warfare evolve to a horrifying new level. With...