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Longest ‘dako’ iron sword at 2.6m, along with a unique shield-shaped mirror, found in 4th-century Japanese burial mound — Finds indicate that the technology of the Kofun period (300-710 AD) was more advanced than previously thought

english.kyodonews.net

Submitted by marketrent t3_10lhuzo on January 26, 2023 at 3:07 AM

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Best condensed history works?

Submitted by SintagmaNominalMan t3_10w7jkc on February 7, 2023 at 5:26 PM

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Archaeologists Unearth Viking Hall in Denmark

smithsonianmag.com

Submitted by tangledwebgenealogy t3_105dw9f on January 7, 2023 at 2:58 AM

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How many knights in Armor would be on a battle field?

Submitted by autism_guy_69 t3_zjw9dr on December 12, 2022 at 11:24 AM

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Dozens of pre-Hispanic Zapotec tombs found in San Pedro Nexicho in Mexico

abc.net.au

Submitted by MeatballDom t3_10lmt79 on January 26, 2023 at 7:59 AM

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A 1000-year-old Viking silver treasure found in Sweden

arkeonews.net

Submitted by drexa24 t3_yn9iam on November 5, 2022 at 11:08 PM

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Why is the Spanish colonial empire often said/implied to be "less focused on trade" or "not prioritising trade" compared to other empires like the Dutch, British, Portuguese etc.?

Submitted by raori921 t3_zfpp4q on December 8, 2022 at 5:06 AM

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Fall of the East India Company

worldhistory.org

Submitted by Vailhem t3_yei7pe on October 27, 2022 at 4:15 AM

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People 'finger painted' the skulls of their ancestors red in the Andes a millennium ago

livescience.com

Submitted by limpy992 t3_zwpe7j on December 27, 2022 at 8:35 PM

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Were cats really seen as demons in medieval times?

jpost.com

Submitted by Rear-gunner t3_zvifh3 on December 26, 2022 at 8:08 AM

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Simple/Short/Silly History Questions Saturday!

Submitted by AutoModerator t3_yzbc5f on November 19, 2022 at 1:00 PM

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Bookclub Wednesday!

Submitted by AutoModerator t3_yk3arn on November 2, 2022 at 12:00 PM

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Simple/Short/Silly History Questions Saturday!

Submitted by AutoModerator t3_yalwt6 on October 22, 2022 at 12:00 PM

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Mysterious marks on Ice Age cave art may have been a form of record keeping.

sciencenews.org

Submitted by Rifletree t3_11bkz7e on February 25, 2023 at 1:26 PM

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Touch wood: luck, protection, power or pleasure? A wooden phallus from Vindolanda Roman fort

doi.org

Submitted by akskigirl t3_1172w0v on February 20, 2023 at 9:57 AM

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Simple/Short/Silly History Questions Saturday!

Submitted by AutoModerator t3_105ohnd on January 7, 2023 at 1:00 PM

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Simple/Short/Silly History Questions Saturday!

Submitted by AutoModerator t3_zztlow on December 31, 2022 at 1:00 PM

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Researchers explore 300-year-old time capsule from pirate ship sunk off Cape Cod

cbsnews.com

Submitted by ArtOak t3_119hwan on February 22, 2023 at 11:40 PM

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Why Nikola Tesla is So Famous (and Westinghouse is not)

kathylovesphysics.com

Submitted by pier4r t3_113rfzv on February 16, 2023 at 2:08 PM

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The signing of the Magna Carta in 1215

Submitted by LukeMarwood t3_zi7mrr on December 10, 2022 at 11:50 PM

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Archaeologists from Arkeologerna have unearthed an early 17th century sword from the time of the Kalmar War. A conflict between Denmark–Norway and Sweden that lasted from 1611 to 1613.

heritagedaily.com

Submitted by Apprehensive-Ad6212 t3_10v41cp on February 6, 2023 at 11:11 AM

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Operation Overlord - Allied invasion of Normandy

Submitted by ristinvoitto t3_zqicsa on December 20, 2022 at 7:52 AM

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Might be a stupid question, but I've been watching a lot of stuff regarding the Spartan and Persians recently and I always wondered how would these people have communicated back then? Were there specific scholars in both countries that were trained in various languages?

Submitted by herewego199209 t3_z2t0h4 on November 23, 2022 at 4:08 PM

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Joseon, the predecessor of modern Korea(s) - Part 3: Japan and Qing Invasions (early 17th century)

Submitted by spinnybingle t3_yb5277 on October 23, 2022 at 1:58 AM

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Battle site of 'Great Revolt' recorded on Rosetta Stone unearthed in Egypt

livescience.com

Submitted by AugustWolf22 t3_10s4tpz on February 2, 2023 at 11:43 PM

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