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Blue Pigment Found on Medieval Teeth Reveals Secret Existence of Female Scribes
... of a woman in the cemetery while investigating the health of individuals during the Middle Ages. She was aged ...
Ed Whelan - 10/01/2019 - 13:55
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Dr. Eran Elhaik
... Hopkins at the School of Medicine and the School of Public Health, working on population genetics and mental disorders. ...
ancient-origins - 08/02/2013 - 12:02
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Ancient Pipes Reveal What Natives Americans Were Smoking
... after the arrival of Europeans. Today smoking is seen as a health risk, but it is still something of great cultural ...
Ed Whelan - 27/06/2020 - 23:01
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Concrete Acropolis Paths Pave the Way for Wheelchairs and Criticism
... the disabled , but also to citizens with mobility or other health problems.” For the first time in its long history ...
ashley cowie - 11/06/2021 - 01:52
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What’s That Smell? Body Odor Through the Ages!
... age, these items are associated with cleanliness and health. But were they always? Believe it or not, humanity has ...
Lex Leigh - 05/07/2022 - 22:59
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Eels Were Used to Pay the Rent in the Middle Ages!
Before coinage became common, people in medieval England would pay their rent using an array of everyday items. Amongst these was the remarkably unattractive, and underappreciated, wormlike eel!
Cecilia Bogaard - 21/10/2022 - 01:58
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How Four of the World’s Rarest Salts Survived for Centuries (Video)
... they continue to be sought after by foodies, chefs, and health enthusiasts alike. Top image: Piles of natural salt. ...
Robbie Mitchell - 11/04/2023 - 17:00
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How the Worst Periods in History Got Better (Video)
Throughout history, humanity has faced adversity, from the Black Death that wiped out much of Europe to the Great Fire of Chicago in 1871. These challenges spurred significant transformations. The Spanish flu prompted European nations to adopt universal healthcare systems.
Robbie Mitchell - 11/09/2023 - 17:00
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X-Ray of an Ancient Mummy Reveals Details of Noblewoman's Life (Video)
... The subsequent X-rays uncovered more secrets about her health . It exposed a curvature of the spine, known as ...
Robbie Mitchell - 04/11/2023 - 00:57
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Five Things You Didn’t Know About Queen Elizabeth I (Video)
... glands, suggest a painful demise marked by deteriorating health. Queen Elizabeth I Had Beggarly Black Teeth Was Queen ...
Robbie Mitchell - 13/12/2023 - 15:53
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Unique Nordic Iron Age gold figurine found in Denmark
... believe it represents a symbol of fertility and health. All five of the golden figurines were found within 15 ...
aprilholloway - 22/06/2013 - 11:57
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Paul Burley
... managed in ways that minimize potential impacts to human health and the environment. Our clients were located across ...
ancient-origins - 03/01/2013 - 08:14
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A Toxic Price to Pay: Wealthy citizens in medieval Europe had poisoning from lead-glazed plates
... lead and mercury levels that probably caused them serious health problems. Fewer rural people, who were poorer, had ...
Mark Miller - 26/10/2015 - 13:54
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Lady of Akita: Japanese Statue Weeps, Sheds Blood, and Performs Miracles!
... Agnes had spent the past several decades battling numerous health problems, believed to have stemmed from a botched ...
Kerry Sullivan - 18/05/2021 - 14:51
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Curses and Cures: The Magic and Medicine Found on the Spectacular Metternich Stela
... source of forgotten spells and provides solutions to many health problems – especially those linked to poisoning. It ...
Natalia Klimczak - 14/01/2017 - 14:52
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Why Would Medieval Siberian Nomads Ritually Sacrifice Their Seriously Ill Companions?
... involved in the deaths of these nomads with significant health problems. More excavations will be carried out here ...
ancient-origins - 24/02/2017 - 13:56
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Caligula: The Mad Emperor of Rome
... a near-fatal illness believed to have affected his mental-health. Caligula: The Mad Emperor of Rome ...
ancient-origins - 24/08/2019 - 16:23
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Neanderthal Ancestry Detected in Africans For the First Time
... human history and the effects of Neanderthal DNA on human health and disease. A comparable catalogue of Neanderthal ...
ancient-origins - 31/01/2020 - 00:39
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The Arrows and Ardor of Apollo, The Sun God
... (the guardian of young people), Apollo oversees children's health and education, as well as their rites of passage to ...
MartiniF - 05/10/2020 - 21:02
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Byzantine-Era Sandals with Heartfelt Inscription Unearthed in Istanbul
... inscribed in Greek. The message, which reads “Use in health, lady, wear in beauty and happiness,” adds an ...
Sahir - 13/04/2023 - 22:53