History & Archaeology

On the trail of the Walbeck-Weferlingen concentration camp subcamp

Archaeologists work on the uncovered remains of a barrack of the former Walbeck-Weferlingen concentration camp subcamp. © State Office for Monument Preservation and Archeology...

The splendor of chivalry

Within a few decades, the Burgundians had risen to the ranks of the most important European powers - but they were labeled as upstarts....

Burgundy becomes a party to the war

Since the early 15th century, Burgundy not only played an independent role in the Hundred Years' War between France and England (1337–1453), but was...

New insights into human ancestry

773,000 year old jawbone of an early human from Morocco. © Hamza Mehimdate/Program Préhistoire de Casablanca Who was the last common ancestor of Homo sapiens,...

Hunting with poison arrows existed 60,000 years ago

60,000 year old stone arrowhead from South Africa. Remains of a potent plant poison were detected on it. © Marlize Lombard Hunting with arrows soaked...

This map of the Holy Land still shapes us today

Christopher Froschauer's 1525 Old Testament, opened to the page with Lucas Cranach the Elder's map of the Holy Land, in the Wren Library, Trinity...

What did Christmas presents look like in the Middle Ages?

In the run-up to Christmas, people in medieval London imported, among other things, numerous Jesus figures. © Unsplash Anyone who wants to give presents to...

Where did the marble slab on Otto the Great’s tomb come from?

The representative cover plate removed from the stone box and examined by specialists to determine the origin of ancient marble. © Andrea Hörentrup /...

A shaman from Bad Dürrenberg wore a feather headdress

Artistic reconstruction of the regalia of the shaman of Bad Dürrenberg with feather headdress. © Karol Schauer/State Office for Monument Preservation and Archeology Saxony-Anhalt About...

Early humans made fire 400,000 years ago

Early humans may have learned to make fire as early as 400,000 years ago. © Craig Williams/The Trustees of the British Museum The ability to...

Upside down world

Roman society was characterized by a very pronounced hierarchy. Everything had its own place: rich and poor, above and below. But once a year...

Beer – a gift from the gods

Strict, dignified, sublime - this is how the ancient Egyptians usually appear in their paintings, reliefs and portraits. They were also able to celebrate...

Merry Christmas!

Charles Dickens' “Christmas Carol” is one of his most popular stories worldwide. With this work, Dickens did not provide a pure portrait of the...

A Greek woman sculpture in the Etruscan city of Vulci

Head of the female statue discovered in the Etruscan city of Vulci at the site. © Mariachiara Franceschini The city of Vulci in central Italy...

Mysterious Stone of Destiny

On December 25, 1950, four students from Glasgow stole the “Stone of Destiny” from Westminster Abbey. Supposedly the stone once played an important role...

In the beginning there was the jam

View of an early modern kitchen (painting by Georg Flegel and Marten van Valckenborch, around 1600). akg images A new study shows how fruit cooked with...

Roman private bath discovered on the Rhine

The exposed building. © Canton of Aargau, Cantonal Archaeology Archaeologists have excavated an ancient bath complex in Switzerland. It once belonged to a Roman estate,...

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