About Past Chronicles

Every old object, ruin and photograph is the end of a story. Past Chronicles goes looking for the beginning.

We are a digital publisher for readers who like to know where things came from. We cover the ancient world and the recent past with the same curiosity: the dig that rewrote a timeline, the fad your grandparents loved, the storm nobody forgot.

From the dig site to your living room

Archaeology and science keep changing what we know about the past. When a scroll is deciphered or a fossil turns up where it should not be, we explain what was found, why it matters and what is still unknown.

What we cover

Our sections map the territory. Ancient World goes back to the empires, ruins and peoples of the distant past. Modern History covers wars, leaders and turning points of the last few centuries. Discoveries reports new finds from archaeology, science and exploration. Nostalgia & Pop Culture revisits the fads, films, music and icons of past decades. Mysteries collects the puzzles, legends and unexplained episodes that still have no neat answer.

How we work

Stories are researched from reputable reporting, official sources, published books and the people involved. Where accounts conflict or a claim is disputed, we say so rather than pick the better tale. Photographs are credited wherever the source is known. Mistakes get fixed in place, and material corrections are noted at the foot of the story. Our full Editorial Policy is public.

Who we are

Past Chronicles (https://pastchronicles.com) is published by Cupcakes Holdings LTD, an independent digital publishing company registered in Israel, and is written by a network of contributing writers and editors. The site is free to read and is supported by advertising and affiliate partnerships, which never influence what we publish.

Talk to us

Corrections, story ideas, image credits, licensing and partnership enquiries all go to contact@pastchronicles.com.