Hidden Signatures Reveal Ancient Rome's Master Glassmakers A simple turn of the wrist at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in February 2023 has unveiled a centuries-old mystery about ancient Roman craftsmen. Washington State University art history professor Hallie Meredith, who is...
Scholars Say Many Beliefs About Vikings Are Based On Medieval Fiction Scandinavian studies scholars at the University of Münster have delivered a sobering message to enthusiasts of Viking culture: much of what modern audiences believe about Norse warriors and pagan mythology cannot...
4,000-Year-Old Bronze Age Tree Trunk Coffin to Make Museum Debut A massive 4,000-year-old Bronze Age coffin, carved from a single oak tree and discovered by chance at a Lincolnshire golf club, has arrived at Lincoln Museum, UK, where it will...
Gems That Represented Ancient Symbols of Wealth and Power Throughout history, precious gemstones have gone beyond decoration, serving as powerful symbols of wealth, authority, and divine blessing. Ancient civilizations across the globe attributed mystical properties and deep significance to these...
Healing, Purification and Holiness: How Ancient Cultures Used Olive Oil Tamara Lewit/The ConversationToday, olive oil is often hailed as helping to protect against disease, but beliefs in its medicinal or even sacred properties date back millennia.Olive oil was used for healing and...
Mexican Day of the Dead – Bittersweet Remembrance of Departed Ancestors The celebrated Mexican Day of the Dead means one thing for city dwellers and quite another for country folks. george fery 2 November, 2025 - 09:53 Section News History & Archaeology...
Accidental Discovery That Forged the Iron Age Revealed at Ancient Workshop A reanalysis of a 3,000-year-old metallurgical workshop in Georgia has revealed how ancient copper smelters may have accidentally discovered the secret to iron production, fundamentally changing our understanding of...
A Journey Into Chattanooga's Ghostly Supernatural Underground When most attorneys retire, they might take up golf or gardening. Amy Petulla chose a different path entirely – she became Chattanooga's premier ghost tour guide, leading visitors through the shadowy underbelly of...
Exceptionally Preserved Roman Shipwreck Excavated In Croatia After four and a half years of meticulous underwater excavation, maritime archaeologists have completed the documentation of one of the most remarkably preserved Roman shipwrecks ever discovered in the Adriatic Sea. The 2,000-year-old...
12,000-year-old Rock Art Found in Desert Thought Uninhabitable Maria Guagnin et al/The ConversationAbout 12,000 years ago, high up on a cliff in the desert of northern Arabia, an artist (or perhaps artists) was hard at work. Standing on a narrow...
