History & Archaeology

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...

Injured Triceratops appears to have clashed with congener

The theory that these combative dinosaurs used their horns to fight appears to have been confirmed. In 2014, researchers stumbled upon the fossilized remains...

Historical reference to an aurora

The celestial phenomenon of the aurora has fascinated people for thousands of years. © Gerald Corsi/iStock Colorful light phenomena around 3000 years ago: A...

Origin of the Avars unraveled

Reconstruction of a mounted Avar. © Ilona C Kiss After the end of Late Antiquity, the Avars ruled the Pannonian Plain in what is...

Stone Age people used olives

View of the entrance to El Harhoura Cave in northern Morocco. © Christophe Falgueres As early as 100,000 years ago, wild olive trees provided...

Did drought drive the Vikings out of Greenland?

View of abandoned settlement structures of the former European inhabitants on Greenland. © RUBEN RAMOS/iStock For almost 500 years, the Vikings had defied the...

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