Roman fast food
During the Greco-Roman period, the fast-paced lifestyle of city dwellers gave rise to an early form of fast food dining at the thermopolium, a counter or small shop serving quick and affordable meals.
The haunting history of Fanta
Fanta is a popular fruit-flavoured carbonated soft drink “that makes all good times sparkle, with family and friends alike.” However, Fanta has an origin story that stems back to WWII in Nazi Germany.
Ripley Castle – Historic castle and estate goes up for sale
Ripley Castle, a Grade I listed 14th-century castle and the ancestral seat of the Ingilby baronets goes up for sale.
Scholars uncover rare papyrus fragment from the Infancy Gospel of Thomas
The Infancy Gospel of Thomas is an apocryphal gospel that describes the early life of Jesus.
Waters at Roman Bath may have super healing properties
A new study, published in the Microbe journal, has uncovered a diverse array of microorganisms in the geothermal waters at Roman Bath that may have super healing properties.
Explorers find lost plane of WWII fighter ace
A team of explorers from Pacific Wrecks have discovered the lost plane of WWII ace pilot, Richard Bong.
Soldiers’ graffiti depicting hangings found on door at Dover Castle
Conservation of a Georgian door at Dover Castle has revealed etchings depicting hangings and graffiti from time of French Revolution.
Bronze Age treasures stolen from Ely Museum
Thieves have broken into Ely Museum and stolen historical treasures dating from the Bronze Age.
Þjóðveldisbærinn Stöng – Iceland’s Pompeii
In 1104, Hekla, a fissure stratovolcano in the south of Iceland erupted violently with a VEI of 5, covering over 55,000 km2 (roughly half of Iceland) in a layer of rhyodacitic tephra.
New insights into origins of the Stone of Scone
The Stone of Scone, also known as the Stone of Destiny, is a block of sandstone with deep-rooted symbolism in Scottish monarchy and kingdom.
Lost works of the Brother’s Grimm discovered
Researchers discover lost works of the Brother’s Grimm in the Adam Mickiewicz University Library.
The history of the Oak Island Money Pit
Oak Island, located in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, is a small 140-acre island which has been the subject of an ongoing treasure hunt since 1795.
Stone sphere among artefacts repatriated to Costa Rica
395 pre-Columbian artefacts have been repatriated to Costa Rica thanks to a grant by the United States Embassy to the Cultural Agreements Fund.
The Alaca Höyük meteoric dagger
The Alaca Höyük meteoric dagger is an iron forged dagger with extraterrestrial origins.
Ford Nucleon – The atomic-powered car
The Nucleon is an unrealised concept car designed by the Ford Motor Company in 1957.
