History & Archaeology

Elephant bones from the time of Hannibal’s campaigns

The bone unearthed in Spain initially puzzled scientists because it did not come from a native animal. © Agustín López and Rafael Martínez During excavations...

Surprising find under a Neolithic grave

Aerial photo of the Neolithic trapezoid ditch; the late medieval earth stable can be seen in the southeast. © State Office for Monument Preservation...

Earliest genetic diagnosis of rare disease

To analyze the DNA, the researchers take samples from the double grave. © Adrian Daly By examining two skeletons that were more than 12,000 years...

Between court service and academic science

Rudolf Graf Stillfried-Alcántara as chief master of ceremonies (study by Adolph von Menzel for the painting “Coronation of Wilhelm I in Königsberg”, 1863). Copper Engraving...

“Baby Doc” on the run

At the beginning of 1986, the popular protests in Haiti had an impact: the regime of Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier was over. The Duvalier...

Patron saint of the forest

Running text std akg-images / De Agostini Picture Lib. / G. Dagli Orti The Celts worshiped her as Arduinna, goddess of nature. She taught people to...

The Pope’s daughter

For centuries, Lucrezia Borgia (1480–1519) was decried as a poisoner and blood abuser. In fact, she was the daughter of Pope Alexander VI. (official...

Modern times behind old walls

With its magnificent Renaissance facade, the Old Town Hall characterizes the Leipzig market square. Spread over two floors, it invites you to discover the...

The Countess and Capital

The Swedish Countess Christina Piper was a merchant's daughter, an influential politician's wife, a socialite and, above all, a businesswoman. A forward-looking investment strategy...

Earliest evidence of prehistoric wooden tools

This wooden digging stick is 430,000 years old, making it the oldest wooden tool in the world to date. © Katerina Harvati, Dimitris Michailidis...

Eilsleben: New insights into the first farmers in Central Germany

Example of a ceramic vessel from the Linear Ceramic Culture. Halle (Saale), State Museum of Prehistory, Great Kumpf, location: Eilsleben. © Dguendel/CC by 3.0...

Roman marching camps discovered in northern Germania

Roman coins from the marching camps recovered using metal probes. They were coined under the emperors Antoninus Pius (138-161 AD), Marcus Aurelius (161-180 AD)...

Plague mass grave discovered near Erfurt

This depiction of death on a winged lion dates from the plague era in the mid-14th century in Erfurt. © Klassik-Stiftung Weimar The “Black Death”...

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,...

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