Artifacts & Treasures
The Smell of the Greco Romans: Statues were Scented, New Study Finds
For those of you who watched the recent sequel to Gladiator, imaginatively named Gladiator II, firstly you have our sympathies. Whatever that mess was, it was closer to ill-conceived fantasy than a…
Extremely Rare Divination Spoon Found on Isle of Man was used for Prophecy
A 2,000 year old metal spoon has been found on the Isle of Man in the United Kingdom. Dating from the Iron Age, it is believed that this bronze spoon may be…
Ancient Wisdom, Modern Science: Scroll from Herculaneum is Read from Within
Some of the finds from the cities destroyed in the eruption of Vesuvius are ruined beyond restoration. Much was preserved but the destruction was immense, and the greater part of the contents…
Here Be Demons: New Map of Folklore Reveals the Dark Heart of Europe
Wake up honey, new map of demonic Europe just dropped. If you want to sort your incubi (male sex demon) from your spiritus domestici (vaguely helpful poltergeist), your gnomes from your mermaids,…
Ancient Crab Amulet found in Turkey was a Ward Against Cancer
Archaeologists working to excavate the ancient Anatolian city of Pisidia Antioch have found something special. An amulet has been unearthed which the team believes was used to treat cancer in ancient Turkey.…
“Oathkeeper” Sixth Century Anglo-Saxon Sword Found Near Canterbury
A field near Canterbury in southeastern England has given up another secret from Dark Age Britain: a 6th century sword dating from the mysterious Anglo-Saxon period which followed the withdrawal of the…