History & Archaeology

Holy Baal pond instead of an inland port

Excavations at the perimeter wall of the temple precinct of Motya. © Sapienza University of Rome Expedition to Motya/ Antiquity, CC by nc...

The History Of Delta 8 Gummies

If you're like most people, you probably think of Delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) gummies as those delicious, chewy little candies that come in a variety of...

More than 400 large pits discovered near Stonehenge

They are believed to be big game traps built by hunter-gatherers who roamed the area before the famed megalithic monument was erected. Stonehenge is...

The mighty megalodon also had a toothache

A discovered misshapen tooth that belonged to this dreaded shark shows that even this giant predator had to watch out for some fish. You...

Largest cave paintings discovered in North America

Anthropomorphic figure from the Alabama cave. © S. Alvarez/ J. Simek, Antiquity In a cave in Alabama, researchers have uncovered hundreds of pre-Columbian rock art,...

Medieval hand grenades?

A fragment of the jar from Jerusalem that may have contained explosive material. © 2022 Matheson et al., Creative Commons Attribution License, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Already...

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...

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