History & Archaeology

Napola: British private schools were the model

British private schools like Eton College here were models for the Napola. (Image: Jun Zhang / iStock) The Napola boarding schools of the Third...

Aqueduct evidences imperial failure

Aqueduct pillars testify to the unfinished building project of the Romans in Armenia. (Image: Artaxata project) It is the most eastern structure of its...

New start with verve

Many museums have used the lockdown period to become more digital. Will virtual cultural enjoyment replace personal museum visits in the future? ...

Oldest monumental building made of adobe bricks discovered

Aerial view of Los Morteros hill in northern Peru. (Image: Ana Cecilia Mauricio Llonto) In northern Peru, archaeologists have discovered the oldest adobe monumental...

How Trans-Eurasian Languages ​​Spread

Trans-Eurasian languages ​​are spoken in parts of Asia, but also in Turkey (Image: janrysavy / iStock) Languages ​​such as Japanese, Turkish, Korean and Mongolian probably...

Volcanic eruptions rocked Chinese dynasties

Major eruptions brought about abrupt climate changes. And that may have contributed to the downfall of powerful empires. In the pre-industrial period, volcanic eruptions...

Slave room discovered

View into the former bedroom of three slaves in a villa near Pompeii. (Image: Parco Archeologico di Pompei) Insight into the world of life...

Discovered the largest wine factory in the Byzantine world

Ruins of the Byzantine winery in Yavne. (Image: Assaf Peretz / Israel Antiquities Authority) In Israel, archaeologists have discovered the remains of a huge...

Rare slave room found in Pompeii

Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a slave room in Pompeii. This Roman city was destroyed in AD 79 by the eruption of...

The Celts and Romans already operated mining in the Montafon

View of the Montafon valley and excavations at the western end of the Knappagruaba. (Image: Rüdiger Krause / Goethe University Frankfurt) Ores were mined...

DNA confirms Sitting Bull’s great-grandson

Photograph of Sitting Bull and his lock of hair. (Images: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution / Eske Willerslev) Sioux chief Tatanka-Iyotake, better known as...

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