Early Islamic Burials in the Levant – Bioarchaeological Evidence

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…
Dynamic Genetic History of the Southern Arc

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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