History & Archaeology

History & Archaeology

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. ...
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History & Archaeology

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...
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History & Archaeology

THEN Podcast Episode 45 (Bonus) – The Legionnaire and His Shovel

The legions of Rome have been so efficient over the centuries not only because of their fighting power, but also because of their logistical...
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History & Archaeology

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...
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History & Archaeology

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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History & Archaeology

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...
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History & Archaeology

Historical reference to an aurora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...
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History & Archaeology

We are taller and smarter than our ancestors, but we seem to pay a high price for it

In return, today we are presumably more likely to develop cardiovascular disease. Just like plants and animals, man is a 'dynamic organism'. This...
Charlie Elliott -
History & Archaeology

‘T. rex had short arms to prevent amputation by congeners’

It's a question that has haunted paleontologists for years: why did the mighty T. rex those ridiculously short arms? And an American...
Charlie Elliott -
History & Archaeology

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...
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History & Archaeology

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...
Alan Cannon -
History & Archaeology

Almost everyone has forgotten the Avars, but scientists are now revealing where this European superpower originated

Ancient DNA lifts a corner of the veil. Hearing the name 'Avaren' may not immediately ring a bell. Yet you should not underestimate...
Charlie Elliott -
History & Archaeology

THEN Podcast Episode 44 – Generals vs. Iron Lady – The Falklands War

In the spring of 1982, Argentina's military junta had its back against the wall. High inflation and mass unemployment were troubling the country,...
Alan Cannon -
History & Archaeology

How to write a perfect research paper on history

Many people feel that writing about history is a churlish task. The record of this science is so enormous that no person in the...
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History & Archaeology

After living on Greenland for centuries, the Vikings left the continent rather abruptly – and scientists now think they know why

Not the Little Ice Age, but increasing drought would have made life unsustainable. In the year 985 the Vikings, led by the Norwegian explorer...
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History & Archaeology

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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History & Archaeology

Huayna Picchu: the ruined city we all know, but may have been calling by the wrong name for a century

Now we know the famous Inca city under the name 'Machu Picchu'. But that may be based on a misunderstanding. Today, the famed...
Charlie Elliott -
History & Archaeology

Bones suggest the largest carnivorous dinosaur was a good swimmer

Clarity at last: Spinosaurus was probably excellent at hunting ill-fated prey underwater. the terrifying spinosaurus is the largest carnivorous dinosaur ever discovered – it...
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History & Archaeology

Colored skeletons in Çatalhöyük

Skeleton of a man from Çatalhöyük with vermilion painting on the skull. © Marco Milella The inhabitants of the Stone Age settlement of Çatalhöyük...
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History & Archaeology

Prehistoric rock art was not for the happy few: children also participated

A surprisingly large part of the rock art in five Spanish caves appears to be the work of children. Researchers write that in the...
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