Archaeology What did the past smell like? Scientists reproduce historical fragrances to find out November 22, 2022 - Updated on December 14, 2023
Archaeology Ancient Italian bath site yields an incredible treasure: 24 bronze statues found buried under mud November 10, 2022
History We’ve discovered our first full sentence in the world’s oldest alphabet — a spell against lice, engraved on a comb November 9, 2022
Archaeology A chance discovery shows that Stone Age child in Finland might have been buried alongside her dog November 8, 2022
Astronomy Researchers rediscover ancient parchment that served as ancient, accurate map of the sky October 20, 2022 - Updated on October 24, 2022
History A bored Chinese housewife created a compelling (but fake) alternative history on Wikipedia, fooling everyone for a decade October 19, 2022
Archaeology Researchers find ancient rock depictions of mammoths — in the depths of the Gobi Desert October 18, 2022
Anthropology Stone-age people colonized rainforests by developing tool miniaturization October 18, 2022
Archaeology Lost Welsh Abbey with hundreds of skeletons from Welsh Revolt rediscovered beneath former store October 12, 2022 - Updated on October 17, 2022
Anthropology Ancient Taiwan was inhabited by ‘short, dark-skinned’ people that also populated South Africa October 11, 2022
History Cutting-edge sonar technology helps to discover the wreck of a ship that tried to warn the Titanic of icebergs September 30, 2022
Archaeology Copper industry 3,000 years ago irreparably damaged natural ecosystems in the Timna Valley, Israel September 27, 2022
Economics How Victorian mourning paused rich intermarriages, paving the way for free education in Britain September 13, 2022
History Mummified victims from South America help researchers understand how violence fit into ancient cultures September 12, 2022
Archaeology Cutting-edge analysis reveals modern additions to historic dancing horse statue at Cincinnati Art Museum September 7, 2022
History The University of Michigan’s prized Galileo manuscript is a forgery, internal investigation reveals August 24, 2022
Archaeology Droughts in the 6th century paved the way for Islam to become dominant in the Arabian area July 25, 2022
Archaeology Over a hundred ancient settlements found beyond Hadrian’s wall in northern UK June 7, 2022
Archaeology Archaeologists use a radars technique to detect buried boat graves of the Viking era April 18, 2022
Archaeology Ancient tools reveal that Neanderthal groups went extinct in waves, replacing one another March 30, 2022
Anthropology Smelling the past: researchers reconstruct how ancient societies would have smelled like March 30, 2022
Archaeology Experimental archeology shows how hafted tools allowed humans to get a grasp on civilization March 17, 2022
Art How Ukrainians are desperately fighting to protect their cultural heritage amid an invasion March 16, 2022
History Eunice Foote: the first person to measure the impact of carbon dioxide on climate March 10, 2022
History Want to live like a Roman? This historical rowing cruise on the Danube has you covered February 22, 2022
Archaeology British archeologists uncover 5,000-year-old stone drum in the grave of three children February 12, 2022
Archaeology Inca-era human ‘vertebrae on posts’ may have been one last-ditch effort to save their ancestors’ remains from Conquistador looting February 2, 2022
Health Stone toilet in Israel shows that the rich and powerful in antiquity were suffering from parasites January 17, 2022
Economics Extraordinarily, the effects of the Spanish Inquisition linger to this day December 23, 2021
History Asia’s languages developed and spread alongside rice, millet agriculture November 10, 2021 - Updated on November 11, 2021
History Off-cuts of wood show Vikings were settled in America one thousand years ago October 20, 2021 - Updated on July 22, 2022
Archaeology Roman concrete from noblewoman’s tomb still stands strong 2,000 years later. Here’s why October 16, 2021
Archaeology Ice Age humans have been using tobacco since at least 12,300 years ago October 13, 2021 - Updated on January 31, 2024
Geology Ice cores, ash, and palm leaves manuscripts helps researchers sort volcano mystery September 6, 2021
History Study finds Leonardo da Vinci’s family tree spans 21 generations, including 14 living male descendants July 6, 2021 - Updated on February 17, 2023
Archaeology Anglo-Saxons were largely a group of immigrants unified by language and culture — not genetics June 29, 2021
Archaeology A song of gods and dragons: What’s behind the animals carved in Norway’s stave churches May 6, 2021
