I’ve brought yet another digest for all you fine folks, and it’s a doozy this week! Some great history threads on a staggering array of topics, not to mention the usual weekly (awesome) fare!

There was an absolutely awesome AMA this week. I’ll throw you a bone and you can follow the link to check out IAMA lecturer in human osteoarchaeology - the science of understanding human skeletal remains. AMA about what we can tell about a person and their life from their bones, and how we excavate and prepare skeletons for analysis.

Tuesday Trivia: Ceremonies! had some fantastic write ups from a variety of different people. You should 100% go check it out.

There was some fun activity in the Thursday R&R thread.

Be sure to check out the Friday Free For All for all kinds of good stuff.

Especially this post. Remember the recent giant meta thread about answered flairs? Well it’s not a flair but /u/almost_useless has been working on something that might provide some quality help. It’s still in the early stages but you should absolutely check it out.

And never forget the incredible Saturday Showcase led by /u/Klesk_vs_Xaero.

All you writers deserve way more credit and upvotes. Additional props to all the fantastic question askers. It takes both to make this sub as great as it is!

I was able to examine why the Austro-Hungarian (and as an extension, German) U-Boat campaign was so successful in the Mediterranean Sea during WW1!

Eeep. Holiday weekend and all that... Better late than never though, right?

/u/franziska_kafka answered "Was there a reason behind the seeming glut of assassination attempts on Queen Victoria in her early reign?"

/u/enclavedmicrostates on "How the heck was modern China able to stay unified after WW2 ?"

/u/itsallfolklore on "In Journey to the Center of the Earth, which occurs in 1863: 1. Is the professor realistic, and, if so, were such learned men common? 2. Could such a professor have afforded the trip? 3. What would have happened back at his estate for the 4 months he was gone?"

I posted about this a few days ago but no response. Maybe my question was too broad, so I’ll try to be more specific.

How do we know Columbus fed Arawak babies to dogs?

I see this referenced in many write-ups on Columbus. I know his journal shows us that he at least thought about how easy it would be to exploit groups like the Taino. I’ve read that the Spanish crown accused him of mismanagement and mistreatment of the Spanish. There is proof that he did some questionable, and even terrible things. But how do we know Columbus did some of the more atrocious things he’s accused of doing, like sadistic torture and murdering babies for food?