The Ancient Hangover Cure Found in a 1,000-Year-Old Cookbook
Written nearly a thousand years ago, the Kitab al-tabikh (book of cookery) written by Ibn Sayyar al-Warraq, is the most
Researcher Says Aliens May Be Using Star Systems as Spaceships
Astronomers have observed stars that are accelerating through space at a shockingly rapid pace. Normally this is assumed to relate
Pylon of Ptolemaic Temple Uncovered in Sohag Along Western Bank of Nile
A complete pylon of a Ptolemaic temple called Batlmy, described as a ‘significant milestone’, has been found on the western
Focaccia Didn’t Originate in Rome, but in Mesopotamia 9,000 years ago!
By Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona A study led by researchers from the UAB and the University La Sapienza in Rome
Dongba: The Last Hieroglyph and the Struggle to Save Naxi Culture
The Dongba symbols are an ancient system of pictographic glyphs created by the founder of the Bön religious tradition of
The Wendish Crusade: Holy War or Political Ambition in the Baltic Frontier?
For centuries, the Polabian Slavs lived in their ancestral homeland around the Elbe River, in what is today Germany. Following
Oldest US Firearm Found in Arizona and Tied to Coronado Expedition
A groundbreaking discovery in southern Arizona has unveiled the oldest known firearm in the continental United States. A bronze wall
Bronze Age Sword Found in Danish Bog Leads to Hoard
A Bronze Age sword, ritually bent before being deposited as an offering, has been unearthed in Værebro Ådal by a
Following Threads to Colonial Barbados
Samplers, pieces of embroidery made to practise or demonstrate needlework stitches, were an important part of girls’ education for centuries.
Thanksgiving Evolved From Fasting and Prayer to Feasting and Mourning
Thanksgiving observances predate the feast of the year 1621 shared by the Wampanoag Indians and the Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony