David ChaplinPrehistory The rise and fall of the mysterious culture that invented civilisation newscientist.com - By Laura Spinney AROUND 6200 years ago, farmers living on the eastern fringes of Europe, in what is now Ukraine, did something inexplicable. They left their neolithic …
David ChaplinStonehenge Dramatic discovery links Stonehenge to its original site – in Wales verified_publisherThe Guardian - Dalya AlbergeAn ancient myth about Stonehenge, first recorded 900 years ago, tells of the wizard Merlin leading men to Ireland to capture a magical stone circle called the Giants’ Dance and rebuilding it in England...
David ChaplinShipwrecks Pirate skeletons from 1717 shipwreck discovered off Cape Cod coast wgno.com - Melanie DaSilva WEST YARMOUTH, Mass. (WPRI) — At least six pirate skeletons were found in a shipwreck off the coast of Cape Cod, the investigative team from the …
David ChaplinBlack History Amber Ruffin teaches White History Month proponents to be careful what they ask for The A.V. Club - Dennis PerkinsIt’s Black History Month, wherein we as a nation belatedly celebrate the deliberately overlooked contributions of Black Americans, streaming services root through their libraries to create a temporary...
David Chaplin Making Sense Of The Aztecs' Human Sacrifices - Zenger News zenger.news - Vanessa Sam and Christian Valera Rebolledo One of history’s greatest misconceptions is the Aztecs’ human sacrifices. Though viewed as barbaric to modern-day eyes, such rituals were an …
