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The “epicenter” of Zapotec Guiengola, with the surrounding area being revealed by LiDAR as a vast walled city. Source: Cambridge University Press.

Mexican Zapotec “Fortress” Revealed by LiDAR as a Large City

All That History February 10, 2025

A new study of a Zapotec site in Mexico may have finally revealed its purpose....

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

All That History December 24, 2024

At the end of 2024 there was a rash of sightings of purported UFOs in...

Aztec skull whistles produce a sound which elicits a fundamentally different response in our brains to other natural sounds. Source: Jennysnest / CC BY-SA 4.0; inset Frühholz, S., Rodriguez, P., Bonard, M. et al. Psychoacoustic and Archeoacoustic nature of ancient Aztec skull whistles. Commun Psychol 2, 108 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44271-024-00157-7.

A Hiss, and a Scream: The Reason Aztec Skull Whistles are so Scary

All That History November 19, 2024

Musical instruments are near universal across all cultures, ancient and modern, but the music they...

The most impressive structures are right next to the limit of the existing LiDAR survey. We should probably break out the lasers again and see what’s next door. Source: Antiquity / CC BY 4.0.

Valeriana: Enormous Mayan City Discovered in Mexico

All That History October 30, 2024

Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula is famed for its Mayan ruins, great cities and carved pyramids which,...

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

All That History October 22, 2024

Pellagra is a disease of which most people have never heard. It is understood today,...