Portrait of Matilda McCrear (Image: Newcastle University / Crear Family)
In 1860 the last slave ship landed in the United States. On board was Matilda...
This rock drawing puzzles archaeologists. (Image: Dr. Mohammad Naserifard)
A strange shaped body with six limbs - what is that supposed to represent? Archaeologists have...
There may be discrepancies in radiocarbon dating of Egyptian mummies. (Image: webking / iStock)
The age determination of archaeological finds using radiocarbon dating could be...
Donkeys were not just pack animals in imperial China. (George-Standen / iStock)
Donkeys as grave goods: Finds from the 9th century AD prove that noble...
Ceramic figure of a ball player, found in Etlatongo. (Image: Blomster and Salazar Chavez, Science Advances 2020; 6: eaay6964)
The ritual ball games and ball...
Hunters and gatherers from ecologically diverse regions of southern Africa exchanged ostrich egg pearls as symbolic gifts in the Stone Age. (Image: Brian A....
How objective are Wikipedia entries on historical conflicts? (Image: brightstars / iStock)
Wikipedia has long become one of the most important sources of information on...
Newly discovered Homo-erectus skull (DAN5) (Image: Michael J. Rogers / Southern Connecticut State University)
Homo erectus has shaped the history of our ancestors for almost...
The Mongols were notorious for their powerful equestrian armies. (Image: Traditional Historical Show, Credit: Dmitry_Chulov / iStok)
Was their strength based only on meat and...
This arsenic bronze sword is around 5,000 years old. (Photo: Ph.Andrea Avezzu / Ca Foscari University of Venice)
For decades, one of the oldest swords...
Livestock farming created complex interactions between animals, humans and bacteria. (Image: Annette Günzel)
Herding instead of hunting: The development of livestock farming made life...
Different types of early humans mated with each other (Image: 1971yes / iStock)
The history of our ancestors is becoming increasingly complex. Because now, in...
Historical helmets in the pressure test. (Photo: Op 't Eynde et al./PLOS ONE, CC-by-sa 4.0)
Since the First World War, soldiers have been protecting their...
Ribs and spine of the Neanderthal skeleton Shanidar Z. (Image: Graeme Barker)
In the 1950s, the discovery of several Neanderthal remains in the Shanidar Cave...
Sign alphabet from 1873. (Image: traveler116 / iStock)
Sign languages ​​for the deaf exist today in almost all countries and regions. Linguists have now reconstructed...
The most impressive remnant of the city of Cahokia is the truncated pyramid "Monks Mound". (Image: MattGush / iStock)
The mysterious North American Indian...
Hardly a day goes by without a Chinese manufacturer putting forward a new, all-electric powered model. Today, it is the manufacturer Skywell, founded at...
