History & Archaeology

Bird mummies: wild animals or farmed animals?

A sample is taken from a mummified buzzard. (Image: Romain Amiot / LGL-TPE / CNRS) They symbolized the gods Thoth and Horus: ibises and...

Neanderthals: Replaced Y chromosomes

For the first time, the Y chromosome of Neanderthals and Denisovans could now also be examined. (Image: MPI f. Evolutionary Anthropology) New trace of...

Violence and bloody rituals among the steppe warriors

1700-year-old skeletons of South Siberian steppe nomads from the Tunnug 1 site. (Image: Tunnug 1 Research Project) For the ancient historians, the steppe nomads of...

Man reached Arabia 120,000 years ago

The first human footprint discovered at Lake Alathar and the corresponding digital elevation model (Image: Stewart et al., 2020) The Arabian Peninsula forms a bridge...

Viking genetics unraveled

Many Vikings were likely more brunette than blonde. (Image: Jim Lyngvild) The Vikings have decisively shaped the history of Europe. But who were...

Phoenician wine press discovered

Reconstruction of the wine press from the 7th century BC (Image: O. Bruderer, with the kind permission of the Tell el-Burak excavation project) They...

Wreck of the German cruiser “Karlsruhe” discovered

Sonar image from the wreck of the German cruiser "Karlsruhe". (Image: Stattnet / Isurvey) On April 9, 1940, the cruiser “Karlsruhe” led the German...

A chamois for ice mummy research

After the rescue, the animal mummy was brought to Bolzano by helicopter with the support of the Italian army. (Image: Esercito Italiano -...

Westallgäu was a Bronze Age traffic junction

The climate and nature in the Bronze Age West Allgäu were not as favorable as here in Hegau. (Image: University of Tübingen) In the...

Europeans have only tolerated milk for a few thousand years

Bronze Age skull from the Tollensetal (Image: Stefan Sauer / Tollensetal-Projekt) In today's northern and central Europe, most people can still digest the milk sugar...

Sturgeon on the royal menu

Wooden barrel and sturgeon shed discovered in the wreck (Image: Brett Seymour, Brendan Foley) In 1495, the Danish King Hans set out for Sweden by...

Ancient temples were handicapped accessible

Ruins of the Temple of Asclepius in Epidaurus. (Image: elgreko / iStock) Even the Greeks planned access to many of their sanctuaries for the...

Fountain with Jupiter’s column discovered

Compilation of the portrayed goddesses: Juno on the left, Nemesis-Diana in the middle, and Minerva on the right. (Photo: Marcel Zanjani / LVR...

How millet came to Europe

Millet Panicum miliaceum (Image: Wiebke Kirleis / UFG Kiel) Around 3500 years ago, the early cultures of Europe underwent a profound change: semi-nomads who immigrated...

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