History & Archaeology

First civilization in America was not averse to politics

It is often thought that the hunters and gatherers did not like levels of government and the associated negotiations. But an archaeological site...

Michelangelo’s shoes reveal he was small in stature

Michelangelo was a great artist, but a rather short man, researchers write. The works of Michelangelo Buonarroti are world famous. But we know very...

Scientists may have discovered the oldest works of art on Earth

These are hand and footprints that may have been left by the children of Denisovans between 169,000 and 226,000 years ago. Several years ago, researchers...

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...

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