History & Archaeology

Parts of Hadrian’s Aqueduct discovered

Newly uncovered section of Hadrian's Aqueduct, which supplied drinking water to the ancient city of Corinth. © Greek Ministry of Culture ...

Alan Cannon - January 29, 2024

History & Archaeology

Dental problems reflected in “Stone Age chewing gum”

A piece of chewed birch pitch (middle) from the Swedish site of Huseby Klev with casts depicting the upper and lower tooth profile. ...

Alan Cannon - January 28, 2024

History & Archaeology

Archaeologists uncover sex chromosome abnormalities

A look at an excavation in England where a medieval person with an XXY chromosome anomaly was found. © Oxford Archaeology ...

Alan Cannon - January 25, 2024

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A Bronze Age desert fortress

This is what the fortified oasis of Khaybar might have looked like in the Bronze Age. © Khaybar Longue Durée Archaeological Project, M....

Alan Cannon - January 20, 2024

History & Archaeology

On trail of mammoth using isotope patterns in a tusk

Artist's impression of mammoths observed by early inhabitants of Alaska. © Julius Csostonyi The relationship between humans and mammoths in sight: Using isotope patterns in...

Alan Cannon - January 18, 2024

History & Archaeology

On the trail of the secret of the naked giant

Aerial view of the Cerne-Abbas giant. Wirestock/iStock He measures around 60 meters and “excitedly” swings a club: a study now sheds light on what the...

Alan Cannon - January 15, 2024

History & Archaeology

Urbanism on the Amazon as early as 2,500 years ago

Hidden beneath the canopy of the Amazon rainforest lie the remains of extensive settlement areas. © FG Trade/ iStock ...

Alan Cannon - January 14, 2024

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The explosive start of the Battle of the Somme

Contemporary photograph of the explosion at Hawthorne Ridge on July 1, 1916. © Ernest Brooks On July 1, 1916, a spectacular series of explosions initiated...

Alan Cannon - January 11, 2024

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Adventure in the land on the Nile

On October 15, 1842, the expedition members hoisted the Prussian flag on the Great Pyramid. bpk / Kupferstichkabinett, SMB / Jana Helmbold-Doyé ...

Alan Cannon - January 8, 2024

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Deep insights into old family relationships

The new method has uncovered, among other things, two relatives whose remains were once buried 1,500 kilometers apart in Eurasia. © Ringbauer &...

Alan Cannon - January 5, 2024

History & Archaeology

Hundreds of Pueblo culture petroglyphs discovered

High above the rock dwellings of the Pueblo culture, archaeologists have discovered previously unrecognized rock art. © Palonka et al./Jagiellonian University ...

Alan Cannon - January 3, 2024

History & Archaeology

Early city dwellers wisely ate fertilized peas

The so-called Trypillia mega-settlements in today's Ukraine and Moldova are considered to be the oldest city-like settlements in Europe. Artistic representation © Susanne...

Alan Cannon - December 26, 2023

History & Archaeology

Ecosystem in oil shale

The Messel Pit fossil site near Darmstadt provides unique insights into a warm period 48 million years ago. Today, paleontologists not only look for...

Alan Cannon - December 22, 2023

History & Archaeology

Curse tablet discovered in medieval latrine

Archaeologists discovered this curse tablet from the 15th century in a latrine during an excavation at the town hall construction site. When unrolled,...

Alan Cannon - December 21, 2023

History & Archaeology