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The Tomb of the “Magician of the Goddess Selket”, a High-Ranking Physician of the Old Kingdom, Discovered in Egypt
In the southern area of the Saqqara archaeological zone, known for housing the tombs of high officials from the Egyptian Old ...
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A World Submerged Beneath the Pacific: Geologists Discover Enigmatic Ancient Tectonic Plates Where They Shouldn’t Be
Understanding the inner workings of our planet has always been a fascinating challenge for scientists. Now, a team of ...
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Lead contamination caused a generalized decline in the IQ of Europeans during the Roman Empire
Lead contamination has long been recognized as a significant public health hazard, even at low exposure levels. A recent ...
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Siglas Poveiras: The Unusual Proto-Writing Left by Vikings to Portuguese Fishermen
Porto is one of the typical destinations for a vacation or tourist visit in Portugal. However, for those who are already ...
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Prehistoric Marbles, Whistles, and Other Vestiges of Childhood Games from Bronze Age, Discovered in the Carpathian Basin
A group of researchers from the Institute of Archaeology in Zagreb has revealed fascinating evidence about how children ...
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Ice Ages Accelerated Evolution After a “Boring Billion Years” of Slow Growth
Ancient species may have evolved more slowly and lasted longer, but the pace of evolution picked up after global ice ages, ...
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Neither Bread Nor Beer: What Did Early Farmers in Northern Europe Actually Eat?
An international team of researchers has shed new light on the use of grinding stones in early Neolithic Scandinavia. These ...
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A Roman Statuette from the 2nd Century Found in Braga Reveals a Case of Crouzon Syndrome in Antiquity
In a discovery that intertwines archaeology, art history, and medicine, a 2nd-century AD bronze figurine unearthed in Bracara Augusta, now Braga in northern Portugal, may provide evidence of a rare ...
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Roman gladiator with Scandinavian ancestry found in York reveals unknown migrations before the Viking Age
A discovery in York, England, has shed light on a previously unknown chapter of human migration. Researchers identified a Roman-era gladiator or soldier with partial Scandinavian ancestry, offering ...
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How the Germans Developed and Used the First Operational Jet Bomber in History During World War II
An Ar-234 Blitz on ground. Credit: Public domain / Wikimedia Commons The Ar 234 was manufactured by Arado Flugzeugwerke GmbH, a German company founded in 1925 as Arado Handelsgesellschaft and ...
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The Enigma of Rujm el-Hiri: Not an Astronomical Observatory, Researchers Say
A groundbreaking study has cast doubt on the long-held belief that Rujm el-Hiri, an ancient structure in the Golan Heights, functioned as an astronomical observatory. Known as the Wheel of Spirits, ...
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Tamerlane, the Turco-Mongol Leader Who Formed an Alliance with the Kingdom of Castile in the 15th Century
The National Library of Spain preserves one of the most fascinating travel books from the Late Middle Ages, following the tradition of other illustrious literary travelers such as Marco Polo, John ...