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The Vucedol Culture: The Rise of an Iconic Copper Age Culture in Croatia

... Kostolac culture, situated in the western part of modern Romania and the northern part of modern Serbia. Due to their ...

dhwty - 19/10/2016 - 03:47

Treasure Hunter Given Go Ahead to Dig for $10 Billion Inca Hoard

A Dutch treasure hunter has clashed with a Chilean politician over the legendary treasure of Robinson Crusoe Island.

Robinson Crusoe Island is a remote Chilean island and protected as a Unesco World Biosphere Reserve. For this reason, a millionaire Dutch explorer is being petitioned to halt his 20-year long treasure hunt for a legendary treasure cache said to be worth an estimated $10 billion US dollars, in today’s terms.

ashley cowie - 01/10/2019 - 22:58

Ancestral Puebloans Deep Mined Life Saving Ice Age Cave Water

... University of Minnesota , and a research institute from Romania. While examining an “ice-packed lava tube” in the ...

ashley cowie - 21/11/2020 - 13:31

Development of Advanced Pottery by “Barbarians” Found in Poland

... of kilns is a huge production centre in Medieșu Aurit in Romania, where researchers estimate the number kilns at more ...

Sahir - 13/04/2021 - 22:53

Why Did Hunter-gatherer Group in Europe Unexpectedly Disappear After the Last Ice Age?

... France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Czech. Republic, and Romania. The results of their study are surprising. About ...

Marilo - 05/02/2016 - 21:48

Scientists Have Almost Completed the Resurrection of Extinct Aurochs and Plan to Reintroduce Them to the Wild

... Scientists in the Netherlands, Belgium, Czech Republic, Romania and Croatia are back-breeding specimens of the animal ...

ancient-origins - 02/01/2017 - 00:59

Dracula’s Balls: Weapons of Hyper-Violence Used by Vlad III Discovered Under Bulgarian Fortress

Archaeologists excavating at the medieval Bulgarian ‘Zishtova Fortress’ have unearthed ‘stone cannonballs’ which are thought to have been used by Vlad III [Tepes], the historical inspiration for Bram Stokers fictional vampire, Dracula.

ashley cowie - 08/06/2019 - 18:58

Jure Grando and The First Documented Case of Vampirism in Europe

... famously associated with the region of Transylvania in Romania, thanks to Bram Stoker’s Gothic horror novel, ...

dhwty - 13/09/2016 - 00:38

From Ancient Mystery School to Culture Capital: Eleusis’ Secret Past is Recognized

... of Europe,” along with the cities of Timișoara in Romania and Veszprém-Balaton in Hungary. What really took ...

ashley cowie - 04/03/2023 - 17:55

The Fall Of The Western Roman Empire - A Military Perspective (405-455 AD)

... region of the ancient Roman province of Dacia, present-day Romania, just north of the Danube. This demographic pressure, ...

Mario Bartolini - 27/11/2023 - 21:40

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 Virgin Mary. Before being discredited, Jaczewiczar managed to trick his gullible followers out of a small fortune, some of which he buried in the Świętokrzyskie Mountains of south-central Poland to hide them from the authorities.

Nathan Falde - 13/05/2024 - 22:38

Ancient Expressions: The World’s Oldest Works of Prehistoric Art

... have been found in France, Portugal, England, Italy, Romania, Germany, and Russia, nowhere have so many ...

ashley cowie - 09/11/2018 - 16:34

Search for the Treasure of Lima and Wealth Beyond Measure

We all remember how the daring, thrilling novels of pirates, buried treasures, and exciting swashbuckling sparked our imagination when we were kids. The iconic novels such as “Treasure Island” by Robert Luis Stevenson, or “Peter and Wendy,” “Desert Island,” and “Billy Budd,” have all transformed our childhoods and made us dream of grand adventures. But what about the fact that hides behind the fiction?

Aleksa Vučković - 25/11/2019 - 18:59

Winchester Mystery House – Anything But an Ordinary Millionaire’s Mansion

... A Peek into The Paranormal Activity at Haunted Castles in Romania The Top Three Scientific Explanations for Ghost ...

ML Childs - 05/06/2017 - 14:02

What ancient footprints can tell us about what it was like to be a child in prehistoric times

Western society has a rather specific view of what a good childhood should be like; protecting, sheltering and legislating to ensure compliance with it. However, perceptions of childhood vary greatly with geography, culture and time. What was it like to be a child in prehistoric times, for example – in the absence of toys, tablets and television?

ancient-origins - 17/02/2018 - 02:00

Bissingen-Nippenburg Chateau: Serbia’s Haunted Austro-Hungarian Estate

... Style Right beside the regional road that connects Romania and Serbia , close to the famous city of Vrshats ...

Aleksa Vučković - 18/08/2021 - 22:46

The Cost of War: Democracy Comes at a Price – Part 1

... the Kingdom of Italy (5,615,140 troops); the Kingdom of Romania (1,234,000 troops); the Kingdom of Serbia (707,343 ...

Cam Rea - 02/05/2018 - 15:51

Cold Climates Contributed to the Extinction of the Neanderthals

Climate change may have played a more important role in the extinction of Neanderthals than previously believed, according to a new study published in the journal, Proceedings of the Natural Academy of Sciences.

A team of researchers from a number of European and American research institutions, including Northumbria University, Newcastle, have produced detailed new natural records from stalagmites that highlight changes in the European climate more than 40,000 years ago.

ancient-origins - 30/08/2018 - 23:01