History

2+ hour, 14+ min ago   (367+ words) Ancient civilizations have left us with a treasure trove of mysteries and enigmas, challenging our understanding of history. As archaeologists and historians continue to uncover new discoveries, we learn that there is much more to the story of our past…...

2+ hour, 59+ min ago   (142+ words) Wollongong-based online news outlet covering Australia and beyond. If you have anything newsworthy - a story, video or picture to share with us, please email us. An unknown soldier of the West Yorkshire Regiment, discovered near the Thiepval Memorial on the…...

5+ hour, 46+ min ago   (400+ words) Stonehenge, a prehistoric monument located in Wiltshire, England, stands as a testament to the ingenuity and perseverance of our ancestors. Despite numerous studies, the monument’s true purpose and the methods by which it was constructed remain subjects of fierce debate…...

13+ hour, 49+ min ago   (327+ words) | Newswise Newswise Rippeteau Lecture and Prize Celebrate Great Plains Archeology, Paleontology Newswise — The University of Nebraska State Museum will host the inaugural Rippeteau Lecture from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Oct. 13 at Morrill Hall. The lecture celebrates the Bruce and Sandra Rippeteau Prize…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1764+ words) In the heart of the Sanità district, just steps from the historic center, lies a place unlike any other: the Fontanelle Cemetery. It's not a cemetery in the usual sense, but an ancient tuff quarry transformed into an ossuary, where…...

16+ hour, 53+ min ago   (333+ words) Wollongong-based online news outlet covering Australia and beyond. If you have anything newsworthy - a story, video or picture to share with us, please email us. New archaeological discoveries at Shég' Xdaltth'í', a 13,800-year-old base camp site in interior Alaska, may…...

19+ hour, 22+ min ago   (60+ words) A research crew looking for Amelia Earhart's lost plane landed on Nikumaroro, a remote South Pacific island, after satellite images showed a mysterious object resembling an aircraft in its lagoon. A research crew looking for Amelia Earhart's lost plane landed…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (468+ words) by Connor Kerr | Oct 14, 2026 | History & Legends | 0 comments Barnes Wallis is remembered for the bouncing bomb. In the decade after the war he worked on something stranger: an aircraft with no tail at all, steered only by moving its wings. The…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (137+ words) INTO is a diverse network of heritage organisations from across the globe. We are united by a common approach to the conservation of global heritage – built and natural, tangible and intangible. Together we exchange expertise, promote best practice and share…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (760+ words) by Joseph Duncan | Oct 14, 2026 | History & Legends, Military Aviation | 0 comments At around three o'clock on the afternoon of 26 January 1942, a formation of open-cockpit biplanes flew north up the coast of Malaya towards a Japanese landing at Endau. They were Vickers Vildebeests,…...