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Storm Spirits and the Undead: Native American Tornado Myths and Legends

Each year, the United States has an average of 1,200 tornadoes, making up more than 75% of worldwide occurrences. The Central Great Plains is a unique geographical landscape that produces the perfect...
An 18th-century Rococo painting of The Amazon Queen Thalestris in the Camp of Alexander the Great, by Johann Georg Platzer	Source: Public Domain

Five Fascinating Tales from the Lives of Hellenistic Royalty (Video)

The Hellenistic Age , spanning three centuries from Alexander the Great's death to the rise of the Roman Empire, was a period of Greek cultural expansion and the establishment of monarchies in Greece...
Pömmelte, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, the ‘German Stonehenge’ site.	Source: JEFs-FotoGalerie/Adobe Stock

New Discoveries Show People Lived at “German Stonehenge” in 2,300 BC

At the site of the circular sanctuary of Pömmelte in the state of Saxony-Anhalt in Germany, archaeologists have spent the last six years unearthing the remains of a settlement that was continuously...
: Controversial reporter, Graham Hancock. 	Source: Netflix

"Ancient Apocalypse" Filming Halted Amid Native American Outcry

Graham Hancock, the British host of the hit Netflix series "Ancient Apocalypse," has canceled plans to film a new season in the United States following significant backlash from Native American...
Remnants of a second ship found at the Antikythera site in Greece, and right, marble artifact.	Source: Greek Ministry of Culture

Second Ship Found At the Antikythera Shipwreck! Breakthroughs in 2024

The 2024 expedition to the Antikythera shipwreck marked a significant milestone in underwater archaeology. Between May 17 and June 20, under the framework of the 2021-2025 research program led by the...
Pilgrims going to church.	Source: Public Domain

Why Did the Puritans Leave England for America? (Video)

Now known as the Pilgrims , the departure of the Puritans from England was spurred by a confluence of religious, political, and social factors during the early 17th century. Emerging from the...
Wall purported to be used to contain Spartacus in Calabria, Italy	Source: Archaeological Institute of America

Archaeologists Find Roman Wall Built to Trap the Legendary Spartacus

In a discovery sure to capture a good deal of public attention, a team of archaeologists have found the remains of a Roman wall built to trap the forces of Spartacus , the escaped former Roman...
Morphological variation in the size and shape of Late Pleistocene eyed needles. Source: Gilligan et al, 2024

The Beginnings of Fashion: Why Do We Wear Clothes?

From stone tools that prepared animal skins for humans to use as thermal insulation, to the advent of bone awls and eyed needles to create fitted and adorned garments, why did we start to dress to...
Top image: Entrance to Cloggs Cave. 	Source: David, B et al/Nature

Longest Tradition: Australian Cave Holds Evidence of 12,000-year-old Ritual

In societies without writing, archaeologically tracing ethnographically known rituals back more than a few hundred years is rare. However, new archaeological evidence has been gleaned from the...
Left; Mummified skull of Ramesses II, Right; Reconstructed face of Ramesses by Cicero Moraes	.	Source: Left; G. Elliot Smith/Public domain, Right; © Cicero Moraes

Wise Face of Egypt’s Most Powerful Pharaoh Moments Before Death

The face of Ramesses II, or Ramesses the Great, one of ancient Egypt’s most powerful pharaohs, has been meticulously reconstructed by scientists using advanced 3D modeling techniques. This recreation...
Top image: Immortals, Persian warriors bas relief in Darius palace, Persepolis, Iran.  Source: grigvovan

What Contributed to the Immense Power of the Persian Empire? (Video)

The Persian Empire , also known as the Achaemenid Empire , was a dominant force from 559 BC to 331 BC, spanning modern-day Turkey, Egypt, Iran, and parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan. Several factors...
Top image: Medusa by Caravaggio, 1597, shocked ancient Greece.	Source: Uffizi Gallery/CC BY-SA 2.0

10 Shocking Facts About the Ancient Greeks

The Ancient Greeks are often hailed as the founders of Western civilization. Celebrated for their advancements in philosophy, democracy, science, and the arts, we tend to view the ancient Greeks...
: Left, the reconstructed Bromeswell Bucket, and right, a newly found fragment. 	Source: © National Trust

Ongoing Sutton Hoo Excavation Finds Missing Pieces of Byzantine Bucket

The conclusion of a month-long excavation by a renowned television archaeology TV show in Britain has revealed the uncovered missing fragments of a 6th century Byzantine bucket at the renowned Sutton...
Antikythera Mechanism on display at the National Archaeological Museum, Athens.	Source: Joyofmuseums/CC BY-SA 4.0

