History & Archaeology

“Humanitarian Intervention” 400 years ago

The prominent opponents in the Anglo-Spanish war were King Philip II (Image: wynnter / iStock) and Queen Elizabeth I (Image: duncan1890 / iStock) It is...

New finds in the sunken city of Thonis-Herakleion

Grave goods from the 5th - 4th centuries BC were discovered in Thonis-Herakleion. Chr. (Image: Christoph Gerigk, Franck Goddio / Hilti Foundation) In the...

Notes on a noble lady

The archaeologists came across 15 filigree gold pearls, which probably belonged to a sumptuous necklace. (Image: LAD in RPS R.Wollenweber) News from the mysterious...

Neanderthal art discovered

Scan of the engraved bone: The six notches that create the angular pattern are highlighted in red, accompanying notches are highlighted in blue. ...

Misappropriated conquistadors objects

These objects were created by the Chickasaw from a chain link, a piece of horseshoe and hatchets. (Image: Florida Museum / Jeff Gage) In...

Lost Palatinate reveals secrets

Archaeologists uncover what was previously slumbering in the farmland. (Aerial photo of the excavation area: State Office for Monument Preservation and Archeology Saxony-Anhalt,...

Anglo-Saxons: Not a question of genetics, but of culture

Sutton Ho's Anglo-Saxon helmet from around 625. (Image: Elissa Blake / University of Sydney The Anglo-Saxons shaped the culture of the British Isles from the...

Fossils of an unknown hominid

Skull fragment and jaw of Nesher Ramla Homo. (Image: Tel Aviv University) The early history of our species is complicated: crossbreeds with the Neanderthals...

Mystery of early medieval grave openings

Troubled grave in France. (Image: Éveha-Études et valorisations archéologiques / G. Grange) Some graves from the European early Middle Ages show traces of subsequent...

Empire was not an “age of security”

Kaiser Wilhelm II and entourage. (Image: clu / iStock) It was considered the "Belle Époque" and the age of security ": In retrospect, the...

Dance to the rhythm of rattling elk teeth

Rhythmic movements with sound effects: Stone Age hunters and gatherers in today's northwestern Russia once danced to the rattling sound of elk-tooth followers. ...

2000 year old basilica was once the largest in Israel

View of the former location of the basilica. (Image: Emil Aladjem / Israel Antiquities Authority) The Israeli city of Ashkelon was an important trading...

How the reformatory got into print

As is well known, printing was of central importance for the course of the Reformation. A historian sheds light on the role played...

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