Yggdrasil and the 9 Norse Worlds
In ancient Norse mythology and cosmology, Yggdrasil is an immense tree that sprang forth in the primordial void of Ginnungagap, unifying the 9 worlds of
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World Wars contaminated sites in the North and the Baltic Sea
Millions of tons of old ordnance and poison gas grenades lie at the bottom of the North and the Baltic Sea – dangerous legacies of
Ancient Greek music: now we finally know what it sounded like
In 1932, the musicologist Wilfrid Perrett reported to an audience at the Royal Musical Association in London the words of an unnamed professor of Greek
Making thread in Bronze Age Britain
A new study has identified that the earliest plant fibre technology for making thread in Early Bronze Age Britain and across Europe and the Near East
Native bison hunters amplified climate impacts on North American prairie fires
Native American communities actively managed North American prairies for centuries before Christopher Columbus' arrival in the New World, according to a new study led by
Old Theban port of Chalcis: A medieval maritime crossroads in Greece
Showcased in museums the world over, Byzantine ceramics are the vestiges of an ancient empire that dominated the Mediterranean region for nearly ten centuries.
Anglo-Saxon and British Kingdoms Map c. 800
The Anglo-Saxons were a people who inhabited Great Britain from the 5th century. They comprise people from Germanic tribes who migrated to the island from
Organic components of Levantine rock art investigated for the first time with massive DNA and protein analysis techniques
The aim of the project was to identify the organic binding agents and the bacterial communities of the sites through omic technologies, that is, those
Doggerland – Europe’s Lost Land
Doggerland is a submerged land mass beneath what is now the North Sea, that once connected Britain to continental Europe.
Illegal trade in antiquities: a scourge that has gone on for millennia too long
Looting of artefacts has always been a sign of military might or economic power. Over millennia, conquering generals would take away with them trophies to
New research unveils true origin of ancient turquoise
New research overturns more than a century of thought about the source of turquoise used by ancient civilizations in Mesoamerica, the vast region that extends
The Roman Empire Strikes Back
The accepted date for the collapse of the Western Roman Empire was approximately 476 CE, when the last true Roman Emperor Romulus was overthrown by
10 Ukrainian Castles
Ukraine is a sovereign state in Eastern Europe that was once a key centre of East Slavic culture within the federation of 'Kievan Rus' -
10 ancient pyramids around the world
A pyramid is a structure whose outer surfaces are triangular and converge to a single point at the top, making the shape roughly a pyramid
Research reveals origins of the altarpieces
It was previously believed that altarpieces from the late Middle Ages were made in Germany. New research shows that several of them were made in
10 Underground cave cities & settlements
Cave dwellings can be found across most of the world and served as sites for religious practice, protection or just habitation.
The Kingdom of Zimbabwe
The Kingdom of Zimbabwe was a medieval kingdom of 150 tributaries that existed from 1220-1450 CE in modern day Zimbabwe.
The Kingdom of Aksum – Africa’s lost Empire
The Aksumite Empire was an ancient kingdom that existed in Ethiopia from 100 CE to 940 CE. Centred on the city of Axum in Ethiopia,
New research shows how Indo-European languages spread across Asia
A new study has discovered that horses were first domesticated by descendants of hunter-gatherer groups in Kazakhstan who left little direct trace in the ancestry
Rome’s Flaminian Obelisk: an epic journey from divine Egyptian symbol to tourist attraction
The Flaminian Obelisk was carved at the height of Egypt’s New Kingdom, during the reign of Seti I (1290 to 1279 BCE), the father of Ramesses the Great. “Carved”
Look Up London wins arts and culture blog of the year at UK Blog Awards 2018
Look Up London, London history blog and walking tour company wins national award celebrating excellence in content creation. In the UK Blog Awards 2018 Look
POW graffiti discovered on the walls of Sissinghurst Castle
Long lost graffiti carved into the walls by French prisoners of war over 250 years ago has been discovered at a National Trust property in