History & Archaeology

History & Archaeology

Virgil’s poem on a Roman amphora

Shard of a Roman oil amphora with text fragments from a poem by Virgil. © University of Cordoba ...
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Is there an antique pizza pictured?

One dish in this 2,000-year-old still life is sure to look familiar to many viewers. © Pompei Archaeological Park ...
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Neanderthal rock art

These fingerprints in France's Roche-Cotard Cave are at least 57,000 years old. © Jean Claude Marquet/ CC by 4.0 ...
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Roman mausoleum discovered in London

View of the remains of the mausoleum with the central mosaic. © MOLA Traces from the time when the metropolis on the Thames was still...
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Nördlingen: 3000 year old bronze sword discovered

Bronze Age octagonal sword from Nördlingen, © Archäologie-Büro Dr. woidich Archaeologists have made a rare find during excavations in the Nördlinger Donau-Ries: In a Bronze...
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Notorious legion came as far as Colchis

Coin from Antioch with the countermark of Legio X Fretensis. © Piotr Jaworski The soldiers of the Roman Legio X Fretensis were notorious for their...
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Fossils show early presence of Homo sapiens in Southeast Asia

Excavations in the Tam Pà Ling cave in northern Laos. © Fabrice Demeter When did the first representatives of Homo sapiens come to Southeast Asia?...
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Stone Age flutes with the sound of a bird of prey

The remains of the Stone Age "aerophones" in different views. Number seven is completely preserved. © Laurent Davin ...
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Patchouli fragrance from Roman times

Antique perfume bottle made of rock crystal. © Cosano et al. /Heritage, CC by 4.0 ...
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Surprise find with green patina

The three copper ingots that were discovered have fused into one lump due to corrosion. © Conrad Schmidt ...
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China: Oldest horse saddle discovered

Subeixi culture female tomb with horse saddle (circle). © Turfan Administration of Cultural Relics (2019) / Archaeological Research in Asia, CC by 4.0 ...
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Roman watchtower discovered in northern Switzerland

Artistic representation of a Roman tower on the Rhine border. © Office of Archeology Thurgau Evidence of late antique defense against the Germans: archaeologists have...
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Not just marginal figures: the women behind Bismarck

Around 1893 with the Bismarcks in Friedrichsruh: Marie (at the table in the middle), Johanna (to her right), Marguerite (standing in the back right). AKG ...
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Sunken church located in the mudflats

Excavations at low tide in the mud flats unearth traces of a lost settlement landscape from the Middle Ages. ©: Ruth Blankenfeldt, Schleswig ...
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Discovered “Vocabulary Lists” by Maimonides

Rediscovered pages of word lists written by Maimonides in the 12th century. ©University of Cambridge The Jewish scholar Maimonides is one of the most famous...
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Germany’s oldest footprints discovered

Potential hominin footprint from Schöningen. © J. Serangeli/ Senckenberg Archaeologists have discovered the oldest human footprints in Germany in the former Schöningen opencast mine in...
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Hunting areas reflected in tooth enamel

One of the examined Neanderthal teeth from different angles. © João Zilhão How far did animal and human beings once get around in their habitat?...
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A Roman doctor in the “Barbaricum”

Close-up view of some ancient scalpels found in the tomb. © Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) In Hungary, archaeologists have discovered the grave of an ancient...
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With garlic against intestinal wind?

According to Symeon Seth, sea fish are easier to digest than river fish. Byzantine illumination (11th century) shows fishermen catching fish. AKG / Maurice...
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Stone Age jewelry reveals women’s DNA

This pendant, made from a deer tooth and found in Denisova Cave in southern Siberia, apparently belonged to a woman. © Max Planck...
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