Get Out: Excommunicated in Medieval England
In 1229 the people of Dunstable declared that they would rather go to hell than submit in a dispute over
Wimpy vs McDonald’s: The Battle of the Burgers
When the burger landed on the tables of the first Wimpy Bar in 1954, it marked a new era of
The Wolf That Devours Gods & the Human Shadow
We usually think of monsters as things to be feared or destroyed. Yet sometimes they carry messages we would not
Playing God: Mossad’s Murder of Achmed Bouchiki
On the evening of 21 July 1973, in the quiet Norwegian town of Lillehammer, a couple walked home from the
Sacred Waters: Nearly 1,000 Miniature Vessels Found in Demeter Temple
Sacred Waters: Nearly 1,000 Miniature Vessels Found in Demeter Temple Archaeologists excavating the ancient Greek city of Aigai in western
Neolithic Twin of Knossos: First 8,800-Year-Old Farming Houses Discovered in Turkey
Archaeological excavations on Turkey’s westernmost island have uncovered the earliest known agricultural settlement in the Aegean Sea, revealing five circular
Researchers Delight As Ecuador’s First Ever Rock Paintings Are Found
Researchers from the University of Cuenca have made what could be one of the most significant archaeological discoveries in Ecuadorian
When Summer Meant Sea Serpents
From the 1860s, late July through to mid-September became known as the ‘silly season’. With Parliament and law courts in
To Understand the History of European Culture, Start with the Minoans
Ellen Adams/The Conversation The Minoan culture was the first highly complex society on modern European soil, with palaces, writing, stunning art – and even flushing
Cowboy Diplomacy in the Spanish-American War
By 1898 tensions at Arizona’s border with Mexico had waned but not disappeared. The end of the Mexican-American War in