HISTORY
Rattling the Divine: The Mystical Role of the Sistrum
The sistrum was one of the most sacred musical instruments in ancient Egypt and was believed to hold powerful magical
Rare Roman Knife Handle Depicting Gladiator Found Near Hadrian’s Wall
A rare Roman knife handle, moulded in the shape of a secutor gladiator, was found in the River Tyne at
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
At 8.23am on the morning of 14 November 1994, crowds cheered as the first Eurostar train carrying fare-paying passengers under
The Death of Clive of India
In the days following the sudden death, aged 49, of Robert Clive – ‘Clive of India’ – on 22 November
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic? | History Today
Thanks to Joseph Goebbels, the film director Georg Wilhelm Pabst luxuriated in a massive budget for the dramatised documentary he
Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot to Obliterate the British House of Lords
Every fifth of November, people across the United Kingdom celebrate Guy Fawkes Night (also known as Guy Fawkes Day, Bonfire
Grooming in Apes Led to Kissing in Humans
Kissing has been a popular practice in human society for an eternity. But its evolutionary roots are somewhat of a
5,000-Year-Old Settlement Plus Early Temple Uncovered in Israel
Archaeologists working in Israel have discovered a 5,000-year-old settlement at Hurvat Husham, near Beit Shemesh, as a prelude to the
Serçe Limanı Glass Wreck: The Sunken Art of Islamic Glassmaking
The bottom of the Mediterranean Sea holds many secrets, many of which we will never uncover. But diver archaeologists are
Sacred Tunic of Alexander the Great Found in an Ancient Macedonian Tomb?
A fragment of purple fabric, a sacred chiton (tunic), found in a royal tomb in Vergina, Macedonia, northern Greece, could