History & Archaeology

Unveiling the Essence of Character Archetypes in Storytelling

The art of storytelling has been honed over centuries, with character archetypes emerging as indispensable tools within this craft. These archetypes offer a scaffold...

Medieval Coins from “Warmland Pompeii”

Partially uncovered remains of the medieval town of Wartenburg in Poland. The city, destroyed in 1354, is known as "Pompeii of Warmia". ...

How the Romans maintained their aqueducts

The Gallo-Roman city of Divona Cadurcorum was once supplied by a 20-mile-long, partially canalized aqueduct system. © Cees Passchier. ...

How climate change shaped early hominin life

Only climate changes shifted the distribution areas of the Neanderthals and Denisovans so much that they were able to interbreed. © Axel Timmermann...

Bronze Age arrowhead made of meteorite iron

The arrowhead made of meteorite iron from the Bronze Age settlement of Mörigen. © Bernisches Historisches Museum Collection/ Thomas Schüpbach ...

Origins of the Indo-European language family

Spread of the Indo-European language family across Eurasia. © P. Heggarty et al./ Science (2023) Almost half of the world's population speaks an Indo-European language,...

Targeting the Habsburg secret service

Colonel Alfred Redl was a notorious spy before the First World War. Source: Wikimedia Institutionalized, clandestine "reconnaissance": A historian examines how the modern concept of military...

Benjamin Franklin and the art of banknote printing

American Colonial Banknotes from the early 18th century. © University of Notre Dame US founding father Benjamin Franklin is best known today as the inventor...

Place of worship discovered in the Netherlands

A sacred place for burials, sacrifices and mysterious rituals: Archaeologists have discovered a 4,000-year-old cult and burial site in the Netherlands. The main elements...

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