Gravitational Wave Researchers Cast New Light on Antikythera Mechanism

University of Glasgow Techniques developed to analyze the ripples in spacetime detected by one of the 21st century’s most sensitive pieces of scientific equipment have helped cast new light on the...
Tapestry of Vespasian and his two sons Titus and Domitian. 	Source: Public Domain

Flavian Dynasty: Rebellion, Conspiracy, and Triumph in Rome (Video)

The Flavian Dynasty ruled the Roman Empire from 69 to 96 AD, leaving a notable impact through significant events and leadership. Vespasian, the dynasty's founder, initially governed via his son...
Historic Lübeck, Germany.  Source: eyetronic/Adobe Stock

Historic Lübeck - Icon of Hanseatic League and Medieval Splendor

Lübeck, a city located in northern Germany, holds a rich and intricate history that reflects the broader historical currents of the region and Europe at large. As a major city in the federal state of...
Left; The reconstructed skeleton of Lucy, found in Hadar, Ethiopia, in 1974, and Grace Latimer, then age 4, daughter of a research team member. Right; Reconstruction of a male (left) and female (right) A. afarensis at the Natural History Museum, Vienna. Right, Lucy skeleton, Cleveland Natural History Museum. Source: CC BY 2.0 /CC BY-SA 4.0/CC BY-SA 4.0/CC BY SA 2.0

Lucy Stood Just 3.5 feet Tall But Towers Over Our Understanding of Human Origins

Denise Su /The Conversation In 1974, on a survey in Hadar in the remote badlands of Ethiopia, U.S. paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson and graduate student Tom Gray found a piece of an elbow joint...
: Statues depicting the high dignitary Nefer and his wife (Abusir, Egypt).  Source: Martin Frouz and the Czech Institute of Egyptology, Charles University/Nature

Ancient Egyptian Scribes Suffered from Arthritis & Other Skeletal Pain

A fascinating study of the skeletal remains of ancient Egyptian scribes from the third millennium BC has revealed the physical costs of this job. While the type of work they did might seem relatively...
Ruins of Lindisfarne monastery.  Source: Christopher Down/CC BY 4.0

The Fierce Viking Raid on Lindisfarne Monastery (Video)

The Viking raid on Lindisfarne Monastery in 793 marked a significant event in the history of England. Located on the east coast of Northumbria, Lindisfarne, also known as Holy Island, was a crucial...
Amazons, ancient roman warriors in a battle.	Source: neurobite/Adobe Stock

“Vaginas Have Received You, And You Know Of Nothing Else!” - Finding The Amazons

Feminist Amazons? In the conclusion to her essay in the Feminist Theology magazine Olga Papamichali writes: “The independent and radical nature of the Amazon spirit changed the way men used to see...
: From 1967 to 1969, archaeologists excavated the Kyrenia shipwreck, which had been discovered off the north coast of Cyprus in 1965.	Source: Cornell University

Almonds, Pottery and Wood Help Accurately Date Famed Kyrenia Shipwreck

Cornell University Researchers have identified the likeliest timeline of the famous Hellenistic-era Kyrenia shipwreck, discovered and recovered off the north coast of Cyprus in the 1960s. Historic...
Researchers at Jabal Kaf Addor rock shelter in the Al Habhab region, UAE.  	Source: Fujairah Tourism & Antiquities Authority

Arabian Rock Shelter Shows Evidence of Human Occupation From 13,000 Years Ago!

Contrary to popular belief, Fujairah in southeast Arabia, was not deserted in ancient times. Recent archaeological excavations have revealed human settlements in the area, resetting previously...
An illustration of various planetary technosignatures, including artificial atmospheric gases. Source: Sohail Wasif / UC Riverside

Scientists Identify Greenhouse Gases Which Could Signal an Inhabited Planet

While we have yet to identify life on any other planet or anywhere else in space, a new study has revealed the telltale signs which could indicate a planet being inhabited . Researchers at the...
Apotheosis or deification of Roman emperor Claudius. 	Source:	I, Sailko/CC BY-SA 3.0

Retrieving Rome's Last Teutoburg Eagle: Claudius' Quest (Video)

In 9 AD, the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest marked one of Rome's most devastating military defeats, resulting in the loss of three legions and their revered eagle standards. The capture of these...

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