History & Archaeology

Archaeologists reveal medieval graffiti in the sacrament room

Supper hall on the Zionberg in Jerusalem (left) and medieval graffito with coat of arms from Altbach, which archaeologists found on one of the...

Discovered lecture hall in the ancient high school in Agrigents

View of the newly discovered auditorium in the antique high school of agrigent. © Thomas Lappi, Monika Trümper/ Fu Berlin, Institute for Classical Archeology ...

A Roman mass grave in Vienna

Skeletons close to tight: excavations of the Roman mass grave in Simmering. © Reiner Riedler/ Wien Museum ...

China: Who created the Quina stone tools?

Some of the stone tools found in Longtan in southern Chinese. It assigns its shape and processing sequence to Central Paleolithic Quina technology. ©...

Roman necropolis with gladiator grave

The two exposed grave facilities in the Roman necropolis in Liternum. © Superintendance for Archeology Naples ...

Bones of the real “Schinderhannes” identified

The portrait shows the "Schinderhannes". Genetic analyzes now also enabled the determination of his actual eye, hair and skin color- as well as the...

Discovered empty grave of an unknown pharaoh

Entrance to the newly discovered pharaoh grave in the necropolis Abydos (left) and view into the empty burial chamber. © Ministry of Tourism and...

Grave finds confirm the course of the Schmalkaldic War

Painting "Army camp Charles V at Lauingen" by Matthias Gerung. © Hermann Müller, Stadtarchiv Lauingen (Donau) ...

Oldest facial fossil of Europe discovered

Fossil from the Sima del elefante cave (right) and digitally mirrored second half of the face. © Maria D. Guillén / Iphes-Cerca, Elena Santos...

Fossil reveals details of Paranthropus Robustus

Aerial absorption of the Swartkrans cave in South Africa. Here the hip bone was discovered by Paranthropus. © Jason L. Heaton ...

Rapid stones document rural ideas in Europe

Goseck ribbon, belonging together by lower trailer and runner from a deposit. © J. Soldevilla/ State Office for the Preservation of Monuments and Archeology...

Bone tools already 1.5 million years ago

Bone tools have been systematically manufactured for much longer than assumed. © CSIC ...

Did indigenous Brazilians once celebrate carnival -like festivals?

In Brazil, the carnival now combines various cultural influences. © MesquitafMs/iStock In the...

DNA gives an insight into the origin of the Huns

The penetration of the Huns triggered late antiquity migration and changed Europe...

First pharaoh grave since Tutankhamun discovered

Grave chamber of Pharaoh Thutmosis II and finds with his royal name. © Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities ...

Monkeys also produce stone tools – unintentionally

Sharp stone covers, as can be seen here, can arise unintentionally if monkeys crack, for example, nuts. © Tomos Proffitt ...

Old DNA reveals the origin of the Indo Europeans

The Jamnaja and her ancestors moved west to Europe in three immigration waves from the steppes. © cany71 / iStock ...

Graves of Neolithic warriors discovered

Burial of the bell cup culture. There are two arrow tips in the discoloration behind the back, which is probably part of a past...

Old DNA reveals common history of sheep and humans

Vessel with two pockets from around 2600 to 2500 BC. © Norbert Shcimmel Trust, 1989/ Met Museum ...

Royal Royal Royal Shake tracked down

Bayeux's wall carpet shows King Harold while riding to Bosham, where he visits the church and celebrates in a hall before leaving to France....

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