History & Archaeology

History & Archaeology

1400-year-old folding chair discovered

The remains of the folding chair's iron frame were recovered in the block. © BlfD Archaeologists report an unusual grave find in Middle Franconia: In...
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History & Archaeology

Pyramids of Giza: Nile arm helped transport stones

When the pyramids were built, the side arm of the Nile reached as far as the Giza plateau. © Alex Boersma/PNAS ...
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History & Archaeology

Seasonally dated destruction

View of the excavation area with the remains of the city of Nysa-Scythopolis. © German-Israeli Tell Iẓṭabba Excavation Project ...
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History & Archaeology

Monks especially had a lot of parasites

Bones of monks buried in Cambridge in the Middle Ages. © Cambridge Archaeological Unit Actually, the monks were privileged in the Middle Ages, because monasteries...
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History & Archaeology

Early medieval double grave discovered

The two graves are in the center of a circular structure, which suggests a former burial mound. © AAB, Stephan Weber, State Office...
Alan Cannon -
History & Archaeology

Mammoth slaughter as early as 36,000 years ago?

Machining marks on mammoth bones. © Timothy Rowe et al. / The University of Texas at Austin ...
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History & Archaeology

Traces of Roman oyster farming

Apparently coveted delicacies were stored here around 2000 years ago. © Università Ca' Foscari Venezia ...
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History & Archaeology

Africa: migration of the Bantu peoples reconstructed

Bantu men and women working in the fields in Somalia. © public domain ...
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History & Archaeology

Neanderthals: Poultry on the menu

Ptarmigan leg bone with cut marks from Hohle Fels Cave. © urmu/ University of Tübingen ...
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History & Archaeology

Surprising history of milk tolerance

Milk was also used long before the development of lactose tolerance. © Podulka/iStock ...
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History & Archaeology

A horse of the Spanish conquistadors

400 year old horse tooth from Puerto Real. © Florida Museum / Jeff Gage ...
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History & Archaeology

Shipwreck from the Hanseatic period discovered

Divers at the shipwreck. © Research diver Christian Howe Archaeologists have discovered...
Alan Cannon -
History & Archaeology

200 year old cobalt mine as a time capsule

200 year old cobalt miner's shoe. ©National Trust Cavers have rediscovered a...
Alan Cannon -
History & Archaeology

DAMALS Podcast, Episode 53 – The company that built the FRG

When the local groups of various trade unions founded the "Gross-Hamburg non-profit...
Alan Cannon -
History & Archaeology

Mysterious statuette discovered

An unusually modeled face characterizes the possible cult figure. © Axel König/StMWK ...
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History & Archaeology

“Hide and seek” in a medieval panel painting

Monja Schünemann with the sketch. © Photomontage: Jacob Müller; Sources: Picture Gallery Berlin; Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, infrared reflectography from...
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History & Archaeology

Pendant made from human bones

Artist's representation of a man who was buried with pendants made of animal - but also human material. Most likely, together they formed...
Alan Cannon -
History & Archaeology

Archaeologists bite into Arthur’s Stone surrounded by legend and myth

The 5,000-year-old tomb, linked to the legendary King Arthur, will soon be excavated. Located in the English district of Herefordshire, Arthur's Stone is a...
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History & Archaeology

New finds in the Antikythera shipwreck

Divers recovering smaller finds (left) and the marble head of Hercules. © Nikos Giannoulakis/ Return to Antikythera ...
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History & Archaeology

Historical-astronomical treasure

This historical photo plate shows a negative image of a star field in the southern constellation Chameleon. © dr Karl Remeis Observatory...
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