How did pirates survive at sea? A pirate is classed as someone who attacks ships at sea with the intention of stealing their cargo. There are still pirates operating today in certain areas of the world, but to the average person, the idea of a pirate is someone with a...
The Northwest passage – A survival nightmare The Northwest Passage is a shipping route that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific by traveling northwest along the coastline of Canada. Before the Panama Canal was completed in 1914, the only way to get from...
3 Strange Ancient maps that shouldn’t exist The age of exploration began during the 1400s and by the late 1600s, the vast majority of the world had been mapped. During this time the best that people had to work with were rather basic tools that would show a...
Outdoor cooking methods through the ages There’s nothing like eating in the great outdoors, with campfire cooking being one of my favorite reasons for spending time in the wild. Cooking openly outside wasn’t always done for pleasure and it became necessary for people...
Life in the Stone age Our ancestors lived a primitive life and relied heavily on stone as their primary tool and weapon material, but since the invention of a written language was thousands of years away, we can only piece together what we have found from...
5 Strange ancient traditions Our ancestors were incredible people and had a level of knowledge that we will never truly understand, but that doesn’t mean they didn’t make mistakes from time to time, or consistently for hundreds of years to be more accurate. Here are 5...