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
Spain Was Different: Tourism Under Franco
South of the Pyrenees lies the holidaymakers’ Utopia’, promised a 1958 Thomas Cook brochure: ‘a spectacular, flamboyant kingdom of the
Shocking Discovery: Neolithic Farmers Cannibalized Enemy Families
A gruesome archaeological discovery in Spain has revealed that 5,700 years ago, Neolithic farmers engaged in systematic cannibalism against entire
Historic Spanish Privateer ‘La Fortuna’ Discovered Among Colonial Shipwrecks
Maritime archaeologists from East Carolina University have uncovered a remarkable collection of four colonial-era shipwrecks along the historic Brunswick Town
Phoenicians Pioneered Hydraulic Plaster Technology Before Romans
Revolutionary new research from Tell el-Burak in Lebanon has revealed that Phoenician builders developed sophisticated hydraulic lime plaster technology around