History & Archaeology

History & Archaeology

Clever election campaign in Renaissance Venice

Ludovico Foscarini corresponded, among others, with the humanist Isotta Nogarola, who can be seen here in a wood engraving from 1497. Mauritius Images / Lake-view...
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Field post from the Seven Years’ War

These letters were written to French sailors during the Seven Years' War - but never reached their addressees. © The National Archives /...
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Election campaigning the Roman way

Election campaign inscription on the wall of the building in Pompeii. © Parco archeologico di Pompei During excavations in Pompeii, archaeologists discovered an ancient election...
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Medieval prosthetic hand discovered

An x-ray reveals the structures of the prosthetic hand in the corroded lump. © Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation ...
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Munich: traces of early settlement discovered

Drone view of the excavation area in Feldmoching with traces from Celtic and Roman times. © 3Archaeologists / BLfD As is well known, the Munich...
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Earthquake reveals colored snake head sculpture

This Aztec colossal sculpture of a snake head was discovered after an earthquake in Mexico City. © LANCIC/UNAM ...
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Why Europeans have less Neanderthal DNA than Asians

Skull of a Neanderthal.© Halamka/ iStock Although Neanderthals were primarily found in Europe, more of their DNA has been preserved in the genomes of today's...
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Europeans once ate aquatic plants

These teeth apparently once chewed seaweed. © Nat Commun, doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-41671-2, License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Today they are more common on the Asian menu, but seaweed and...
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The Role of Music Centers in Nurturing Musical Talent and Collaboration

Greetings and welcome to the Music Centre, a place dedicated to fostering a profound connection with the world of music. Our mission transcends boundaries...
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Prehistoric ape gets a face

Skull of “Pierolapithecus catalaunicus” shortly after discovery (left), after the first preparation (middle) and after the virtual reconstruction (right). © David M. Alba,...
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Prototype aircraft catapult uncovered

View of the remains of the RAE Mark III aircraft catapult from the early days of the Second World War uncovered at Harwell. ...
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Did Vikings have stained glass windows?

Window glass fragments that come from the Viking Age. © CS Andersen, Moesgaard Museum / Museum of Archeology Gottorf Castle ...
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Cave lion: prey and fur supplier to the Neanderthals

Artist's impression of Neanderthals dismantling a captured cave lion. © Graphics by Julio Lacerda, NLD What role did the mighty cave lion of the Ice...
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Was Meret-Neith the first female pharaoh?

The tomb complex of Queen Meret-Neith in the ancient Egyptian necropolis of Abydos © EC Köhler Around 4,900 years ago there lived a queen on...
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On the trail of an imperial heart

View of the Memleben monastery. In the right half of the picture you can see the garden, under which the previous building of...
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Grave of a heavily armed warrior

This man was buried around 1,300 years ago along with his impressive arsenal of weapons. © Christoph Bassler, City of Ingelheim ...
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Mysterious church remains discovered

Reconstruction of the floor plan of the former church in the Soest district. © LWL/L. Cramer/E. Cichy ...
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Warm period facilitated settlement of Siberia

Spread of early Homo sapiens across Eurasia and sample locations on Lake Baikal. © Ted Goebel ...
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A new Indo-European language discovered

Location of the cuneiform tablet (right) in Boğazköy-Hattusha. Andreas Schachner/ German Archaeological Institute In the ancient Hittite capital of Boğazköy-Hattuša, archaeologists have discovered evidence of...
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The oldest ship cannon in Europe

This ship's cannon dates back to the 14th century and was discovered on the seabed off the coast of western Sweden. © Bo...
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