History & Archaeology

The origin of viticulture is in China

Amphora of the Yangshao culture, 4800-3600 BC BC and 900 year old shaman tomb with ceramic jug in Jiahu. (Image: Peter Kupfer) Today France or...

An Indian empire reveals its secret

The power center of the Calusa was an impressive building on an artificial elevation, which is said to have accommodated 2000 people. (Image: Merald...

Diary reveals everyday life on a research ship from the 1920s

The German Atlantic Expedition began in 1925 with the research ship "Meteor". (Image: DSM) The German Atlantic Expedition in the 1920s was a milestone in...

Neanderthal thread detected

The approximately 6.2 mm long and 0.5 mm wide cord fragment in a close-up. (Image: C2RMF) Ropes and ropes were already integral parts of Neanderthal...

Forest islands: ancient traces of plant cultivation

The flood savannah in the lowlands of Bolivia is littered with small forest islands. (Image: Umberto Lombardo) Researchers report that thousands of forest islands in...

The oldest Homo erectus

Homo-erectus skull from Drimolen. (Image: Therese van Wyk / University of Johannesburg) Where and when our ancestor Homo erectus developed has so far been controversial....

“Lucy”: monkey brain – but long childhood

The results are based on the reconstruction of fossil skulls from Australopithecus afarensis. (Image: Philipp Gunz, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.de) News from "Lucy" and Co:...

The last survivor of the slave ship Clotilda

Portrait of Matilda McCrear (Image: Newcastle University / Crear Family) In 1860 the last slave ship landed in the United States. On board was Matilda...

Neanderthals: coastal fare instead of mammoth roast

View of the three entrances to the Figueira Brava cave in Portugal. (Image: João Zilhão) They hunted mammoths and co in the ice age steppes...

Enigmatic “mantis man”

This rock drawing puzzles archaeologists. (Image: Dr. Mohammad Naserifard) A strange shaped body with six limbs - what is that supposed to represent? Archaeologists have...

How precise is radiocarbon dating?

There may be discrepancies in radiocarbon dating of Egyptian mummies. (Image: webking / iStock) The age determination of archaeological finds using radiocarbon dating could be...

Strange: grave of a donkey polo player

Donkeys were not just pack animals in imperial China. (George-Standen / iStock) Donkeys as grave goods: Finds from the 9th century AD prove that noble...

Oldest highland ball playground discovered

Ceramic figure of a ball player, found in Etlatongo. (Image: Blomster and Salazar Chavez, Science Advances 2020; 6: eaay6964) The ritual ball games and ball...

Ostrich egg jewelry and ancient networks

Hunters and gatherers from ecologically diverse regions of southern Africa exchanged ostrich egg pearls as symbolic gifts in the Stone Age. (Image: Brian A....

Wikipedia: How objective are articles on historical conflicts?

How objective are Wikipedia entries on historical conflicts? (Image: brightstars / iStock) Wikipedia has long become one of the most important sources of information on...

Homo erectus: more versatile than expected

Newly discovered Homo-erectus skull (DAN5) (Image: Michael J. Rogers / Southern Connecticut State University) Homo erectus has shaped the history of our ancestors for almost...

What nourished the Mongol empires

The Mongols were notorious for their powerful equestrian armies. (Image: Traditional Historical Show, Credit: Dmitry_Chulov / iStok) Was their strength based only on meat and...

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