DNA Study Adds Another Piece to the Puzzle of Pacific Colonisation
What do you do if you have limited historical data and a lot of questions awaiting answers? You turn to genetic research.
The Kiribati Armour
Kiribati Armor is a traditional type of armour found in the Independent Republic of Kiribati in the central Pacific Ocean, made from woven coconut fibres and the remains of aquatic animals.
The indigenous population of ancient Sicily were active traders
How should we relate to the traditional historiography on ancient Sicily? The prevailing view has been that the indigenous population had neither territory, power nor economic resources.
The Limes Africanus – The Southern Borders of the Roman Empire
The Limes Africanus refers to a series of fortifications and defensive lines that delineated the southern border of the Roman Empire in Northern Africa.
Restoring the abandoned Maunsell Sea Forts
The Maunsell Forts are a series of armed towers in the Thames Estuary that operated as army and navy bases from 1942 to protect London from sea and air strikes.
New investments in research grants for UK academics
The Honor Frost Foundation, and the British Academy are continuing to support research related to maritime archaeology around the world, by offering BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grants made available to academics from UK institutions.
Pictograms are first written accounts of earthquakes in pre-Hispanic Mexico
The Codex Telleriano Remensis, created in the 16th century in Mexico, depicts earthquakes in pictograms that are the first written evidence of earthquakes in the Americas in pre-Hispanic times, according to a pair of researchers who have systematically studied the country’s historical earthquakes.
Locusta – The notorious Roman poisoner
Locusta was a notorious poisoner during the 1st-century AD, who’s fame led to her being in the service of the Roman ruling class to assassinate opponents during the final two reigns of the Julio-Claudian dynasty.
The Star Wars
The “Star Wars” were periods of intense conflict between rival polities or city states within the Maya civilisation.
Fire record shows cultural diffusion took off 400,000 years ago
Researchers from the University of Leiden and Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands propose that the first clear example of widespread cultural diffusion in human evolution occurred around 400,000 years ago.
The Gladiatrix – The Roman gladiators that were women
The Gladiatrix were the female equivalent of the Roman Gladiator, that fought other Gladiatrix or wild animals during rare occurrences in arena games and festivals.
Eunus – The Roman slave who declared himself king
Spartacus has become a legendary figure in history, who led a revolt against the Roman Republic during the Third Servile War. However, during the First Servile War of 135–132 BC, a slave revolt led by Eunus of Enna conquered large areas of Sicily, and triggered several minor revolts in Italy, and as far as Delos in the Aegean Sea.
Resilience, not collapse: What the Easter Island myth gets wrong
New research from Binghamton University, State University of New York suggests that the demographic collapse at the core of the Easter Island myth didn't really happen.
The Meta Romuli – The Lost Roman Pyramid
The Meta Romuli, also called the Piramide Vaticana was a large pyramid shaped monument, constructed by the Romans between the Circus Neronis, and the Mausoleum of Hadrian in the ancient city of Rome.
The Sacred Band of Thebes – The Elite Military Unit of Same Sex Lovers
The Sacred Band of Thebes was an elite force of shock troops in the Theban army, consisting of 150 paired male lovers that were famed in the classical world during the 4th century BC, for their legendary courage and military strength in battle.
