History & Archaeology

History & Archaeology

Mystery solved about coal on Blackbeard’s ship

Blackbeard was a notorious pirate in the early 18th century. © Gwengoat/ iStock In 1718, the flagship of the famous pirate Blackbeard ran aground and...
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Metal of the Benin bronzes came from Germany

These brass rings, so-called manillas, come from a ship that sank off Spain in 1524. Their brass matches that of the Benin bronzes...
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On the trail of Bronze Age drug use

Strands of hair from the Es Càrritx cave in Menorca. © Sci Rep 13, 4782 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-31064-2, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International...
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Roman “place of pilgrimage” in the high Alps?

A Roman coin between stones in the Bernese High Alps. © Archaeological Service of the Canton of Bern, Regula Glatz ...
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A “Golden Tomb” in Mezamor

This wall, built of large blocks of stone, was once part of the Mezamor citadel. © PAP/ Szymon Zdziebłowski ...
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Female victim of tragic maiden voyage

The wreck of the Vasa is on display in a museum in Stockholm. © Anneli Karlsson, Vasa Museum/SMTM ...
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Africa policy in GDR sports: diplomats in tracksuits

Cycling legend Gustav-Adolf “Täve” Schur in Prague in 1960. During the tour of Egypt in 1957 he had proven himself as a "sneaker...
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The Slow Death of the Fast Breeder

Billion grave: The Kalkar nuclear power plant, which never went into operation, is said to have cost taxpayers around 3.5 billion euros (photo from...
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Legionnaires in the desert sand

After the conquest, Carthage developed into Rome's breadbasket. The mosaic (4th/5th century) from the town in North Africa depicts life and activities on...
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Keep the nemesis at bay

King Shapur I (right) captures the Roman Emperor Valerian (Persian onyx cameo, 4th century). AKG / Erich Lessing ...
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The “wet Limes” on the Rhine and Danube

The "Neumagener Weinschiff" was part of a Roman tomb on the Moselle. The sculpture (3rd century) shows the transport of wine barrels. AKG /...
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Just! You enter the Roman Empire

In the first construction phase of the Upper Germanic Limes, the watchtowers and then a wooden palisade were built in a cleared forest aisle....
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No “empire sine fine”

Emperor Hadrian commissioned the construction of a border structure in northern Roman Britain, later named Hadrian's Wall (Aureus, 125–127). BPK / coin cabinet, SMB /...
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Buried bones from NS research institute

Memorial stone and wreaths at the burial of the bone finds. © FU Berlin / Bernd Wannenmacher ...
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How egg yolk improved the colors of da Vinci and Co

Painting "Lamentation for Christ" by the Renaissance painter Sandro Botticelli, color samples from this painting were analyzed. © Bavarian State Painting Collections in...
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On the trail of ancient air pollution

By replicating a Roman pottery kiln, it was determined, among other things, how much fuel it must have consumed. © University of Trier ...
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Copper made Bronze Age city rich

Chests full of Bronze Age copper slag bear witness to brisk copper mining in Hala Sultan Tekke. © T. Bürge ...
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Notre-Dame is the earliest iron-reinforced cathedral

View of Notre-Dame Cathedral during the restoration work after the great fire. © Maxime L'Héritier/ CC by 4.0 ...
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Monkeys inadvertently make stone tools

Macaques cracking nuts with stones. © Lydia V. Luncz Macaques often use stones to crack hard-shelled nuts. Some of their tools break during use -...
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Remains of the earliest horsemen discovered

Grave of a Yamnaya man with clear evidence of regular horseback riding. © Michał Podsiadło The use of horses as mounts and for transportation was...
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