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PastRush: History Detective

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Investigate history with labelled evidence

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Investigate history with labelled evidence

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PastRush turns history into investigations with labelled exhibits: made at the time, written later, scientific finding or modern reconstruction. Six of 12 investigations are free, including the Rosetta Stone, Pompeii and Otzi the Iceman. A 3D globe has a Time River back to Pangaea. Class mode for shared devices. No account, no ads.

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Hi Product Hunt! I make PastRush. Most history apps hand you facts to memorise. I wanted students (and curious adults) to weigh evidence the way historians do. What's in it: - 12 investigations with labelled exhibits; six are free: the Rosetta Stone, Pompeii, the Grand Canyon rock layers, Otzi the Iceman, continental drift and the Norse in Vinland - Five ways to investigate: chronology, source comparison, cause and consequence, time and place, and what can we conclude - Every exhibit labelled as made at the time, written later, a scientific finding or a modern reconstruction - A 3D globe with a Time River back to Pangaea, and 245 painted stories with sources Class mode hides purchases and outside links on shared devices. No account, no ads, no tracking, and Founder Lifetime is one purchase. Which historical mystery should be the next investigation?

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How to tell a primary source from a later account (for students)

The most useful history skill is asking "how do we know?" A quick way to teach it:

1. Made at the time: a letter, a coin, a photo, an inscription.

2. Written later: a history book, a memoir decades on.

3. Scientific finding: what tests on bones, soil or ice show.

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Which historical mystery would you want to investigate with real evidence?

PastRush: History Detective launches here on 5 November. I'm one of the makers.

Each investigation is a case file with labelled exhibits. You put events in order, compare sources, trace causes and decide what the evidence can and can't prove. Six are free: the Rosetta Stone, Pompeii, the Grand Canyon's rock layers, tzi the Iceman, continental drift and the Norse in Vinland.

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