History
2,000-Year-Old Curry Spices Discovered in Vietnam
Scientists in southern Vietnam have identified the earliest evidence...
‘Glorified Garden Shed’: Locals Fight to Save Last Postmen’s Huts in Wales
For a time, postmen's huts dotted the British countryside....
New Study Busts Enduring Myths About Hunter-Gatherer Gender Roles
Imagine a hunter-gatherer society of 10,000 years ago. What...
Fruit on Pizza? Ancient Pompeiians Weigh In
A fresco recently unearthed at an archaeological site at...
Archaeologists Reconstruct Face of 7th-Century Teen
A forensic artist in the UK has reconstructed the...
Early Travel Writers Inspired Explorers and Revealed the World to a Curious Public
Before Lonely Planet, Conde Nast, and Rick Steves, travel...
Weekend Warm-Up: Afghan Women Take Up Climbing
What does climbing mean when you've lost your country,...
Medieval Minstrel Beats Monty Python to ‘Killer Rabbit’ Sketch by 500 Years
In late-medieval England, itinerant minstrels wandered from high halls...
The Black Death First Came to England 4,000 Years Ago
Think the Black Death first invaded England in 1348?...
Have Archaeologists Discovered a Lost Viking Stronghold?
Start excavating a site known as Hangman's Hill, and...
‘Ships In Every Shadow’: Arctic Detective Uses Satellites to Search for Treasure
As the doomed men of the Franklin expedition abandoned...
DNA Unravels Origin of Ancient Picts
DNA-based research continues to shake long-held beliefs transmitted to...
Mount Gya: First Ascent of a Confusing Peak
In the Indian Himalaya, the best-known mountains are 8,586m...
Medieval Astronomers Shed Light on Thousand-Year-Old Volcanic Eruptions
Close observers of the moon in the 12th and...
George Cleveland: The Largest Nose in the Arctic
In the early 1920s, Hudson’s Bay Company trader George...
Horses Transformed Native American Life Earlier Than Thought, Study Says
There's arguably no image of the American West more...
