History & Archaeology

How often were there cousin-cousin parents?

The researchers looked for evidence of parental kinship in DNA obtained from human remains. (Image: MPI for Evolutionary Anthropology) Today it is considered the...

The slave trade also brought epidemics

With the conquest of Mexico by the Spaniards, the slave trade began. (Image: Grafissimo / iStock) When the Europeans conquered the New World, they...

An elephant island in sight

Ludwig Morenz in front of an illustration of the hieroglyph for the Elephantine island in the Nile. (Photo: Volker Lannert / Uni Bonn) Elephantine...

The Brandenburg Evangelistary

Around the year 1210, highly specialized illuminators in the archbishopric city of Magdeburg created an Evangelistary on behalf of the Premonstratensians of the newly...

China: rice beer in honor of the dead

9000 year old drinking vessels and bowls. (Image: Jiajing Wang) Already 9000 years ago people in ancient China brewed a kind of beer from...

Origins of Arthur`s Stone revealed

Arthur's Stone in Herefordshire. (Image: University of Manchester) The Arthur's Stone Stone Age monument in Herefordshire, West England, was originally part of a much...

Fortress of the Teutonic Order discovered

A moat made for the excavations through the outer fortifications of the castle. (Image: Daniel Skoczylas) Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a Teutonic...

4300 year old soldier’s grave and war memorial

The white burial mound of Tell Banat North. (Image: University of Toronto / The Banat Publication Project) An approximately 5000 year old burial mound...

Grave of a successful ex-slave

An ancient resting place of a special kind. (Image: Pompeii Archaeological Park) An exciting inscription and some mummified remains: archaeologists have discovered an unusual grave...

Growing old in Georgian England

The apothecary and death, 1816. (Image: Wellcome Collection / historical) In Georgian-era England, getting old was a source of deep fear for many. Because...

Genetic evidence of Holocaust victims

Skeletons discovered on the site of the Sobibór extermination camp. (Photo: Karolina Ratajczak) Until now, they were thought to be Polish victims of the...

Machu Picchu is older than expected

The ruins of the Inca city of Machu Picchu. (Image: SL Photography / iSTock) The famous Inca city of Machu Picchu was apparently built...

Applied geometry 3700 years ago

This Babylonian clay tablet is the oldest known example of a practical application of the Pythagorean triples. (Image: UNSW Sydney) New light on the...

65,000 year old Neanderthal cave painting

Dripstones with red markings in the Cueva de Ardales cave. (Image: João Zilhão / ICREA) At what point in human history did our ancestors...

Roman traffic routes in the border region

The two parallel dark tracks mark the trenches along the Roman road (Image: RAAP) Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a Roman road and a...

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