Ancient Wrecks off Costa Rica Revealed to Be Danish Slave Ships, Not Pirate Vessels
Two shipwrecks maintain their presence in Costa Rica’s Cahuita National Park beneath its turquoise waters...
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Europe’s Oldest Bone Spear Tip Unearthed
Imagine a Neanderthal hunter, crouched in the dim light of a prehistoric dawn, meticulously shaping...
Sealed Byzantine Amphora Discovered in Shipwreck off the Coast of Turkey
In a major archaeological discovery, a team of researchers from Dokuz Eylül University has uncovered...
Ancient DNA Unveils the Cosmopolitan Heart of the Phoenician-Punic Civilization
Imagine a bustling port in ancient Carthage, circa 600 BCE, where Phoenician sailors unload fragrant...
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A Lion’s Jaws in Roman Britain: Skeleton Reveals Gladiator’s Fatal Arena Battle
In the shadow of York’s ancient walls, where Roman Eboracum once thrived, a skeleton lay...
The Gods of Greece, the Autocrats of the Ancient World (Part Four)
We’re almost at the end of the list of the twelve Olympian gods of ancient...
Dacian Treasure Horde found in Romania May Hint at Lost Enclave
Two amateur metal detectorists have found something unexpected in the commune of Breaza in Mureș...
The Crusades: Four Hundred Years of War (Part One)
The Crusades are perhaps the defining idea of medieval Europe. Over more than four centuries...
Did They Really Resurrect the Dire Wolf? Not Exactly…
Recently the papers have been filled with news about a creature brought back to life...
Ancient Egyptian “House of Life” Discovered in Luxor
In the grand necropolis of ancient Thebes on the west bank of the Nile stands...
Green Sahara Mummies Reveal a People Who Stood Apart
The Sahara is the largest desert in the world, a vast arid wilderness stretching across...
“I’ll Drink to That!” Everyone Loved Wine in Bronze Age Troy, New Study Finds
Homer’s Iliad is a problematic text. On the one hand, it tells us of a...