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A medieval manuscript painting of a lord and lady seated at a long table with guests, as a servant brings dishes and a kneeling cupbearer serves a cup
Did Medieval People Drink Ale Because Water Was Unsafe?
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A pupil in Ælfric's Colloquy drank water when he had no ale, and London piped in water for the poor to drink. Medieval people also knew some water could make them ill.
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Three rectangular stone slabs set side by side in the excavated ground, with a single line of Messapic letters carved across them and a red and white measuring rod laid below
A Painted Tomb in Southern Italy May Have Belonged to a Priestess of Demeter, Archaeologists Suggest
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Three stone slabs sealing a tomb at Manduria in Puglia carry a woman's name, her father's name and a word read as a priestly title, and inside, painted images of a sanctuary key and an incense burner have led archaeologists to propose that she served the cult of Demeter.
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Scroll painting of a mounted samurai charging Mongol soldiers as a bomb bursts
Dice and Game Tiles Found Aboard a Mongol Warship Sunk Off Japan in 1281
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Divers working off Takashima Island have uncovered the stern of a large ship from Kublai Khan's second invasion fleet, along with five dice and 29 small tiles that may have belonged to a Chinese game.
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Weathered sheep shoulder blade with a notched edge and a wavy ridge, with two incised birds facing left traced in black lines
A Carved Sheep's Shoulder Blade From Berezan May Have Been Used to Call on Achilles, Researchers Suggest
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A cooked sheep's shoulder blade from a Greek settlement on Berezan Island, scratched with two birds and shaped with a wave and a row of teeth, may have been used in a private household rite asking Achilles for protection, two archaeologists propose.

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A second century AD papyrus fragment with columns of Greek writing, showing the end of the first book of Sappho's poems
Oxyrhynchus: Half a Million Papyrus Fragments and What AI Can Really Read
Rome Had a Secret Name, and Ancient Writers Say Speaking It Cost a Man His Life
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Pliny, Plutarch, Solinus and Servius all report that Rome carried a second name that no one was allowed to say aloud. They also report what happened to the man who said it. The reason behind the

Human Origins

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Forensic facial reconstruction of a Cro-Magnon man. Source: Cicero Moraes/CC BY-SA 4.0
The Enigmatic Origins of Cro Magnon: Europe's First Humans (Video)
Human Origins, Folklore
Human Origins According to Ancient Greek Mythology
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Every culture has an explanation about how we got here. The ancient Greeks were no different. The dramatic story of the origins of humanity in Greek mythology involves love, pain, and a hefty dose of

History

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Relief of Thracian Warriors from 6th-5th century BC, Reign of Darius I. Source: Kmrakmra/CC BY-SA 3.0
The Mysterious Thracians: Unveiling Their Unique Culture and Legacy 
History, Ancient Traditions
The Therapeutae and the Secrets of Ancient Monastic Life
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The Therapeutae are an ancient Jewish ascetic community, shrouded in mystery and truly obscure. Much of what we know about them comes from the writings of Philo of Alexandria, a Hellenistic Jewish

Artifacts

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Aerial view of Thulamela location
Forgotten African Kingdom of Thulamela Reveals Gold and Royal Burials
Ancient Technology, Artifacts
Medieval Distillation Vessel Found at Gnandstein Castle Points to Alchemy
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Archaeologists working at the historic Gnandstein Castle in Saxony, Germany, have uncovered a rare and unusual distillation vessel during recent construction-related investigations. This remarkable

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Myths & Legends

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: Interior of Lovelock Cave located next to the former lakebed of Lake Lahontan in Nevada. Source: BLM Nevada / CC BY-SA 2.0
Lovelock Cave: A Tale of Giants or A Giant Tale of Fiction?
Myths & Legends, Africa
Roman Historian’s Cleopatra’s Pearl Story: Is It Fact or Fiction?
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“Cleopatra’s Pearl” is a story told by the Roman author Pliny the Elder in his famous long-read book Natural History. According to this tale, the last Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt, Cleopatra VII, drank a

Ancient Places

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Ollantaytambo aerial view, sacred valley in the Andes, Peru
Ollantaytambo: The Inca Fortress That Defied Conquistadors
Africa
Underwater Military Ship and Burials Found at Thonis-Heracleion, Egypt
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The island-city of Thonis-Heracleion and its famous Temple of Amun was located in Egypt’s Abu Qir Bay, just north of Alexandria, Egypt. Greeks later settled in Thonis-Heracleion during the late

Unexplained Phenomena

Weird Facts of History

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Traditional mince pies.
Did Oliver Cromwell Really Ban Mince Pies in England?
Artifacts, News, History & Archaeology
10 Weird Archaeological Facts That Will Blow Your Mind
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Archaeology isn’t just about dusty ruins and ancient pottery—it’s full of bizarre discoveries that challenge what we think we know about the past. From mysterious artifacts to unusual burial practices