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
Jewish Cemetery Lost Since 1290 Found in London
A hidden medieval Jewish cemetery, once believed to be lost, has been rediscovered beneath the Barbican Estates in London, close
The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
Like all legal institutions, the Spanish Inquisition recognised that justice needed not only to be done but also to be
Ancient Humans Survived the Last Ice Age Without Migrating Like Other Species
John Stewart & Jeremy Searle/The Conversation Humans seem to have been adapted to the last ice age in similar ways
Insights into Early Modern Human Activity in the Jungles of Southeast Asia
Studying microscopic layers of dirt dug from the Tam Pà Ling cave site in northeastern Laos has provided a team
How a Witch-hunting Manual & Social Networks Ignited Europe’s Witch Craze
The sudden emergence of witch trials in early modern Europe may have been fueled by one of humanity’s most significant