A bronze statuette recovered from a river in Germany may have been part of an early Scandinavian weight system, some archaeologists believe. Two summers ago, while snorkeling in the marshy streams of the Tollense River on Germany’s Baltic coast, a 51-year-old truck...
The Most Stubborn Cultures in History Link to Article Admittedly, all cultures are resilient in their own shape and form, but with my previous two articles being so research-heavy and long, I’m going to write about a few interesting stories from history about cultures...
Source: Sun Sentinel Source: The Atlantic Chicago Blackhawks logo Author: Chad Brown, January 2022 Black Hawk – is the namesake of Black Hawk County and my favorite NHL team, the Chicago Blackhawks. I’ve always identified the Black Hawk War with Illinois...
First Humans to leave Africa went to China, not Europe Map source: Wikipedia – Early Human Migration Link to Article The first humans to leave Africa decamped to far east Asia, not Europe. A trove of ancient teeth found in a cave in China adds evidence to the...
Link to Article In the 2nd century BC, this system which took centuries to create began to slowly unravel. Ancient Greek historian Polybius was writing his history book at this very time. Taken from his homeland as a prisoner of war, he spent the last part of his life...
