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Nathan Falde

Nathan Falde graduated from American Public University in 2010 with a Bachelors Degree in History, and has a long-standing fascination with ancient history, historical mysteries, mythology, astronomy and esoteric topics of all types. He is a full-time freelance writer from Wisconsin in the United States. Nathan is an avid reader with a wide variety of interests, which is reflected in his diverse writing portfolio. In addition to his work as a writer, Nathan has spent time teaching English as a second language in Colombia, where he now lives with his wife and son.

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Archaeologists at a re-erected Roman milestone on the Golan Heights Roman highway.

7 June, 2024 - 18:37 Nathan Falde

Key 2nd Century Roman Highway Exposed in Golan Heights

More than 18 centuries ago, the Romans built a two-lane highway that cut across the southern section of an area that is today known as the Golan Heights, which sits on the border between Israel and...

Representative examples of the beads analyzed

6 June, 2024 - 18:23 Nathan Falde

Glass Beads Drove Transatlantic Trade in Early 17th Century North America

In a recently published study, a pair of researchers from universities in the United States and Canada examined the chemical composition of glass beads made in Europe that were traded among...

Face of Killed Pharaoh Seqenenre the Brave Revealed

5 June, 2024 - 16:03 Nathan Falde

Face of Killed Pharaoh ‘Seqenenre the Brave’ Revealed

Scientists have meticulously reconstructed the face of Seqenenre-Tao II, an ancient Egyptian pharaoh who met a brutal end 3,500 years ago. Known as 'The Brave,' Seqenenre-Tao II was either slain...

Drop of water

4 June, 2024 - 22:49 Nathan Falde

Study Shows Fresh Water Reached Earth from Space Four Billion Years Ago

A chemical analysis of rare and ancient zircon crystals taken from the remote and foreboding Jack Hills of Western Australia is causing scientists to reevaluate their assumptions about when the first...

Mosaic depicting the Muse, Calliope, excavated in Side, Turkey. Source: Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Culture and Tourism

29 May, 2024 - 22:27 Nathan Falde

2,200-Year-Old Mosaic of the Muse Calliope Exposed in Turkey

Archaeologists exploring the site of an ancient Greek settlement in southern Turkey unearthed a beautifully preserved mosaic floor dating back to the second century BC. What made this mosaic floor...

Skull E270, dating from between 663 and 343 BC, belonged to a female individual who was older than 50 years. Image: Tondini, Isidro, Camarós, 2024. Source: Tondini, Isidro, Camarós, 2024/Frontiers

28 May, 2024 - 14:57 Nathan Falde

Ancient Egyptian Medical Experts Apparently Tried to Treat Brain Cancer

The ancient Egyptians were known for making extraordinary advances in medicine, which put them way ahead of their time. A new study just published in the journal Frontiers in Medicine certainly...

Conceptual image of T Coronae Borealis outburst predicted for late 2024. Source: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center

27 May, 2024 - 15:00 Nathan Falde

Blazing Star Event First Recorded in a Medieval Manuscript to Return

An astronomical anomaly that was first observed and recorded more than eight centuries ago is about to make a return visit to Earth’s night skies. Sometime between now and September, a double star...

Artistic photo showing the replica of the Dendra armor used in the study. Source: Flouris et al., 2024, PLOS ONE/CC-BY 4.0

22 May, 2024 - 19:00 Nathan Falde

Greek Marines Prove Mycenaean Suit of Armor Was Fit for Battle

A suit of armor found at an archaeological site near the village of Dendra, Greece in 1960 has been linked to the famed kingdom of Mycenae , a militarily powerful Late Bronze age fiefdom that holds...

The research team stands in front of the pyramid of Unas’s Valley Temple, which acted as a river harbor in antiquity. Source: Eman Ghoneim/Nature

16 May, 2024 - 17:45 Nathan Falde

Research Shows Egyptian Pyramids Were Built Along Lost Branch of the Nile

One of the more interesting mysteries about the Giza pyramids , the most famous and visited relics from ancient Egypt, is their location. They were not constructed near a fertile oasis or on some...

A cave art prehistoric hunting scene. Source: Maxim Chuev/Adobe Stock

14 May, 2024 - 22:50 Nathan Falde

New Study Suggests Humans Developed Endurance by Running After Prey

Over the course of its long evolutionary history, Homo sapiens (modern humans) gradually developed the ability to run faster and to continue running for longer and longer periods of time without...

Coins found in the Świętokrzyskie Mountains, Poland, presumed hoard of Antoni Jaczewiczar. Source: Świętokrzyska Exploration Group

13 May, 2024 - 22:38 Nathan Falde

Coin Hoard Found Near Mountain Hideaway of 18th Century Polish Conman

In early 18th century Poland, a religious hustler named Antoni Jaczewiczar created quite the stir with his claims of having the power to heal, an ability he said had been gifted to him directly by...

The colony of Roanoke entirely vanished save for a single cryptic carving of the word “CROATAN”. A new excavation might just have found out what happened. Source: John White / Public Domain

12 May, 2024 - 22:51 Nathan Falde

New Excavation Might Reveal Fate of Lost Colony of Roanoke

Recent excavations on Roanoke Island, North Carolina have revealed new evidence that may help archaeologists and historians determine the ultimate fate of the now-famous “lost colony” of Roanoke. The...

The Palace of Aigai following 16 years of restoration, Vergina. Source: ververidis/Adobe Stock

9 May, 2024 - 14:54 Nathan Falde

Archaeologists Discover Alexander the Great’s Bathroom in Palace of Aigai

In the royal palace where Alexander the Great was crowned king of Macedonia in 336 BC at the tender age of 20, archaeologists have uncovered a space that has now been positively identified as teenage...

Left; One of the mound burials, Right; A selection of grave goods from the necropolis. Source: Superintendency of Archaeology, Fine Arts and Landscape

7 May, 2024 - 22:41 Nathan Falde

2,700-Year-Old Iron Age Pit Tomb Necropolis Unearthed in Italy

During excavations launched ahead of an upcoming electric power plant construction project, archaeologists unearthed an approximately 2,700-year-old necropolis about 31 miles (50 kilometers)...

Right; China sinkhole forests show biodiversity in Hanzhong. Right Sinkhole examined in 2022. Source: Left; Charlie fong/CC BY-SA 4.0, Right; Zhou Hua / Xinhua

6 May, 2024 - 22:53 Nathan Falde

Primeval Forest Biodiversity Found in China’s Sinkholes

In the midst of southern China’s vast sinkhole-ridden landscape, a recent study of ancient forests found growing in the depths of karst tiankengs (super-deep sinkholes) has revealed the astonishing...

Red squirrels may have been spreading deadly leprosy amongst the population of medieval England. Source: Fraser by Peter Trimming / CC BY-SA 2.0

4 May, 2024 - 21:55 Nathan Falde

Did Red Squirrels Spread Leprosy in Medieval England?

In a scientific first, an international team of researchers from the United Kingdom, Switzerland and the United States has found evidence to suggest that at least one species of animal was passing...

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