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“House of Life” Discovered at the Ramesseum in Luxor, Filled with Drawings and School Games
An Egyptian-French archaeological mission has made a series of highly significant discoveries at the Ramesseum temple ...
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Twice a Day, Earth’s Surface Rises and Falls: A Lab Detects the Subtle Sway of the Planet
Earth’s surface experiences a slight rise and fall—a phenomenon almost imperceptible to human senses, yet one that reveals a ...
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Robert Grosseteste, the English Bishop and Philosopher Who Conceived a Precursor to the Big Bang Theory in the Middle Ages
Legend has it, as recounted by the English Benedictine monk Matthew of Paris, that the energetic Pope Innocent IV died of a ...
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The Oldest Vanilla Pod in Europe, Used in Alchemical Experiments, Discovered at Prague Castle
Europe's oldest vanilla pod (below), found in Prague Castle (above). Credit: J. Irmišová et al. A recent archaeobotanical study has uncovered an unexpected discovery in the heart of Europe: the oldest ...
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The Worst Floods in History: What Science Reveals and No One Had Told You
A new study led by the University of Exeter challenges the perception that recent extreme floods in various parts of the world are unprecedented events. Through the analysis of geological records of ...
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The 1938 German Expedition to Tibet Searching for the Mythical Kingdom of Agartha and Proving the World Ice Theory
One of the expedition camps. Credit: Bundesarchiv, Bild 135-KA-03-073 / Wikimedia Commons This was the vision of Frederick Hilscher, head of the Ahnenerbe’s esotericism department and the ideologue ...
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A Total Solar Eclipse May Have Been the Reason Why the Ancient Egyptians Stopped Building Monumental Pyramids
An astronomical event may have marked the end of one of the most emblematic dynasties of ancient Egypt. A total solar eclipse that occurred on April 1, 2471 BCE, could have had a direct connection to ...
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Human Sacrifices of Teenagers in a Site in Türkiye Reveal the Origins of Inequality in the Bronze Age
Aerial view of the Bronze Age site of Basur Höyük. Credit: Basur Höyük Excavation Project At the threshold of written history, when the first civilizations began to consolidate in Mesopotamia and ...
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Scientists Revive Prehistoric Algae After 7,000 Years in the Baltic Sea Floor Without Light or Oxygen
A team from the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research in Warnemünde (IOW) has successfully reactivated microscopic algae that had remained in a dormant state on the seafloor for nearly 7,000 years ...
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First Stone Mold Used for Coin Minting in Hispania in the 2nd Century BCE Found at the Obulco Site in Jaén
A team of researchers from the University of Jaén has identified the first stone mold used for coin production in ancient Hispania. The discovery, made at the archaeological site of Obulco, in present ...
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Schliemann Was Right: In Troy, Not Only the Elites Drank Wine, but Also the Common People
A team of researchers from the universities of Tübingen, Bonn, and Jena has conclusively demonstrated that wine was consumed in the ancient city of Troy, providing chemical evidence that supports a ...
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The Fascinating History of Castel dell’Ovo, the Fortress Where the Last Roman Emperor Retired
As much as Julius Nepos refused to recognize his legitimacy and continued to hold the title in parallel until his death in 475 AD, history considers the last Western Roman emperor to be Romulus ...