4,000-Year-Old Bronze Age Tree Trunk Coffin to Make Museum Debut
Getting your audio player ready… A massive 4,000-year-old Bronze Age coffin, carved from a single oak tree and discovered by […]
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Gems That Represented Ancient Symbols of Wealth and Power
Getting your audio player ready… Throughout history, precious gemstones have gone beyond decoration, serving as powerful symbols of wealth, authority,
Scholars Say Many Beliefs About Vikings Are Based On Medieval Fiction
Getting your audio player ready… Scandinavian studies scholars at the University of Münster have delivered a sobering message to enthusiasts
Roman Occupation Exposed Britons to Disease and Class Divides
Getting your audio player ready… The Roman invasion of Britain in 43 AD brought with it dramatic social upheaval that
Renaissance Gallows Unearthed in France With 32 Executed Victims
Getting your audio player ready… Archaeologists working in Grenoble, France, have made a chilling discovery that sheds light on the brutal
Ancient Astronomical Alignments: Reading and Mapping the Stars at Early Advanced Civilization Sites
Getting your audio player ready… Many of the cuneiform tablets of Mesopotamia and hieroglyphs of Egypt make reference to the
Why Ghosts Haunt England at Christmas but Steer Clear of America
Getting your audio player ready… Many moons ago, the Downton Abbey Christmas special featured a ouija board which communicated a message from
Black Gold: Sumerian Bitumen Recipes Worked Like Asphalt, 4,000 Years Ago
Getting your audio player ready… Sumerian craftspeople in Mesopotamia didn’t simply scoop up natural bitumen and slap it on boats
Roman Forum Found Beneath Barcelona Hotel Rewrites Barcino
Getting your audio player ready… What started as a routine elevator shaft installation in a Barcelona hotel basement has turned