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The Pit That Should Not Exist: The Schöneck-Kilianstädten Genocide

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When the Dead Screamed Back: Viking Cremations Gone Wrong

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Everything You Think You Know About Crucifixion Is Wrong

Buried Alive for the Queen – The Tomb of Lady Fu Hao

Buried Alive for the Queen – The Tomb of Lady Fu Hao

October 10, 2025

She Raised Her Hand to Die: The Rus Ship Burning

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She Raised Her Hand to Die: The Rus Ship Burning

October 8, 2025

The Face That Time Forgot: The Horrifying Perfection of the Tollund Man

The Face That Time Forgot: The Horrifying Perfection of the Tollund Man

September 30, 2025

Everything You Think You Know About Crucifixion Is Wrong

Everything You Think You Know About Crucifixion Is Wrong

November 25, 2025

The Plastered Skulls of Jericho

The Plastered Skulls of Jericho

November 24, 2025

Buried Alive: The Biggest Fear About Death

Buried Alive: The Biggest Fear About Death

November 18, 2025

What Breathes Beneath Your Floorboards: The South Bridge Vaults

What Breathes Beneath Your Floorboards: The South Bridge Vaults

October 7, 2025

Cut to the Bone – Ancient Surgery No Anaesthetic

Cut to the Bone – Ancient Surgery No Anaesthetic

October 2, 2025

Skeletons in the Himalayas: The Chilling Mystery of Roopkund Lake

Skeletons in the Himalayas: The Chilling Mystery of Roopkund Lake

September 16, 2025