77 Photos From 'The Archives Of The Planet,' Why Everything You Learned About Who Built The Pyramids Is Wrong, And More

Explore the most popular stories from History Uncovered this week. [History Uncovered]( [See 77 Century-Old Color Photos From Around The World, From Swedish Candy Sellers To Algerian Carpet Weavers]( [A wealthy French banker, Albert Kahn used his fortune to finance a team of photographers to travel all over the world and document as many cultures as possible from 1909 to 1931. In the end, Kahn and his photographers captured 72,000 color photos across 50 countries.]( [New Research Suggests Some Viking Women Purposefully Elongated Their Skulls 1,000 Years Ago]( [The Viking women likely had their heads wrapped in bandages at birth to make the cranial modification.]( [Meet The Real-Life Henry Hill, The Gangster-Turned-Informant Who Inspired 'Goodfellas']( [The "Goodfellas" scene that depicts Henry Hill and his wife Karen agreeing to join the Witness Protection Program leaves out one crucial detail — in real life, Hill also brought along two of his mistresses and asked if they could join the program too.]( [This 6,000-Year-Old Neolithic Ax Was Just Discovered By A Metal Detectorist In Poland]( [Dated to the 4th millennium B.C.E., the trapezoidal ax was about six inches long with a fan-shaped edge and rectangular head.]( [How A Small Group Of Native Americans Created A Secret Code That Helped The Allies Win World War 2]( [In 1942, the U.S. Marine Corps recruited 29 Navajo speakers to create an unbreakable code to use in the Pacific Theater — and by the end of the war, more than 450 Navajo Code Talkers had helped the Allies to victory.]( [Who Really Built Egypt's Pyramids? The Evidence Shows That It Wasn't Enslaved Workers After All]( [Although historians once believed that it was enslaved Jewish laborers who built the pyramids of Egypt, it was likely a group of skilled workers who were paid well.]( [Frank DeCicco Conspired With John Gotti To Kill A Mob Boss — And Paid The Ultimate Price]( [When Frank DeCicco helped plan Paul Castellano's murder in December 1985, he was made the Gambino family's second in command by John Gotti. Four months later, he was dead.]( [Archaeologists In Croatia Just Unearthed A 2,500-Year-Old Helmet Once Worn By A Greek Warrior]( [Dating back to the 6th century B.C.E., this helmet is of the rare Greek-Ilyrian variety, fewer than 40 of which have ever been unearthed.]( [Legendary Wild West Lawman Bass Reeves Had 11 Children — And Some Of Them Became Criminals]( [Bass Reeves' children followed disparate paths, and some of the famous Black lawmen's descendants are still alive today.]( [Robert Fisher, The Navy Veteran Accused Of Murdering His Family And Blowing Up His House]( [In April 2001, Navy veteran Robert William Fisher allegedly killed his wife and two children and blew up their house — and he's been a wanted fugitive ever since.]( [Remains Discovered In France Suggest Neolithic Sacrifice Victims Underwent Self-Strangulation]( [Listen To The History Uncovered Podcast]( [Discover why the wider Abraham Lincoln assassination plot was far larger than the death of one man and how this three-pronged attack sent out violent aftershocks for decades to come.]( [Become An All That's Interesting Member]( [For just $4.99 a month, you'll enjoy all our content without ads, receive a quarterly letter from the editor, and get exclusive access to premium podcast episodes.]( [Unsubscribe]( [Web Version]( [History Uncovered On Instagram]( [History Uncovered On Facebook](