Ancient History Why Did Egyptians Worship Cats? The world was a dangerous place before cats became domesticated. Cats actually saved a lot of infrastructures and societies back in the day, and it only makes sense why a society would worship them. READ MORE Early American History Was Far More Savage Than You Probably Believe You've been lied to for your whole life. Or, at least some of it. Chances are, virtually everything you know about early American history has been whitewashed and skewed to appeal to patriotic sensibilities. READ MORE How the Ancient Greeks Treated Politicians They Didn't Like It's called ostracism, Gretchen, and it could happen to you too. READ MORE The History of Pens Pens are NOT boring. Pens are EXCITING!!! Now that we have your attention, there's more pen-formation ahead... READ MORE A Mummified Lion Has Been Found in Egypt Tales of lion tombs have been told for hundreds of years, but the first evidence of one has just surfaced. READ MORE The SPOOKY History of Halloween Did you know that Halloween has Celtic origins that date back to more than 2,000 years ago? READ MORE The History and Foundation of Democracy The conversations of "what is democracy?" and "why do we care about democracy?" are getting deafeningly loud. Where did democracy come from? And why is it important today? READ MORE The True Story Behind the Etruscan Ceramic Boar Vessel This Italian clay jar has just seen a pop of popularity on the internet. Here's why. READ MORE A Brief History of the Vodoun Religion This religion has existed for more than 10,000 years and has evolved as people have. Nowadays, Vodoun is most popularly represented as Voodoo. READ MORE The Least Evolved Animal in Earthly History Might Hold the Key to Understanding Evolution The Coelacanth is a large, plump, and formerly presumed to be extinct species of fish that might hold the evidence that creationists have been denying since day one. READ MORE Viking Architecture Was Strictly Practical, Yet Elegant Vikings have a bad reputation in the history world. They were savages, yes, and highly unethical, very much so, but they also built some cool houses. READ MORE You Should Be Thankful for Modern Medicine, Ancient Medical Practices Were Terrible Although the common ideology behind doctors is to "do no harm," history shows that doctors did MORE harm than most. READ MORE The Silk Road to China Before the Silk Road became a dark web trading place for illicit substances and services, it was an east-west trade route between Greece and China in the first and second centuries, B.C. READ MORE If You Love History, You Should Check Out These Podcasts Here are two of the most important, and most popular, history podcasts on the market. READ MORE The Truth Behind the Nazca Lines What's frequently called the "Eighth Wonder of the World," the Nazca Lines have perplexed scientists and common folk alike for centuries. READ MORE Watch These Movies if You Want to Understand Ancient Greco-Roman History Few movies truly depict what living in the distant past was truly like. Fortunately, some historians and filmmakers worked together to make some of these movies as perfect as possible. READ MORE The Indus-- The Most Advanced Ancient Society That You've Never Heard Of Rivaling that of the Egyptians, the Indus were actually leaps and bounds above modern society in 3300 B.C. READ MORE Ancient Archaeological Conspiracy Theory DEBUNKED This topic steps away from the usual conversation that we promote here at History Obsessed, but we think that when you dig into this article, you'll learn that we're not too far away from the overarching theme of this website... READ MORE Scientists Discover 250-Million-Year-Old-Fossil That Might Be the Secret to Ancient Hibernation Ladies, Gentlemen, and Non-Gender-Conforming individuals, we present to you: The Lystrosaurus. READ MORE The History of Dentures Dentures, or false teeth, were often made of real human teeth. Yes, you read that right. READ MORE Egypt Makes Upgrades to Giza Plateau to Encourage Tourists to Return In order to boost tourism, Egyptian authorities have advanced their plans to develop the Giza Plateau. READ MORE Load More
