In Scotland, Two Mix-and-Match Mummies Contain Parts of Six Corpses
3,000 year old bodies discovered in a bog turned out not to be two bodies at all. The skeletons are stitched together from the remains of six individuals
How Ancient Greeks Named Their Puppies
To the ancient Greeks, just like today, picking a name for your new pup was an important step. But the process was a little more peculiar back then
Viking’s Most Powerful City Unearthed in Northern Germany
Archaeologists working in northern Germany may have found one of the most important cities in Viking history—Sliasthorp, where once sat Scandanavian kings
Today is Actually the 1700th Anniversary of the Bikini, not the 66th
July 5th, 1946 is classically regarded as the birth date of what we now call the bikini. But that version of history misses the long view
Vintage Summer Tips From the U.S. Government: “Overeating Is Overheating”
In the early 1940s, in the years after the country had entered World War II, American government had a particular interest in keeping workers on the job
What If the Founding Fathers Had Known About Voltron?
Olly Moss, a UK-based graphic designer, riffs on Benjamin Franklin’s 1754 political cartoon, “Join, or Die.”
World’s Oldest Purse Adorned with Dog Teeth
The world’s oldest purse features a decoration that doesn’t look so different from modern beading. It’s just way more gruesome
The Atlantic Revisits Sending Babies Through the Mail
A photograph from the early 20th century has striking similarities to the magazine’s latest cover story
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