Secrets of history 2024, October

These mysterious bloodthirsty creatures are indispensable characters in folk legends, children's horror stories and gothic novels. Modern science denies the very existence of vampires in the past and in the present

One of the scariest places in the entire Chernobyl Exclusion Zone - these are not dumps of abandoned equipment, not empty apartments in Pripyat, and not even the Chernobyl NPP itself

No one has lived on Ross Island since World War II. Now it most of all looks like the scenery for the movie "The Jungle Book"

Under the intricacies of the streets and squares of the famous city, there is a labyrinth of ancient aqueducts, canals and passages that keep the secrets of millennia. Piazza Cavour, the very center of Naples

On April 15, 2019, a fire broke out in Paris. The whole world watched as Notre Dame Cathedral burned. The building lost its spire, clock and roof. Thanks to the efforts of the firefighters, the interior of the cathedral was preserved. Not even the chairs were burned

Surely, there is no person in the world who has never heard of Notre Dame Cathedral. Glorified by writers, poets and composers, Notre-Dame de Paris rises above the city, attracting to itself not only with its architecture, but also with numerous legends that sweep around it

The Battle of Stalingrad has become one of the bloodiest in the history of mankind. A total of more than 2.5 million people took part in it, and the losses of both sides amounted to almost a million

The name of the Greek city of Gorgippia, located on the seashore in the region of the Sind people, was preserved by Strabo (Strabo, XI, II, 10, 12) - Greek geographer I c. BC e. - 1st century n. eh

Muslim cemetery "Karaotkel" - sacred monument of cultural heritage. The first burials date back to the 17th century

The ruler of the USSR, Joseph Stalin, treated the great rulers of the past with respect, identifying himself with them. Among them was the Great Lame - conqueror of Asia Timur, aka Tamerlane

William Shakespeare's writings are undoubtedly the most beloved classics of most people. But the personality of the author himself is surrounded by a multi-layered veil of secrecy

The fact that the name of Shakespeare is surrounded by an impenetrable mystery was known back in the 18th and 19th centuries

If today we pronounce the name of Shakespeare, then the name of at least one of of his works will pop up in the mind of each of us. But is not it's that simple

Researchers still cannot say with certainty the date of his birth. Moreover, more and more scientists are inclined to think that in fact all these brilliant works were written by another person …- Salik.bizMerchant's sonnIt is believed that William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon on April 23, 1564, where he was baptized three days later. H

Of course Shakespeare is a very suspicious person in history. Evidence for the existence of the great poet and playwright is based on the mention of his name in historical documents

British Shakespeare scholar John Hudson believes that Amelia Basson wrote under the pseudonym "Shakespeare." Hudson wrote a book in which he outlined the arguments in favor of his theory

British scientists report the theft of William Shakespeare's skull from his own grave. This information is confirmed by studies conducted by scientists, reports the BBC

Shakespeare was wrong: the story is sadder than Romeo and Juliet exists. The main sadness is that it is real. Long before the play appeared, a genuine drama was unfolding in front of non-fictional characters

Murders, tombs, forgeries and forgeries to prove that Shakespeare was not written by Shakespeare. Dozens of historical documents have been preserved about the life and work of William Shakespeare

The sensation went unnoticed. But how she was needed! I have no doubt that soon it will move into all textbooks in the form of a dogma, a postulate that is not subject to doubt. Let's take a sensible look at the "sensational discovery". First, we look:- Salik

For decades, Eva Braun has been described as a person who is more than the silly blonde who appeared in public next to the Fuhrer. And if at the beginning of their relationship she was too young and naive, then over time her shyness disappeared, and the girl took a fairly strong position in the circle of Hitler's entourage

Archaeologists from US universities, in collaboration with Italian archaeologists, have unearthed the remains of a 10-year-old child buried with a stone in his mouth in an ancient Roman cemetery. In ancient times, people suspected of vampirism were buried in this way

Who are the Scythians, where did they come from and where did they go? Science has not yet given a specific answer, although books and articles have been written about certain historical layers of their lives

In January 1914, an article by the author M. Menshikov was published in the popular Russian newspaper Novoye Vremya, which was supposed to cause a stir in the scientific community, if not a scandal

There is a hypothesis about the existence of giants on Earth in ancient times, and it is these confirmations that are found in different parts of our planet.I will touch on the topic of giants, I only partially, reminding you that scientists have almost no doubt that earlier gigantism was characteristic not only of extinct dinosaurs, but also plants, insects and possibly humans

Jewish shtetls, so vividly described by Sholem Aleichem and Isaac Babel, have long become a legend

Mongolian builders, paving a road in Henchi province, just on a site along the Onon River, accidentally stumbled upon an ancient mass grave

In ancient times, in the interfluve of the Volga and Oka rivers, where Moscow is now located, Meria lived. This Finno-Ugric tribe was subsequently assimilated by the Eastern Slavs and together with them formed the basis of the population of Muscovy

British archaeologists have discovered several graves from the third century BC, which contained the remains of people buried under mysterious circumstances. Reported by the publication Gizmodo

Chapelle dom Hue, located on the island of Guernsey in the English Channel, is asking archaeologists for the second difficult mystery in two years

Scientists at the University of Sapienza in Rome have discovered the remains of a man who lived around the 6th century AD, with a long knife-shaped prosthesis on one of his arms

In old English and Scottish cemeteries, you can see interesting burials - various gravestones and monuments enclosed in iron cages

Many of our subscribers must have read Boris Akunin's "Cemetery stories" and remember his story about visiting the Old Don cemetery

Cages for the Dead (Victorian Era) During the Victorian era, there were all sorts of creepy traditions. So, cells were created for the dead. It feels like it's a defense against escaping

While building a new road in China's Taizhou province, workers accidentally stumbled upon a strange petrified object

On the territory of central Brazil, researchers have found traces of the most ancient ritual beheading. This may have been practiced by the hunter-gatherers who lived there. A frightening find reported by PLoS One

The Guardian reporters reported an interesting find in Turkey. Local archaeologists have discovered the grave of Nicholas the Wonderworker, which is the prototype of the fabulous Santa Claus

It just so happened in history that after the death of a person, a funeral rite was expected. How exactly to bury a person - in a stone tomb, wooden coffin or burned at the stake, determined social, religious and cultural norms

Turkish archaeologists have discovered the burial place of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, which is the prototype of Santa Claus. Reported by The Guardian

During a recent archaeological excavation on the island of Guernsey in the English Channel, scientists made a very unexpected discovery. Scientists have found the remains of a dolphin in one of the excavated ancient graves