Early Islamic Burials in the Levant – Bioarchaeological Evidence
A new study combining archaeological, historical, and bioarchaeological data sheds new light on the early Islamic period in modern-day Syria. The research team had planned…
History
Dynamic Genetic History of the Southern Arc
A massive paleogenetic study reveals information about migration patterns, agricultural expansion, and language development from the Caucasus to Western Asia and Southern Europe from the…
Birka had a Unique Viking Shipyard
Archaeologists from Stockholm University’s Archaeological Research Laboratory have discovered a unique Viking Age shipyard site in Lake Mälaren at Birka on Björkö. The discovery calls…
The Origins of the Black Death have been Discovered
The Black Death, the greatest pandemic in human history, was caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis and lasted in Europe between 1346 and 1353. Despite…
Ancient Maya Civil Unrest and Climate Change
Droughts coincided with the collapse of the Lowland Classic Maya civilization, according to paleoclimatologists, and some argue that climate change contributed to societal disintegration. Many…
The Explosive History of the 2,000-Year-Old Pompeii ‘Masturbating’ Man
There are a few things (I assume) you’d rather not be caught doing if you were suddenly frozen in time. Many people assume that this…
Ancient DNA Tells an Ever-More Complex Story of Asian Island Settlement
Hundreds of thousands of years ago, island South East Asia was a hotbed of human variety, with Homo floresiensis (“Hobbits”) and Homo luzonensis coexisting with…
In 1869, Two Laborers Dug Up the So-Called Cardiff Giant
Two workmen were digging a well in 1869 when they came across an interesting chunk of stone three feet beneath the surface. Gideon Emmons and…
What Is the Illuminati, and Does It Still Exist
The Illuminati is a secret society. We’ve seen Nicholas Cage defend the Declaration of Independence against them, Tom Hanks stops an Illuminati attempt to destroy…
Inca Child Sacrifice Victims Drank Anti-Depressant Ayahuasca before Death
It’s difficult to cheer up a youngster who has just been chosen as a god’s sacrifice, but a new study reveals that the Incas may…
Exploding Casket Syndrome and the King Who Burst Over His Mourners
There are many dignified ways to be disposed of after you die, from cremation or aquamation to being fired from a catapult at your enemies.…
Shackleton’s Lost Ship Endurance Found In Antarctic 100 Years After His Death
The wreck of Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance, the ship whose arrest in pack ice began one of humanity’s most extraordinary survival stories, has been discovered in…
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