A few curiosities our ancestors left behind Even though most of the world didn’t have a written language from earlier than the Roman Age, we have still been able to find out a good deal about them based on the findings from the thousands of archeological digs...
The diet of early Britain from the stone age During the earlier years of the human race, the food people had available would depend on where they lived in the world, varying greatly from region to region, but in Britain, it remained the same for thousands of years,...
What was life like 1000 years ago 1000 years ago from the time of writing this would be the year 1020 AD, a time during the late Middle Ages and only 46 years from the start of the medieval period with the arrival of William the Conquer in 1066. For the average...
Surviving the underground railroad During the early days of the United States, it was common practice for the ruling powers to import slaves and force them to work on their land. The vast majority of these slaves came from Africa and because they were forced to work...
The importance of survival skills in colonial America The United States started as a single British colony called Jamestown, a tiny settlement founded in 1607 along the banks of the James River in what is now known as Virginia. In the beginning, the population...
Why foraging was so important during the second world war Between 1939 and 1945, Europe was engaged in the largest war that the human race has ever fought, and it affected every single part of life for the countries involved. Up until this point, the countries of...
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