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Lost English legend decoded, solving Chaucerian mystery and revealing a medieval preacher's meme
A medieval literary puzzle which has stumped scholars, including M.R. James for 130 years has finally been solved. Cambridge scholars now believe the Song of Wade, a long-lost treasure of English culture, was a chivalric ...
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Medieval medicine was smarter than you think—and weirdly similar to TikTok trends
It turns out the Dark Ages weren't all that dark. According to new research, medieval medicine was way more sophisticated than previously thought, and some of its remedies are trending today on TikTok.
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Genetic evidence casts doubt on early colonization timelines in Australia
Researchers at La Trobe University, Australia, and the University of Utah, U.S., report that recent DNA findings challenge claims of a 65,000-year-old human arrival in Sahul—the ancient paleocontinent that existed during ...
We can learn a lot from Troy's trash
Beneath the epic tales of heroes and gods, Troy's true story is written in something far less glamorous—its rubbish.
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Ritualistically buried donkey remains provide insight into trade and culture in ancient Israel
Donkeys played an important role in the lives of ancient Mediterranean people, providing both food and a means of carrying goods. New evidence from an early Bronze Age (2900–2600/2550 BCE) archaeological site in modern-day ...
Horsemeat on the table: Medieval Hungarians defied religious norms for centuries
Archaeological analysis of horse remains from medieval Hungary indicates people continued to eat horses long after the country's conversion to Christianity, suggesting the decline in horsemeat consumption (hippophagy) in ...
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Jul 13, 2025
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Study reveals how ancient elk rock art transformed from realistic to warped wolf-like beasts
A recent study by Dr. Esther Jacobson-Tepfer, published in the Cambridge Archaeological Journal, explores the transformation of elk rock art in the Mongolian Altai. Her research sheds light on the possible factors that influenced ...
Peruvian citadel that is nearly 4,000 years old opens doors to tourists
To the music of conch shell trumpets, a 3,800-year-old citadel of the Caral civilization—one of the oldest in the world—opened its doors to visitors in Peru on Saturday, after eight years of study and restoration work.
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Jul 13, 2025
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Guests at a feast in Iran's Zagros Mountains 11,000 years ago brought wild boars from all across the land
Have you ever stopped by the grocery store on your way to a dinner party to grab a bottle of wine? Did you grab the first one you saw, or did you pause to think about the available choices and deliberate over where you wanted ...
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Jul 11, 2025
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Archaeologists uncover tomb of Te K'ab Chaak, first ruler of ancient Maya city Caracol
Archaeologists from the University of Houston working at Caracol in Belize, Central America have uncovered the tomb of Te K'ab Chaak, the first ruler of this ancient Maya city and the founder of its royal dynasty. Now in ...
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Jul 10, 2025
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Stone Age hunter–gatherers traveled long distances to get the right color stone for their tools
A new study has shown that as early as the Stone Age, people in Africa traveled long distances to procure colorful stone, the raw material for the manufacture of tools.
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Jul 10, 2025
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New analysis of the Skhūl I skull: One of the oldest human burials in the world
In 1931, the Skhūl I fossil was uncovered at Mugharat es-Skhūl (the Cave of the Children), also known as Skhūl Cave, Israel. It forms part of the oldest intentional human burials ever discovered, dating back to ca. 140,000 ...
Rock art hints at the origins of Egyptian kings
A rock art panel near Aswan, Egypt, may depict a rare example of an elite individual from the First Dynasty, shedding light on the formation of the ancient Egyptian state.
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Jul 9, 2025
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Was Caligula a madman? Maybe. But he also knew his medicine, scholars find
Caligula, the notoriously erratic Roman emperor known for his bloodthirsty cruelty, probably also possessed a nerd's knowledge of medicinal plants, according to a new Yale study.
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Jul 9, 2025
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Prehistoric 'Swiss army knife' made from cave lion bone discovered in Neanderthal cave
Archaeologists have unearthed the earliest known multifunctional tool made from cave lion bone, shedding new light on Neanderthal ingenuity. The ancient utensil dates back to the end of the Saalian glaciation, around 130,000 ...
Large-scale DNA study maps 37,000 years of disease history
A research team led by Eske Willerslev, professor at the University of Copenhagen and the University of Cambridge, has recovered ancient DNA from 214 known human pathogens in prehistoric humans from Eurasia.
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Jul 9, 2025
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15th century holy books of Ethiopian Jewry discovered—the oldest found to date
A Rare Discovery: A traveling workshop of TAU's Orit Guardians program discovered two 15th-century Orit books—the oldest found to date in the possession of Beta Israel.
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Jul 8, 2025
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Iron Age kohl in Iran: Kani Koter cemetery reveals a previously unknown recipe
An international research team has found that black eye makeup used between the 9th and 7th centuries BCE in the northwest of today's Iran contained natural graphite and manganese oxide—unlike the typical kohl of the time ...
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Jul 8, 2025
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Discovery of rare medieval music brings sounds of monks back to Devon abbey for first time in 500 years
For the first time in nearly five centuries, Buckland Abbey in Devon will resonate once more with the sacred sounds of monastic music, thanks to research into a rare 15th-century manuscript and a collaboration between the ...
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Jul 7, 2025
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Radiocarbon dating reveals Rapa Nui not as isolated as previously thought
Archaeologists have analyzed ritual spaces and monumental structures across Polynesia, questioning the idea that Rapa Nui (Easter Island) developed in isolation following its initial settlement.
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Jul 7, 2025
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