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A Monumental Iron Age Necropolis, with 2.40-Meter-High Stelae and Objects Inlaid with Amber, Discovered in the Center of Trento
The discovery of a monumental necropolis on Santa Croce Street, in the heart of Trento (northern Italy), has opened a new ...
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Marinus of Tyre, the First Geographer to Include China in Roman Maps and Invent the Term “Antarctic”
At a time when knowledge of the world was fragmented and based on travelers’ and merchants’ accounts, one man set out to ...
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The World’s Largest Underground Thermal Lake Found in Albania
A team of Czech researchers has discovered the largest underground thermal lake in the world in southern Albania, in the Vromoner region. The expedition, named Neuron Atmos, was financially supported ...
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A Continuous Lineage Established for Over 46,000 Years for the Red Lady of El Mirón, Whose Remains Were Found in a Cave in Northern Spain
Approximately 19,000 years ago, during the era of hunter-gatherers, a woman passed away and was buried in a cave in Cantabria, in northern Spain. This site, known as the El Mirón Cave, has provided an ...
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Cincinnatus, the Dictator Who Voluntarily Renounced His Power Twice After Saving Rome
In Italy, it is not uncommon to find streets and neighborhoods named Cincinnatus, but even more familiar is the name of a city in the American state of Ohio. Although similar, these names have ...
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A Copper Age Settlement and a Hellenistic Sanctuary with Numerous Votive Offerings Discovered in Southern Italy
Cylindrical pot from the Bronze Age found at Gaudello. Credit: Soprintendenza Archeologia Belle Arti e Paesaggio per l’area metropolitana di Napoli The development of modern infrastructure not only ...
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The Tomb of a 4th-Century BC Warrior Covered with a Slab Engraved with the Image of a Horseman, Found in Southern Italy
The slab of the warrior's tomb with the engraving of the horseman. Credit: Soprintendenza Archeologia Belle Arti e Paesaggio di Salerno e Avellino Last Wednesday, February 5, authorities presented the ...
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Surprising Geometric Patterns on Middle Paleolithic Stone Artifacts Found in Levant Caves Were Deliberately Engraved
A recent study has shed new light on the cognitive and cultural complexity of human societies during the Middle Paleolithic in the Levant. The research, led by Dr. Mae Goder-Goldberger (Hebrew ...
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Evidence of Human Brain Consumption in the Magdalenian Period 18,000 Years Ago Found in a Cave in Poland
In a recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports, an international team of researchers has identified compelling evidence of cultural cannibalism among Magdalenian human communities ...
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The Impressive Urban Cable Car Network of La Paz, Bolivia, is the Largest in the World
One of the things to check when traveling by plane on your own is how to get from the airport to the city center once you have landed and disembarked. Subway, train, bus, taxi, shuttle, and other ...
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Three Brothers-in-Law Dominated the Near East in the 6th Century BC, Until Cyrus the Great Changed History
The defeat of Astyages in an 18th century tapestry. Credit: Public domain / Wikimedia Commons In the 6th century BC, the Near East was dominated by three powerful kingdoms: the Median Empire of ...
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Tombs of Women to Be Sold who did Not Survive the Caravan Journey 2500 Years Ago Found in the Middle of the Negev Desert
View of the excavations with the Ashalim power plant in the background. Credit: Israel Antiquities Authority A team of researchers from the Israel Antiquities Authority has made a remarkable discovery ...