History
The World’s Most Valuable Buried Treasures: Their Value and How They Were Discovered
We explore some of the most valuable treasure hoards...
Dog-and-Pony Show: Vikings Brought Domesticated Animals Along on British Conquests
Picture the effort and inconvenience of traveling with a...
How Did the Ancient Egyptians Make Mummies? Through Global Trade
These days, we tend to use the word globalization...
Vintage Photos of Polar Exploration — In Living Color
It's easy for many historical purists to dismiss the...
War Tourism: From the Crass Selfie to the ‘Never Again’ Lesson
"War" and "tourism" are two opposing forces that are...
Exploration Mysteries: The Treasure of Olivier Levasseur
The Golden Age of Piracy (1650-1730) was a tumultuous...
A Restored House Reveals The Wealth — And Lust — Of Doomed Pompeii
A restored and reopened Pompeii residence showcases the wealth...
Dhaulagiri: A Short History of Successes and Failures
With Herve Barmasse and David Goettler poised to attempt...
A ‘Person Off The Street’ Solves Mystery Of Ice Age Drawings
If you're feeling a warm sense of satisfaction over...
Snowflake Bentley’s Pioneering Photos Now Online
Wilson Bentley holds the enviable title of "first person...
The Story of Nanda Devi: Irresistible Will Meets Immovable Goddess
The state of Uttarakhand in northern India is often...
Great Expeditions: Orellana’s Navigation of the Amazon
Conquistador Francisco de Orellana lived in the shadow of...
Ancient Body, Signs of Gold Unearthed Near Stonehenge
A goldsmith's body found near Stonehenge had more treasure...
The Annapurna Massif: More Than Annapurna I
On June 3, 1950, French mountaineers Maurice Herzog and...
UK Archaeologists Discover “Richest of its Kind” Medieval Necklace
Archeologists working in the small English village of Harpole,...
Exploration Mysteries: The Disappearance of the Ancestral Puebloans
The Ancestral Puebloans (or Anasazi) were ancient pre-Columbian people...
Gyala Peri and Namcha Barwa: Two Hard 7,000’ers Climbed Only Once
At the eastern end of the Himalaya lies a...
The Woman Who Climbed England’s Highest Peak in the Early 1800s
These days it's not unusual for all sorts of...
Retracing the Buffalo Soldiers’ Legendary Cycle Across America
Erick Cedeno — known to Instagram as the Bicycle...
Seven Underground Cities: How to Explore Them
From impressive military hideouts to macabre tourist attractions, complex...
Indigenous Groups Restoring Bison to North America
Few stories define the history of the American West...
