History & Archaeology

History & Archaeology

Film diva and inventor

Hollywood marketed her as “The World’s Most Beautiful Woman.” But Hedy Lamarr was not only beautiful, but also smart. During World War...
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History & Archaeology

Did the oldest human ancestor come from the Balkans?

In Bulgaria, researchers have discovered the 7.2 million year old femur of an early, upright walking hominid (left). Next to it are the...
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History & Archaeology

Rock chamber with 22 sarcophagi discovered

View of the sarcophagi discovered in the rock chamber. © Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities On the banks of the Nile opposite...
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History & Archaeology

Matings between humans and Neanderthals were gender specific

The Neanderthals left traces of DNA in our genome - albeit with noticeable gaps. © gorodenkoff/ iStock Early modern humans repeatedly interbred with Neanderthals. Most...
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A massacre of women and children 2,800 years ago

2,800 years ago, 77 people, mostly women and children, were murdered in the Carpathian Basin, but were then carefully buried. © Linda Fibiger et...
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Stone Age characters from the Swabian Alb could be forerunners of writing

This figure from the Geißenklösterle cave in the Swabian Alb is around 38,000 years old and decorated with rows of dots. © Landesmuseum Württemberg...
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A Bronze Age princely tomb in Normandy

These flint arrowheads are typical grave goods of the Armorican burial mound culture for high-ranking dead. © Emmanuelle Collado/ INRAP Archaeologists have discovered a Bronze...
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History & Archaeology

A Viking-era mass grave with a “giant”

Archaeologists uncovering the mass grave from the Viking Age. © Cambridge Archaeological Unit/David Matzliach The English city of Cambridge lies in a border area that...
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History & Archaeology

A Roman Mithras sanctuary in Regensburg

Excavation area of ​​the Roman Mithras sanctuary in Regensburg. © ArchäoTeam Regensburg Extraordinary archeological find: Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a Roman Mithras temple...
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History & Archaeology

Elephant bones from the time of Hannibal’s campaigns

The bone unearthed in Spain initially puzzled scientists because it did not come from a native animal. © Agustín López and Rafael Martínez During excavations...
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History & Archaeology

Surprising find under a Neolithic grave

Aerial photo of the Neolithic trapezoid ditch; the late medieval earth stable can be seen in the southeast. © State Office for Monument Preservation...
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History & Archaeology

Competitions in the snow

The heated ice hockey final between Canada and the USA in 1924. © gallica.bnf.fr / Bibliothèque Nationale de France The Winter Olympics will take place...
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Earliest genetic diagnosis of rare disease

To analyze the DNA, the researchers take samples from the double grave. © Adrian Daly By examining two skeletons that were more than 12,000 years...
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History & Archaeology

Fly Agaric & Co.: He painted them all

Nice to look at in Hans Walty's watercolor - but be careful: the Satan mushroom is poisonous and is not allowed in the basket. Swiss...
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History & Archaeology

Between court service and academic science

Rudolf Graf Stillfried-Alcántara as chief master of ceremonies (study by Adolph von Menzel for the painting “Coronation of Wilhelm I in Königsberg”, 1863). Copper Engraving...
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History & Archaeology

“Baby Doc” on the run

At the beginning of 1986, the popular protests in Haiti had an impact: the regime of Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier was over. The Duvalier...
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Rock carvings demonstrate the claim to power of ancient Egyptian conquerors

These rock paintings in Wadi Khamila in Sinai bear witness to the ancient Egyptians' colonial claim to this area. © M. Nour El-Din The...
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History & Archaeology

Patron saint of the forest

Running text std akg-images / De Agostini Picture Lib. / G. Dagli Orti The Celts worshiped her as Arduinna, goddess of nature. She taught people to...
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History & Archaeology

The Pope’s daughter

For centuries, Lucrezia Borgia (1480–1519) was decried as a poisoner and blood abuser. In fact, she was the daughter of Pope Alexander VI. (official...
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History & Archaeology

Modern times behind old walls

With its magnificent Renaissance facade, the Old Town Hall characterizes the Leipzig market square. Spread over two floors, it invites you to discover the...
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