History & Archaeology

Newly discovered rock art is so vast that even its creators could never fully admire it

The discovered figures may represent ghosts from the underworld, immortalized life-size in the darkest cavities of a cave. Scientists have stumbled upon at least...

What was before Stonehenge?

Stonehenge is now situated in an unwooded, open landscape. © Nicholas Jones/ iStock The stone circle of Stonehenge today lies in an open,...

Bronze Age jewelry workshop discovered

Parts of a clay mold that was once used to produce bronze neck rings with circumferential grooves. © LWL/T. poggel Around 3,000 years...

Richard Strauss in the focus of music research

Unknown versions of pieces and musical developments: researchers have gained new insights into the works and working methods of the composer Richard Strauss. Source: Ludwig-Maximilians-University...

DNA analyzes provide insight into megalithic culture

Drawing of the burial mounds of Fleury-sur-Orne. © Laurent Juhel Around 6,500 years ago, the gigantic burial mounds of the Cerny culture, one of...

THEN Podcast, Episode 46: Praetorians – Rome’s Elite Soldiers

As early as the Roman Republic, military leaders began to surround themselves with a troop of particularly experienced soldiers. The "Praetorian Cohorts" become...

Emperor Justinian and the women

Mosaic portrait of Emperor Justinian I. © seraficus/ iStock The late antique emperor Justinian was not only a successful ruler, but also had an important...

Nineteenth-century farmers from the Beemster hardly breastfed

Nineteenth-century women from the Beemsterpolder did not or hardly breastfeed their children, according to new bone research. Possibly these mothers were –...

Ancient wheel tracks in Northern Germany

Left: Two parallel strips in the area of ​​the Stone Age cemetery at Flintbek have been identified as 5400 year old wagon tracks. ...

Oldest reference to the famous Mayan calendar found in Guatemala

In an ancient pyramid, researchers have stumbled upon a calendar fragment that may date to the third century BC. During excavations in the small...

Second World War

Bombing of a German metal factory in Norway during the war. © US National Archives and Records Administration In 1940, the German Wehrmacht conquered...

Was the goose the first feathered farm animal?

Today's domestic geese in China apparently have Stone Age ancestors. © Masaki Eda The wild goose apparently became a domestic goose at a surprisingly...

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