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Amphipolis Press Conference: Archaeologists reveal new secrets of ancient tomb at Kasta Hill
The Greek archaeological and research team who have spent the past few months excavating the enormous tomb of Amphipolis in northern Greece, have given their first complete presentation of the excavation results at the Ministry of Culture in Athens, revealing new fascinating information about this monumental discovery.
aprilholloway - 29/11/2014 - 23:00
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Medieval People Were Reopening Graves, But Not to Rob Them
... in other parts of Europe – France, the Netherlands, Austria, and Germany. When they pooled their data, which ...
Alicia McDermott - 18/06/2021 - 00:15
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The Irish Otherworld Lives on with Queen Maeve, Epona, and Halloween
... depicting Epona and horses. Vorarlberg Museum, Bregenz, Austria. ( Public Domain) It can be seen by these examples ...
John Henry Rainsford - 01/11/2018 - 22:03
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Femme Fatale: The Ancient Sex Crafts of History’s Most Alluring Women
... Hedda Gabler of Kristiania (now Oslo), Marie Antoinette of Austria, and, most famously, Lucrezia Borgia. Portrait of a ...
ashley cowie - 12/05/2021 - 02:09
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A Mistress with the Midas Touch: Her Hunger for Gold Would Be the Death of Her
... Claude of France, Francis’ first wife, and Eleanor of Austria, the king’s second wife. According to some ...
dhwty - 13/02/2018 - 22:59
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Neanderthal Hand Axe Leads to Steppe Mammoth Graveyard
... Ice Age 28,000-Year-Old Mammoth Kill Site Discovered in Austria Lisa Westcott Wilkins from DigVentures said in a ...
ashley cowie - 21/12/2021 - 17:55
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Top 10 Royal Scandals That Left Society Aghast
... in 1770 as part of a political alliance between France and Austria. Their marriage was intended to strengthen ties ...
Aleksa Vučković - 11/11/2023 - 17:30
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Eight Surprising Things You Should Know About the Celts
... evidence of Celtic culture is from the site of Hallstatt, Austria. The site has over 1000 burials with Celtic features, ...
Sarah P Young - 05/03/2019 - 23:05
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New evidence suggests Gladiators consumed plant ash for bone strength
... anthropologist at the Medical University of Vienna in Austria, explained that strontium is readily taken up from ...
aprilholloway - 28/10/2014 - 22:39
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Stunning Lost Medieval Altar Found in the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
For many years in an obscure back corridor of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City of Jerusalem there was a large stone slab leaning against a wall. The eight-feet-by-five-feet (2.5 meter-by-1.5 meter) slab was covered with graffiti - messages in many languages left by Christian pilgrims who’d come to visit this holiest of holy sites.
Nathan Falde - 14/04/2022 - 18:57
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Stash of 7,000 Coins Found in Hungary, Revealing Story of National Trauma
... of Bohemia in 1469 AD and adopted the title Duke of Austria in 1487. The silver coins comprised rare examples ...
ashley cowie - 18/01/2021 - 03:05
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Aurignacian Secrets Revealed in Cutting-Edge Dental Research
... of the Israel Antiquities Authority and colleagues in Austria and the United States, have demonstrated that ...
ancient-origins - 07/11/2019 - 01:54
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Further Tales of the Family of the Iceman Come to Light
... 5,300-Year-Old Ötzi the Iceman Has 19 Living Relatives In Austria Were the tattoos of Ötzi the iceman therapeutic? ...
Alicia McDermott - 14/01/2016 - 17:52
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2,800-year-old Hallstatt Swords Rewrite Bronze to Iron Age Technological Leap
... Hallstatt period , so named after the site of Hallstatt in Austria where a salt mine and 1,300 burials belonging to this ...
Sahir - 13/06/2022 - 14:41
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The Tragic Story of the Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian
Nothing sparks the human imagination quite like the question, what came before? Philosophers, theologians, and countless religions have spent millennia pontificating on what came before humanity as we know it today. It can be argued that few archaeological sites have done as much as the Peking Man Site, also known as Zhoukoudian, in helping us learn about our most ancient ancestors. Whilst lots of people are familiar with the Peking Man, few know the tragic, winding story of the Peking Man Site.
Robbie Mitchell - 01/10/2022 - 14:54
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Unravelling the Tragic Story Behind the Impressive Lion Monument of Lucerne
The Lion of Lucerne (known also as the Lion Monument) is a memorial located in Lucerne, Switzerland. This monument is a rock relief carved into the cliff face of a former sandstone quarry, and features a dying lion. Sculpted during the early part of the 19th century, the purpose of the Lion of Lucerne was to commemorate the Swiss Guards who lost their lives in 1792 during the French Revolution.
dhwty - 29/04/2016 - 03:50
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The Medieval Box Bed Returns: Closing Yourself in for a Good Night’s Sleep
... France , Scotland , the Netherlands , Scandinavia , and Austria . As they became more popular, more commonplace ...
Sarah P Young - 01/04/2019 - 00:30
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A Beauty in Darkness: The Hidden Secrets of the Catacomb Saints
... quickly became the proud relics of towns in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland – even though they were the ... to hold such a reputation – Germany, Switzerland, and Austria are dotted with remains attributed to great martyrs ...
Aleksa Vučković - 10/07/2019 - 19:08
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High Status Brothers Had Access to Cranial Surgery in Bronze Age Israel
... was written in collaboration with scholars in New York, Austria, and Israel. An analysis of the excavated remains of ...
Sahir - 23/02/2023 - 14:59
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Paracelsus: the Father of Toxicology and the Enemy of Physicians
... source, Fugger’s laboratory was located in Schwaz, Austria, rather than in Basel. Yet another source suggests ...
dhwty - 24/09/2015 - 03:56